Time Requirements
Level 3 Year 1 – One lesson weekly for 20-30 minutes.
Level 3 Year 2 and Level 4 – Two lessons weekly, each lesson lasting approximately 30 to 40 minutes. Key Texts Level 3 Year 1: Rocks, Rivers, and the Changing Earth by Herman Schneider and Nina Schneider Optional recommended resource: Sabbath Mood Homeschool Geology Form 3 Study Guide (Secular Version) This guide includes background, supply lists for experiments in the book, as well as related poetry, podcasts, and video links. Alternate plan: Skip to two year plan from Level 3 Year 2/Level 4. Level 3 Year 2 and Level 4: A Doorway of Amethyst by Mary Daly – Note: This text has become difficult to order as the only store is unresponsive. While the Catholic content of the book is excellent, you may simply omit these lessons and use only The Field Guide to Geology. The Field Guide to Geology by David Lambert Many of the narrations in these books lend themselves to written narrations of sketches or drawings and notes. Those would be acceptable as an alternative or supplement to an oral narration. Recommended reading: Level 3 Year 2: Rocks, Gems and Minerals (A Golden Guide) by Paul Shaffer and Herbert Zim and The Ghost Lake: The True Story of Louis Agassiz, by John Hudson Tiner Level 4: A geology guide for the local area or one which you visit on vacation. For example: Roadside Geology series Level 3 Year 1 1x/weekly Rocks, Rivers, and the Changing World by Hermann and Nina Schneider Recommended Alternative: Use the Sabbath Mood Homeschool Geology Form 3 Study Guide (Secular Version) by Nicole Williams Follow the schedule of the study guide with one lesson each week. Schedule: For each scheduled lesson, students should read and narrate, and are encouraged to try any activities in the text. Level 3 Year 2 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 CATCH UP/EXAMS Example exam questions: Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17 Week 18 Week 19 Week 20 Week 21 Week 22 Week 23 Week 24 CATCH UP/EXAMS Example exam questions: Week 25 Week 26 Week 27 Week 28 Week 29 Week 30 Week 31 Week 32 Week 33 Week 34 Week 35 Week 36 CATCH UP/EXAMS Example exam questions: Level 4 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 CATCH UP/EXAMS Example exam questions: Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17 Week 18 Week 19 Week 20 Week 21 Week 22 Week 23 Week 24 CATCH UP/EXAMS Example exam questions: Week 25 Week 26 Week 27 Week 28 Week 29 Week 30 Week 31 Week 32 Week 33 Week 34 Week 35 Week 36 CATCH UP/EXAMS Example exam questions: