Honors Earth Science Course Description

     The Honors Regents Earth Science course follows the same State mandated core curriculum as all the other Regents Earth Science classes.   The final assessment is the NY State Regents Earth Science exam which all Earth Science students are required to take. A minimum of 1200 minutes of laboratory experience must be achieved before students are allowed to take any Regents science exam.

     The honors class differs from the regular Earth Science course primarily because it is designed to challenge the students who want to know more than just the basic information, and are willing to put forth the effort to make this happen. The content will be covered in greater depth and the pace of the class will be faster. In order to achieve this higher level of learning, there will be a significant amount of work that will have to be completed outside the classroom. It is expected that students taking this class are very self- motivated, conscientious students who really enjoy science.

     The faster pace presents greater opportunities for inquiry-based laboratory learning experiences, as well as individual and group projects that are presented to the class. Computer technology will be used as a teaching tool to enhance the delivery of course content. Students will be expected to also use computer technology to access real-time data and the most current information in the fields of astronomy, meteorology, climatology, and geology.

                                                           Linda Houle

                                                          Honors Earth Science Teacher