Earth & Space Science — Parent teaching plan · 36 weeks
Students study the chapter and unit lessons. Parents use this 36-week timetable to assign units, sustained reading, writing, and assessments. Adjust pacing after checking understanding.
Open chapter and unit lessonsWeek 1 · Investigating Earth — launch and foundations
Chapter 1 · Investigating Earth
Reading and assignments
Read One landscape, several slopes before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 2 · Investigating Earth — connect and apply
Chapter 1 · Investigating Earth
Reading and assignments
Read One landscape, several slopes before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 3 · Investigating Earth — investigate, assess and revise
Chapter 1 · Investigating Earth
Reading and assignments
Read One landscape, several slopes before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 4 · Earth’s Interior & Plate Tectonics — launch and foundations
Chapter 2 · Earth’s Interior & Plate Tectonics
Reading and assignments
Read Mountains move, but several mechanisms matter before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 5 · Earth’s Interior & Plate Tectonics — connect and apply
Chapter 2 · Earth’s Interior & Plate Tectonics
- Unit 2.2 · Plate Boundaries
- Unit 2.3 · Earthquakes & Volcanoes
- Unit 2.4 · Evidence for Continental Drift
Reading and assignments
Read Mountains move, but several mechanisms matter before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 6 · Earth’s Interior & Plate Tectonics — connect and apply
Chapter 2 · Earth’s Interior & Plate Tectonics
Reading and assignments
Read Mountains move, but several mechanisms matter before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 7 · Earth’s Interior & Plate Tectonics — investigate, assess and revise
Chapter 2 · Earth’s Interior & Plate Tectonics
Reading and assignments
Read Mountains move, but several mechanisms matter before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 8 · Rocks, Landscapes & Water — launch and foundations
Chapter 3 · Rocks, Landscapes & Water
Reading and assignments
Read What happens to rain after it reaches the ground? before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 9 · Rocks, Landscapes & Water — connect and apply
Chapter 3 · Rocks, Landscapes & Water
Reading and assignments
Read What happens to rain after it reaches the ground? before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 10 · Rocks, Landscapes & Water — connect and apply
Chapter 3 · Rocks, Landscapes & Water
Reading and assignments
Read What happens to rain after it reaches the ground? before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 11 · Rocks, Landscapes & Water — investigate, assess and revise
Chapter 3 · Rocks, Landscapes & Water
Reading and assignments
Read What happens to rain after it reaches the ground? before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 12 · Earth’s History — launch and foundations
Chapter 4 · Earth’s History
Reading and assignments
Read A geological history with missing pages before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 13 · Earth’s History — connect and apply
Chapter 4 · Earth’s History
- Unit 4.2 · Fossils & Relative Dating
- Unit 4.3 · Radiometric Dating & Half-Life
- Unit 4.4 · Reconstructing Early Earth
Reading and assignments
Read A geological history with missing pages before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 14 · Earth’s History — connect and apply
Chapter 4 · Earth’s History
Reading and assignments
Read A geological history with missing pages before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 15 · Earth’s History — investigate, assess and revise
Chapter 4 · Earth’s History
- Unit 4.1 · Geologic Time & the Rock Record
- Unit 4.2 · Fossils & Relative Dating
- Unit 4.3 · Radiometric Dating & Half-Life
Reading and assignments
Read A geological history with missing pages before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 16 · Atmosphere & Weather — launch and foundations
Chapter 5 · Atmosphere & Weather
Reading and assignments
Read A storm is a sequence of connected observations before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 17 · Atmosphere & Weather — connect and apply
Chapter 5 · Atmosphere & Weather
- Unit 5.2 · Atmospheric Energy & Circulation
- Unit 5.3 · Air Masses, Fronts & Pressure
- Unit 5.4 · Reading Weather Patterns
Reading and assignments
Read A storm is a sequence of connected observations before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 18 · Atmosphere & Weather — connect and apply
Chapter 5 · Atmosphere & Weather
Reading and assignments
Read A storm is a sequence of connected observations before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 19 · Atmosphere & Weather — investigate, assess and revise
Chapter 5 · Atmosphere & Weather
Reading and assignments
Read A storm is a sequence of connected observations before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 20 · Oceans, Carbon & Climate — launch and foundations
Chapter 6 · Oceans, Carbon & Climate
Reading and assignments
Read Following energy, carbon and observations before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 21 · Oceans, Carbon & Climate — connect and apply
Chapter 6 · Oceans, Carbon & Climate
- Unit 6.2 · Ocean Circulation & Climate
- Unit 6.3 · Carbon Cycling & Earth-System Feedbacks
- Unit 6.4 · Climate Evidence, Trends & Projections
Reading and assignments
Read Following energy, carbon and observations before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 22 · Oceans, Carbon & Climate — connect and apply
Chapter 6 · Oceans, Carbon & Climate
Reading and assignments
Read Following energy, carbon and observations before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 23 · Oceans, Carbon & Climate — investigate, assess and revise
Chapter 6 · Oceans, Carbon & Climate
- Unit 6.1 · Climate & the Greenhouse Effect
- Unit 6.2 · Ocean Circulation & Climate
- Unit 6.3 · Carbon Cycling & Earth-System Feedbacks
Reading and assignments
Read Following energy, carbon and observations before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 24 · Earth, Moon & Solar System — launch and foundations
Chapter 7 · Earth, Moon & Solar System
Reading and assignments
Read The same sky pattern from more than one viewpoint before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 25 · Earth, Moon & Solar System — connect and apply
Chapter 7 · Earth, Moon & Solar System
Reading and assignments
Read The same sky pattern from more than one viewpoint before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 26 · Earth, Moon & Solar System — connect and apply
Chapter 7 · Earth, Moon & Solar System
Reading and assignments
Read The same sky pattern from more than one viewpoint before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 27 · Earth, Moon & Solar System — investigate, assess and revise
Chapter 7 · Earth, Moon & Solar System
Reading and assignments
Read The same sky pattern from more than one viewpoint before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 28 · Stars & the Universe — launch and foundations
Chapter 8 · Stars & the Universe
Reading and assignments
Read What light tells us about stars and cosmic change before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 29 · Stars & the Universe — connect and apply
Chapter 8 · Stars & the Universe
Reading and assignments
Read What light tells us about stars and cosmic change before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 30 · Stars & the Universe — connect and apply
Chapter 8 · Stars & the Universe
Reading and assignments
Read What light tells us about stars and cosmic change before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 31 · Stars & the Universe — investigate, assess and revise
Chapter 8 · Stars & the Universe
- Unit 8.2 · Star Properties & H–R Diagrams
- Unit 8.3 · Spectra & Evidence for an Expanding Universe
- Unit 8.1 · Stars, Fusion & Element Formation
Reading and assignments
Read What light tells us about stars and cosmic change before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 32 · Resources & Human Decisions — launch and foundations
Chapter 9 · Resources & Human Decisions
Reading and assignments
Read A design decision that people can inspect and revise before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 33 · Resources & Human Decisions — connect and apply
Chapter 9 · Resources & Human Decisions
Reading and assignments
Read A design decision that people can inspect and revise before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 34 · Resources & Human Decisions — connect and apply
Chapter 9 · Resources & Human Decisions
Reading and assignments
Read A design decision that people can inspect and revise before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 35 · Resources & Human Decisions — investigate, assess and revise
Chapter 9 · Resources & Human Decisions
Reading and assignments
Read A design decision that people can inspect and revise before starting this chapter. Use the linked unit explanations and source records during the assigned sessions.
Week 36 · Cumulative final and course portfolio
Chapter 9 · Resources & Human Decisions
Reading and assignments
Revisit the assigned chapter readings and units identified by the sample-exam feedback; use only permitted references during the paper.