Earth and Space Science
Frequently Asked Questions
Welcome to Earth and Space Science!
Welcome to Albert's Earth and Space Science course!
This page provides specific content-related information for Albert's Earth and Space Science course, including how it is organized, what standards it is aligned to, and ideas for classroom uses. If you need technical assistance, please visit our Help Center or contact hello@albert.io.
Subject Organization
Earth and Space Science is organized by content themes and further broken down into topics. The content themes represent a unit of study and are shown below:
Themes
- Introduction to Earth and Space Science
- The Universe
- The Solar System
- Earth and the Universe
- Earth's Surface Processes and Spheres
- Rocks and Minerals
- Geologic History
- Plate Tectonics and Earth's Interior
- Weather and Climate
- Earth's Resources
Topics
Each theme contains a range of specific topics. For example, here are some topics within The Universe.
- The Big Bang Theory
- Stars
- Galaxies
Subtopics
Each topic contains two subtopics that categorize questions into their designated skill level types. The two subtopics used in Earth and Space Science are below:
- Recall
- Application
Assessments
In addition to our practice guide, Earth and Space Science includes diagnostic exams, topic quizzes, and simulations that include questions unique from those on our practice guide. Diagnostic exams are designed as "pre-tests" assessing prior knowledge and skill while topic quizzes are short review assessments over major ideas found within the themes. Simulations are virtual labs that have accompanying auto-graded and short-response questions.
Free Response Questions
Earth and Space Science includes free-response questions in the form of classroom sample tasks. Classroom sample tasks are written response assignments that are rooted in real-world scenarios and assess both scientific content and skill.
Using Standards and Tags to Find Questions
Standards
All Albert questions are aligned to state standards relevant to the subject matter, including the Next Generation Science Standards.
This standards-alignment provides another easy way to find useful questions besides the Theme and Topic organization. Using the Standards button at the top left corner of any subject page, you can filter for just your state’s standard set then simply search for your state’s standards to find all questions in our course library aligned to that standard! For more details, please see this article in our Help section.
This course also includes Albert’s own Science Standards, which can also be used to search for content. The standards follow the format Albert ESS 1.A.1.
In addition to searching by the standards’ names, you can also search by their content! Simply type in a few words from the standard description to see all relevant standards pertaining to that content.
Tags
Albert’s Earth and Space Science course includes three types of tags, content, question type, and skill. These are words or phrases that provide information about what a question covers, such as the content tag history, the question type tag application, or the skills tag graph. Tags provide another easy way to search for relevant content in our course library. Simply search using the Tags button at the top left corner of any guide level.
Question Types
Earth and Space Science uses a variety of question types to test students’ understanding of content and provide meaningful practice of important skills.
- Multiple Choice
- Multiple Select
- Two-Way Tables
- Fill-in-the-blank
- Snippet Select
- Graphing
- Free Entry
- Free Response
Calculator Use
We know that educators have different philosophies around calculator use in mathematics coursework. We leave it to you to decide when calculator use is appropriate for Albert’s Earth and Space Science questions.
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