Space & Earth Science

Grade Level: 7th, 8th

Time:  1 3/4 hours per week, Wednesdays 12:30-2:15 

Cost:  $50.00/month, September through May, (Tuition is the same every month, regardless of how many class days we meet.)

      Lab and supply fee $30/yearly (due at registration.)

Teacher: Vicki Prebilsky

2001 Deepbrook Dr., Pearland, TX  77581

Phone: 281-485-9783           E-mail: vprebilsky@yahoo.com

Required Text and Workbook: Bob Jones University Press, Space and Earth Science,  3rd Edition (2-Volume consumable text includes Student Activity Book or Student activity Book may be purchased separately if you do not wish to consume the student text)

Supply List:  Loose-leaf notebook and paper, 5 notebook dividers, notebook zipper pocket, a set of colored markers or pencils, pen or pencil.

Class Content and Style:  I will emphasize the scientific method, good lab procedures, and organizational skills (including note-taking and keeping an organized notebook). Topics will include: Meteorology, Astronomy (our Solar System, Constellations, Space Exploration), Geology ( Rocks and Minerals, Land Forms, Natural Processes), and Oceanography.  In class we will do approximately half lecture/discussion and half experiments, investigations, and hands-on activities.

 Homework: Out of class will be mostly reading the chapters and assigned exercises in the workbook, plus a small project each quarter.  I will assign about 2-3 hours of outside work per week.