The Geoscience Course is designed for middle school students and curious learners of all ages.
At a pace of 3-lessons per week, this self-paced course will last one semester as you explore Earth’s dynamic systems through interactive lessons, projects, and quiz shows.
What’s Included:
✅ 42 Lessons, including 11 hands-on projects
✅ Over 100 pages of beautifully designed follow-along notes
✅ Printable answer key and solutions file (see preview)
✅ Interactive quizzes and activities
✅ Family access (one price for your entire household)
✅ No expiration — keep learning year after year
Learn with us!
Join Science Mom and Math Dad for a full semester of lively, interactive lessons that make science come alive.
By the end of this course, students will:
- Understand how Earth’s systems — geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere — interact.
- Be able to interpret maps, charts, and geological data.
- Recognize the forces that shape weather, climate, and ecosystems.
- Apply scientific thinking to real-world environmental challenges.
Projects and Activities
Each week includes a hands-on project or investigation, from mapping volcanoes to building a model delta or creating an invasive species comic.
Every third lesson is a project designed to deepen understanding, foster creativity, and encourage independent thinking.
Three Units, One Planet
From shifting continents to global weather and human resilience — it’s all connected.
🌍 Geosystems
☁️ Atmosphere & Weather
🌿 Ecosystems & Human Impact
Follow-Along Notes
Every lesson comes with beautifully designed follow-along notes — over 100 pages of interactive, illustrated material.
✅ Informative comics and diagrams
✅ Space to write, sketch, and think
✅ Clear explanations of complex topics
✅ Printable format for home or classroom use
Example Curriculum
- 1. Continental Drift (41:03)
- 2. Plate Boundaries (43:38)
- 3. Mapping the Ring of Fire (1:31)
- 4. Weathering vs Tectonics (41:26)
- 5. Faults and Earthquakes (44:04)
- 6. Shake Rattle Resilient (3:31)
- 7. Go With the Flow (43:25)
- 8. The Cryosphere (41:52)
- 9. Stream Table (4:22)
- 10. How Old Are Rocks? (38:57)
- 11. Geologic Time (40:12)
- 12. Geology Unit Assessment
- 13. Geology Quiz Show (37:20)
- 14. Relative Humidity (43:42)
- 15. Cloud in a Jar (3:24)
- 16. Heat Index and Wind Chill (43:34)
- 17. Air Masses and Fronts (41:59)
- 18. Humidity Lab (4:02)
- 19. Global Weather Patterns (39:53)
- 20. Ocean Currents (46:17)
- 21. Convection Convention (7:46)
- 22. ENSO (38:21)
- 23. The Weather Forecast (44:02)
- 24. Tropical Storm Quest (1:57)
- 25. Tropical Cyclones (43:23)
- 26. Weather and Atmosphere Quiz Show (41:09)
- 27. Weather and Atmosphere Unit Assessment
- 28. Understanding Ecosystems (42:59)
- 29. Keystone Species (42:50)
- 30. Stackable Food Chain and Food Web (2:07)
- 31. Nutrient Cycles (39:56)
- 32. Succession (37:40)
- 33. Choose Your Own Activity (4:36)
- 34. Ecosystem Resilience (43:02)
- 35. Human Geography (40:19)
- 36. Invasive Species Comic (2:06)
- 37. Agriculture (42:17)
- 38. Greenhouse Effect and Energy Choices (44:44)
- 39. Natural Resource Scavenger Hunt (1:59)
- 40. 5 Myths About Climate Change (27:11)
- 41. 5 Solutions to Climate Change (46:17)
- 42. Ecology and Human Interactions Unit Assessment
- 43. Final Quiz Show (39:48)
FAQ
How is this course different than your 4th/5th-grade Earth Science course?
Geoscience is targeted at the middle school Next Generation Science Standards, while Earth Science was aimed at the NGSS for grades 4 and 5. You can think of Geoscience as a second semester of Earth Science. The Geoscience course also pairs well with the Astronomy course in fulfilling the Middle School Earth and Space Sciences Standards.
Is the course live or recorded?
It's all recorded or self-paced.
Will there be any scholarships available?
Our patrons have generously provided scholarships for families whose need support. You can apply here.
Check out our other science courses!
Each course is NGSS aligned and lasts one semester at a pace of 3 lessons per week.
