Earth Science Grade 5/6 Asynchronous

Explore Earth Sciences in this 12-week asynchronous online course with interactive classes and labs.

This is a 12-week online course with interactive classes, experiments, activities, and lab work. Students will discover how Earth Science plays an important role in our daily lives.

This is a self-paced, independent course where students have 4 months to complete the material. 

This course includes 12 hours of recordings of theory and lab classes.

• Theory recorded classes (1/2 hr)

• Lab recorded classes (1/2 hr)

• Lab materials

• Theory homework

• Theory homework answer key

• Access to a teacher for questions and concerns

• A chance to hear other students' comments and questions from the live classes

This course is designed for students in grades 5/6, covering the Ontario curriculum and more.

The following topics will be covered this semester:

• Earth: The Blue Planet

• The Water Cycle

• Fresh Water Resources

• Earth's Atmosphere

• Air Currents and Wind

• Oceans and Air Temperature

• Severe Weather

• Predicting the Weather

• The Sun

• Solar Radiation

• The Structure of the Solar System

• Gravity and Orbit

Happy Learning!