2023 META24 Course Catalog-7

3 Earth and Space
Science
META SCIENCE
• Students will understand and correctly follow the Scientific Method when conducting
scientific research.
• Students will understand and correctly follow Lab Safety Guidelines when conducting
scientific research.
• Students will complete the lessons on Space Systems, History of Earth, and Human
Sustainability.
• Students will make a Model Constellation; choose to make Metamorphic rock, create a
layered cake, or make a music video; create a Food Web hand drawn, using online tools,
or infomercial or infographic; and create a Project Plant Growth Project.
THINK ABOUT....
• Have you ever counted ring in tree stump? What do they mean?
• How are these skills solving a larger problem like a social issue?
• How do humans depend on Earth’s resources?
• How are nutrients recycled within a biosphere?
• Why does the moon look a little different every night?
• How do I organize my data in a chart, table, or graph?
• What do we know about galaxies?
• How does the size of a planet affect gravity?
• What kind of project can I create using the META labs to complete my scientific research?
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