COURSE ID: SC006AYNA03

6th Grade Earth Science A

Current 2026-27
Start Date: August 17, 2026
End Date: May 20, 2027
District: Niobrara County School District #1
Grade Levels: 6th Grade
Provider: Wyoming Virtual Academy

Offered 1st semester, Summit Earth Science builds on students’ natural curiosity by connecting them to geological history, landforms, seas, air, and the universe. Students explore geology, oceanography, meteorology, and astronomy. Topics include Earth’s minerals and rocks, interior, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, continent movements, fossils, oceans, atmosphere, and the solar system. Lesson assignments guide students in understanding how scientists investigate our planet’s science and relate it to the everyday world.