Changing Earth

Changing Earth: Science is organized around the idea of the Earth system. Climate change, past, present, and future, is the lens through which students view the Earth, and they spend time thinking about the interconnectedness of Earth’s systems. Studying how to read and create maps allows us the tools to better understand the natural world. Learning about plate tectonics and the formation of Cape Cod provide windows into the climate of the past while studying current global climate change and its impact on ecology helps students make predictions of future change. Class labs often take place outdoors and include measuring beach profiles, identifying native plant species, and exploring natural resources on Cape Cod. At the end of the year, students become nineteenth-century naturalists in Beebe Woods and independently apply observational and record-keeping skills to analyze and interpret changes in the landscape.

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