REAL Science Odyssey – Earth & Environment 2 Teacher Guide

Description

What is Earth & Environment 2 Teacher Guide?

RSO Earth & Environment 2 is contained in three books: Earth & Environment 2 textbook, student Workbook, and Teacher Guide (this item). Together, they form a year-long, secular, homeschool science course for middle or high school. The Teacher Guide gives you tools and support to implement the RSO Earth & Environment 2 curriculum. As your student works through the lessons and activities in the textbook and workbook, the Teacher Guide provides detailed guidance for you as the instructor.

Materials—A full list of all materials needed broken down by chapter and lab, plus an alphabetical list of all materials for the course.

Weekly Schedules—Week-by-week schedules for the entire course. Choose from two, three, or five sessions per week.

Learning Goals—A list of important concepts and main ideas for each lesson in the course, so you know what your student should understand by the end.

Extracurricular Resources—books, websites, and other resources complement and reinforce each week’s lesson. These are curated resources that give your student reliable information when they want to dive deeper into the subject or need extra clarification.

Lesson Reviews—Notes that review the main points of each lesson to help you teach more effectively. You can also use them as a jumping-off point for questions and discussions with your student.

Answer Keys—Answers to Show What You Know quizzes, lab sheets, and Famous Science Series are provided for each chapter. Answers to all assessments are found in the appendix.

Grading Rubrics—We provide grading schemes for various approaches to the course. We demystify the weights and percentages you should apply to each activity.

The Teacher Guide takes the stress of planning and scheduling off your shoulders, allowing you to focus on your child’s learning and enjoy your homeschool journey.

Course Structure

RSO Earth & Environment 2 homeschool science curriculum consists of three products:

• The textbook, containing 23 progressive, narrative lessons designed for your middle or high school student to read independently.
• The Workbook, containing labs, Famous Science Series independent research projects, Show What You Know Quizzes, and five unit assessments.
• The Teacher Guide (this item), containing lesson plans, materials lists, scheduling suggestions, and more.

Each lesson follows the same general format:

• A reading in the textbook that introduces key concepts and vocabulary in context.
• Hands-on labs, research projects, and quizzes found in the Workbook.
• Five unit assessments are included in the workbook as well, which you may treat as tests or simply use for review.

Planning and Scheduling

RSO Earth & Environment 2 consists of three books: the student textbook, the student workbook, and the teacher guide. If working with a group, several students can share a textbook, but we recommend each student have a copy of the workbook for written assignments, lab findings, and assessments. The course is comprised of 23 chapters designed as a “long” semester to be paired with the 12-chapter Astronomy 2 as a “short” semester. This assumes that each chapter is completed within one week plus some extra time for review and testing.