GEOLOGY 12 Student Name

GOALS
What do you want your child to accomplish or understand? (related to learning outcomes) / Student Name’s main goal is to gain an understanding of the physical world through the fields of astronomy and geology from a Christian viewpoint. The main areas of study will be:
A1 explain the significance of geology as a discipline
Earth Materials (Rocks and Minerals)
B1 differentiate between igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks
B2 classify minerals and mineral groups according to their chemical composition
B3 compare igneous rocks
B4 compare igneous features
B5 compare sedimentary rocks
B6 relate sedimentary features to their depositional environments
B7 compare metamorphic rocks
Earth Resources
C1 trace the origins of geological resources including mineral deposits, coal, petroleum, and natural gas
C2 explain the significance of geological resources and their economic development
Geological Time
D1 relate relative age dating to the development of the Geological Time Scale
D2 contrast relative and absolute age dating
D3 relate the fossil record to the Geological Time Scale
Internal Processes and Plate Tectonic Theory
E1 analyse and evaluate applications of seismology
E2 demonstrate knowledge of the Earth’s layers
E3 relate rock formations and structures to the forces that create them
E4 analyse structures, processes, and evidence that support plate tectonic theory
Surface Processes and the Hydrosphere
F1 analyse features and processes associated with weathering and erosion
F2 analyse features and processes associated with stream erosion and deposition
F3 evaluate the importance of ground water
F4 explain the processes and features associated with glaciation
In addition, it is hoped that Student Name will develop proper attitudes, skills and a knowledge base necessary for the pursuit of this, and other sciences.
LEARNING STRATEGIES/
ACTIVITIES
What activities are you planning to do to accomplish your goals? / Student Name will complete chapter questions and activities, labs and tests, as he/she progresses through the course. Portfolio bundles of assignments and tests will be snail-mailed to Mrs. Chris at various intervals throughout the year. Student Name must also complete three formal lab write-ups and submit them to Mrs. Chris for marking. These lab write-ups may be submitted in the portfolio bundles.
Field trips??
Student Name may contact Mrs. Chris at any time during the course to ask questions about the course or its procedure. Mrs. Chris is most happy to help in any way she can! 
EVALUATION/
ASSESSMENT
How will we check to see if your student has accomplished the goals? / 1. Weekly emails to Mrs. Chris to tell of progress during past week.
2. Samples of work (assignments, tests, quizzes, lab reports) will be sent to Mrs. Chris as they are completed
3. If there is no communication for 3 weeks in succession, the student’s name will be given to Sue Savard, for evaluation and discussion. This could result in the student being dropped from the course.
4. All tests must be done without the aid of any resource, be it on paper, the Internet or another person. They must be written completely from Student Name’s own memory, and then be submitted to Mrs. Chris for marking.
5. Mrs. Chris may choose to discuss verbally with Student Name subject that he/she has studied in the course, as a method of evaluation and assessment.
6. There will be an “in-class” final exam for this course. This exam will be sent to Student Name once he/she has completed all the necessary coursework.
RESOURCES
What materials/resources are you going to use to accomplish your goals? / Please list all the resources here that you plan to use for this course.
SCHEDULE/
TIMETABLE
How are you going to divide up your plans over the year so that they will get accomplished? / Semester One? Semester Two? Linear?
How many hours per day? How many days per week?
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