Earth Science for Middle School (Live Online Class)

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The next session of Earth Science for Middle School Live Online Class begins September 15, 2026!

Northwest Treasures is offering a *LIVE* online, interactive Earth Science class designed for your middle school student (4-8 grades). Twelve weeks, beginning September 15, 2026. Please note: enrollment is limited to 20 participants.

Teacher: Patrick Nurre, geologist. (Read more about Patrick Nurre here.)

For: Middle school (grades 4-8)

Prerequisites: none

Course description: 12 one-hour weekly classes, taught live. Students will be learning the basic components of understanding Earth Science and Earth History from a Biblical perspective. Course work will cover rocks, minerals, landforms, volcanoes, fossils, dinosaurs, oceans, and the cataclysmic events that formed our earth, as well as a basic introduction to examining creation and evolution. Students will be able to interact with the instructor either via chat or in real-time discussion.

Required materials:

1. Textbook – Geology for Kids (supplied by teacher)
2. Complete rock, mineral, and fossil kit from Northwest Treasures * (47 bagged and labeled samples, supplied by teacher)
3. Bible
4. High-speed internet
5. Computer/laptop/phone/ipad with camera  (for live classes)
6. Printer

Expectations/homework: This class will require 1.5-2 hours of reading and homework each week. Homework can include things like: reading, projects, writing assignments, assigned videos, etc.

Parent will need to be available, occasionally, to proctor quizzes/tests.

Cost: $379.00 for this session, which includes: 

• The all new Geology for Kids textbook, and a complete rock, mineral, and fossil collection, a $175.00 value
• Weekly online instruction: $181.00 (about $17.00/class!)

When: Every Tuesday, at 12:15 pm PST (3:15 pm EST, 2:15 pm CST, 1:15 pm MST.)

Start date: September 15, 2026. 

End date: Dec. 1, 2026, possible class make-up date of December 8, 2026.

Enrollment is limited to 20 students.

*47 Samples include (pictures above are representative): 

• Rock-forming minerals: quartz, potassium feldspar, muscovite mica, sodium feldspar, jasper, calcite, calcium feldspar, pyroxene, amphibole, magnetite, biotite mica, olivine
• Rock samples: granite, granodiorite, diorite, gabbro, gneiss, schist, quartzite, marble, slate, rhyolite, pumice, obsidian, pahoehoe, tuff, andesite, basalt, shale, siltstone, sandstone, breccia, conglomerate, limestone, and travertine
• Fossils: fossil limestone, coquina, chert, chalk, dinosaur bone, shark tooth, brachiopod, coal, petrified wood, foraminifera, crinoid, and coal.

Samples may vary, due to availability.

For more information: northwestexpedition@msn.com or 206-718-1835.

All prices are in US dollars. For international shipping please contact us at northwestexpedition@msn.com.