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Option Science System – Middle
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OVERVIEW
Earth History Course
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Human
beings have used Earth’s resources since prehistoric times.
We made tools from stones. We mined raw materials to refine
and manufacture into tools, utensils, shelters, ovens, and other
useful items. We figured out how to extract precious metals
from ores. We captured the energy of flowing streams behind
dams and found numerous ways to put this power to use. We diverted
water into channels for irrigation. And, because it is human
nature to try to explain everyday phenomena, we made up stories
to explain how Earth was created.
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Middle
school students should be able to exercise their inferential
thinking, and the study of Earth history is made to order for
this effort. They can begin to grapple with the earth’s
processes and systems that have operated over geological time.
Students should make observations and do investigations that
involve constructing and using conceptual models. They should
generate questions for investigation, which may lead to new
questions. Through their study of Earth history, students should
become more confident in their ability to ask good questions
and to recognize and use evidence from the rocks to come up
with explanations of past environments. |
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