What is Science? What is Earth Science?
Earth Science
A Science that applies the tools of other Sciences (Life Science, Physics, and Chemistry) to study our planet, including its rocky portion, its oceans, its atmosphere, its interior, and its surrounding in space.
CER
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
Inference
Conclusion based on observations
Observation
Information obtained through the senses.
Claim
a statement that answers the question. It will usually only be one sentence in length.
Science
a universal and ongoing method of gathering, organizing, analyzing, testing and using information about our world
Evidence
the data used to support the claim
Reasoning
the explanation of "why and how" the evidence supports the claim (a conclusion)
Astronomy
the study of Earth's motions and motions of objects beyond Earth, such as planets and stars.
Meteorology
the study of the atmosphere and how it changes.
Geology
the study of the rocky portion of Earth, its interior and its surface processes.