Alternative Education-Science
Coopers Education Center
Course:
Earth Science (required) NYS Regents
Course Description: At the present time the alternative education science department at Coopers Education Center is using a curriculum that incorporates the fundamental concepts present in the current New York State regents exam and includes the New York State Learning Standards. The outline of this course is as follows:
I Investigating the Process of Change
A Observation and measurement of the environment
B The changing environment
II The Earth Model
A Measuring the earth
B Earth Motions
III Earth’s Energy Budget
A Energy in earth processes
B Insolation and earth’s surface
C Energy changes in the atmosphere
D Moisture and energy budgets
IV The Rock Cycle
A The erosion process
B The depositing process
C The formation of rocks
D The dynamic crust
V The History of Earth
A Interpreting geologic history
B Landscape development and environmental change
Also included in this curriculum are laboratory exercises related to areas of study that will assist students in preparing for the exam, and will also satisfy the required 1200 minutes of laboratory time required to sit for this exam. Practice regents exams as well as review classes will be conducted prior to the exam