VA Earth Science

The Acellus Earth Science course provides an opportunity to study the earth on which we live. The course investigates the earth’s structure and composition, its changing surface and the role that energy plays in earth systems. It explores the earth’s ecological resources and atmosphere, its water cycle and weather. It further discusses the earth’s landmasses and its relationships with its neighbors in space. Along the way, students are shown how to use scientific thinking, investigations, tools and technologies. Course topics include: Minerals, Rocks, Weathering and Soil, Erosion and Deposition, Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Mountains and Volcanoes, Earth’s Past, Natural Resources, Earth’s Fresh Waters, Ocean Systems, Earth’s Atmosphere, Weather Factors, Weather Patterns, Weather Predictions, Earth’s Movement and its Effects, Earth’s Moon, Space Exploration, The Solar System, and Exploring the Universe.