Earth Science

Earth Science!

Earth Science is a very broad and interesting topic. When teaching earth science to elementary school students, it is important to know what to mention and what to leave out. The study of Earth involves both tactile exploration and abstract concepts. Earth science contains four main branches, geology, oceanography, astronomy, and metrology and climatology. All of these branches are things that we don't necessarily notice in our everyday lives, but most definitely do effect them, therefore, making it important, for even young students, to learn about. The physical constitution of the earth and its atmosphere is something that everyone should learn about because it explains why things on earth are the way they are. Earth science helps us better understand how and why things happen on this planet, such as hurricanes or earthquakes. 

In todays world, our planet faces many challenges that we haven't had in the past - climate change. To education our students on that is extremely important because they are the future and they should understand why it is important to change our ways and how to change them for the better. Our changing climate is cause by human activity so to not education the future human race on how to treat our planet earth, is a big mistake. Earth science also teaches us about energy and where we as humans get it and what we use it for. Energy is something we always will need, but by educating children on earth science, maybe in the future they will discover new ways to get out energy or make our energy more resourceful. Natural science is something that will always be relevant because we will always be on and effecting this planet.