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Name of Course: Honors Earth Science Length of course: 1 year Laboratory Science Grade Level: 11 - 12 Prerequisites: Algebra, Biology, Chemistry Instructional methods and/or strategies: lectures, PowerPoint presentations, labs, videos, computer simulations, projects, online use of Google Earth and other websites, podcasts, field trips (location and funding dependant) Labs include 20-30% of instruction Evaluation: Unit tests and quizzes, graded lab quizzes, written work, mid-year exam, comprehensive final exam California Standards: This course includes all California Earth Science Standards, as well as most Investigation and Experimentation Standards, and some Chemistry and Physics standards. ? ? Outline of Honors Earth Science Class for High Schools ? Introductory note: This course was developed by modifying and making additions to the Honors Geology class created and taught at the Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles by Wendy Van Norden. You will notice the change in format of this outline between units 1-14 and units 15-17; the latter units are outlined in greater detail with regard to the topics covered in classroom presentations (rather than simply presenting a list of unit objectives). The reason for this difference is that the classroom presentations related to units 1-14 have (in large part) already been developed and are being taught by Mrs. Van Norden in her Honors Geology course, and detailed descriptions are available elsewhere. The presentations in units 15-17 are additions that would have to be developed further by the course instructor using the detailed outlines presented here, along with the powerpoint presentations and lecture outlines available on the Instructor Resource Center DVD accompanying the textbook (Earth Science, 12th ed., by Tarbuck, Lutgens, and Tasa). ? Textbook: Earth Science, 12th ed., by Tarbuck, Lutgens, and Tasa Lab book: Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology, 7th ed., AGI and NAGT It would be possible to use a c