Earth & Space Science — Grade 9
Student & parent course guideReading libraryParent teaching plan · 36 weeks- Investigating Earth
Use measurements, models, maps, and reference tools to build explanations from evidence.
- Earth’s Interior & Plate Tectonics
Connect Earth’s interior, moving plates, crustal evidence, and natural hazards.
- Rocks, Landscapes & Water
Identify Earth materials and explain how rock, water, and surface processes shape landscapes.
- Earth’s History
Use relative order, isotope evidence, and planetary records to reconstruct Earth’s past.
- Atmosphere & Weather
Trace water and energy through the atmosphere and interpret changing weather evidence.
- Oceans, Carbon & Climate
Connect climate evidence with ocean circulation, carbon budgets, and Earth-system feedbacks.
- Earth, Moon & Solar System
Model sky patterns, seasons, tides, and predictable orbital motion.
- Stars & the Universe
Use stellar models, diagrams, and spectra to explain energy, elements, and cosmic history.
- Resources & Human Decisions
Evaluate resource use and environmental solutions with quantitative evidence and trade-offs.