Mandarinmom Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 None of us is liking earth science, neither my daughter or me. We both feel respect and purpose of learning it and understanding it, but its is just not our thing of interest. We both into life science, biology, chemistry. She is with K12 accelerated in science, and will be taking next year advanced earth science for 6th grade course. They don't allow to choose, so 6th grade is Earth science period. My question is - do we have to learn Earth science again in High school, or this will be it and no more? Lena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I don't know your program, but typically students take biology, chemistry, physics and one of them as an advanced course in high school. Earth science is certainly not a required high school science course , but can be taken if the student is so interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigger Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Maybe looking at it that Earth Science is the foundation to understand biology, chemistry and physics might help? For example, the water cycle influences plant and animal life; minerals are part of chemistry; gravity with physics; forces of nature and forces in physics; etc. By taking the time to understand the basics of Earth Science she's building a foundation to better understand the other disciplines too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Maybe looking at it that Earth Science is the foundation to understand biology, chemistry and physics might help? For example, the water cycle influences plant and animal life; minerals are part of chemistry; gravity with physics; forces of nature and forces in physics; etc. By taking the time to understand the basics of Earth Science she's building a foundation to better understand the other disciplines too. Sorry to disagree, but that is backwards. Physics and chemistry are the basics for Earth science, Earth science is just an application of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigger Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Sorry to disagree, but that is backwards. Physics and chemistry are the basics for Earth science, Earth science is just an application of these. NOTE: I did say "maybe look at it..." not that it was how it was - it was a suggestion to change perspective, ymmv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jar7709 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I don't know your program specifically, but in a former life I taught community college geology and I can say with confidence that earth science topics are usually woefully underrepresented in high school coursework. So no, it might not come up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Scientist Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Coming from a background in geology, I am sorry to hear that you are not enjoying earth science. What part of the country do you live in? Looking at your local geology can be a great way to make the subject come alive, and starting a mineral collection can be beautiful and exciting. Try growing crystals to see how mineral deposits form, or "reading the rocks" to look at the history of a highway road cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay3fer Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I think you should be optimistic - maybe she will love it! Maybe you both will! If you don't come away from each lesson loving it, or at least moderately interested in what you're learning, you should think about switching programs. There are many good science options out there. If you're using a textbook, look for a living books approach instead; let her grab what she wants from the "earth science" non-fiction section of the library. Homeschooling means you're not trapped by a curriculum you can't stand, right? So find a way to make it work... :-))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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