Science
Title Descriptions
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- The Sciences I
- The topic area of Physical Science covers facts and information
about matter, grouping matter, states of matter, air, work and machines, and
magnets. The topic area of Life Science covers sensing the world, sensing
danger, growth and health, living and non-living, seeds, animals, and animal
growth. The topic area of Earth Science covers rocks, land, air and weather,
more weather, the sun, and day and night. Rounding out the lesson sequence is a
brief review of technology and two science terms review lessons.
- The Sciences II
- Continues study from The Sciences I title. The topic area of
Physical Science covers facts and information about matter, states of matter,
work and machines, the sun, and sound energy. The topic area of Life Science
covers growth and health, sensing the world, plants, and animals. The topic
area of Earth Science covers landforms, the oceans, changes in weather, the
seasons, day and night, and the moon. Rounding out the lesson sequence is a
brief review of how technology has influenced the formation of various products
and two science terms review lessons.
- The Sciences III
- Continues study from The Sciences II title. The topic area of
Physical Science covers machines, magnetism, light, and sound. The topic area
of Life Science covers cells, bones and muscles, conservation plants, insects,
and the life cycles of living things. The topic area of Earth Science covers
the study of the earth and its layers, the changing earth, fresh water, the
solar system, the moon, and the seasons. Rounding out the lesson sequence are
three Scientific Inquiry and Technology topics and a comprehensive review of
the science terms from all the lessons.
- The Sciences IV
- Continues study from The Sciences III title. The topic area of
Physical Science covers matter, magnetism, electricity, and heat. The topic
area of Life Science covers the food groups and the food pyramid, our senses,
cells, conservation, plants, insects, and animal behavior. The topic area of
Earth Science covers the study of the earth, rocks and minerals, weather, the
inner and outer planets, and objects beyond our solar system. Rounding out the
lesson sequence are three Scientific Inquiry and Technology topics and a
comprehensive review of the science terms from all the lessons.
- The Sciences V
- Continues study from The Sciences IV title. The topic area of
Physical Science covers the parts of an atom, kinetic and potential energy,
transmitters, and transistors. The topic area of Life Science covers the
examination of one-celled living organisms, animal adaptations, the climate,
ecology, ecosystems, systems of the human body, digestion, and diseases. The
topic area of Earth Science covers weather, the landforms of the earth, and the
solar system. Rounding out the lesson sequence are four Scientific Inquiry and
Technology topics and a comprehensive review of the science terms from all the
lessons.
- The Sciences VI
- Continues study from The Sciences V title. The topic area of
Physical Science covers atoms, compounds and molecules, energy, and light
energy. The topic area of Life Science covers the cell theory, chromosomes,
life functions, biology as the science of life, the brain and nervous system,
stimuli, ecosystems, and pollution. The topic area of Earth Science covers
weather, erosion, minerals, the moon, deep space, and the Milky Way. Rounding
out the lesson sequence are four Scientific Inquiry and Technology topics and a
comprehensive review of the science terms from all the lessons.
- The Sciences VII
- Continues study from The Sciences VI title. The topic area of
Physical Science covers motion, energy, atoms, and chemical changes. The topic
area of Life Science covers mitosis, DNA bonds, water, the human body,
ecosystems, and biomes. The topic area of Earth Science covers the atmosphere,
weathering, the earth’s rotation and revolution, astronomy, and the moon.
Rounding out the lesson sequence are five Scientific Inquiry and Technology
topics and a comprehensive review of the science terms from all the
lessons.
- The Sciences VIII
- Continues study from The Sciences VII title. The topic area of
Physical Science covers motion, energy, machines, waves, electricity, atoms,
and chemical reactions. The topic area of Life Science covers cells and cell
theory, mitosis, meiosis, Mendel and the study of inherited traits, x and y
chromosomes, simple forms of life, classifying organisms, the human body,
diseases, green plants, ecosystems, and biomes. The topic area of Earth Science
covers the atmosphere, weather, weathering, the changing earth, the
earth’s rotation and revolution, astronomy, and the moon. Rounding out the
lesson sequence are six Technology topics that include safety, science skills,
science fair projects, technology and a science terms review.
- Biology
- Instructional topics covered include the definition of biology,
atoms and elements, cell processes, comparison of DNA and RNA, identification
of the five kingdoms and eight phyla, fungal diseases, artificial reproduction,
cnidaria, the worm phyla, nervous, circulatory, and respiratory systems of
vertebrates, the human body support systems, digestion, skeletal support, the
human spinal cord and brain, the digestive process, the importance of water in
digestion and excretion, the female reproductive system,gestation and
childbirth, and other social issues in biology.
- Earth & Space Science
- Topic areas include an introduction to earth and space themes,
comparison and uses of pie charts, review of the elements and their properties,
observations of events and phenomenon in the universe, sunspots, the solar
system, satellites, earthquakes, the cycles of the moon, balloons, airplanes,
development of rockets, the Apollo missions, characteristics of different
atmospheric layers, cloud cover, weather terms and cycles, high and low
pressure, types of fronts, climatology, oceanography, underground water,
topography, weathering and erosion, dinosaurs, and natural resources. Contains
five review lessons and one comprehensive exam.
- Chemistry I
- The introductory chemistry course covers personal safety, basic
lab techniques, heating solids, determining specific heat, mixtures, chemical
reactions, calculating average atomic mass numbers, the periodic table,
positive and negative charges, chemical equations, balancing the single
replacement equation, empirical formulas, equation stoichiometry, using
instruments to measure and describe gas, Boyle’s Law, pressure in the
atmosphere, temperature, and universal symbols. Contains four review lessons
and one comprehensive exam.
- Chemistry II
- Continuing coursework from the Chemistry I title that includes a
review of the empirical and molecular formulas, the first law of
thermodynamics, electromagnetic energy, classifying subatomic particles and
forces, molecular geometry, identification of symbols used in writing chemical
reactions, properties of solids, colligative properties, rate of diffusion,
osmotic pressure, activation energy, the pH scale, spontaneous reactions, Le
Chatelier’s Principle, buffers, heat of reaction, and entropy, Contains
three review lessons and one comprehensive exam.
- Physics
- Advanced level science course including the topic areas of the
introduction to physics concepts, mathematics as the language of physics,
scalar and vector quantities, acceleration, Newton’s first law of motion,
vectors, universal gravitation, mechanical advantage, thermal energy, types of
waves, definition of sound, Snell’s Law, atoms, magnets, the unit of
charge, Ohm’s Law, resistance, combined electrical circuits, how
electricity is generated, and a brief review of astronomy. Contains five review
lessons and one comprehensive exam.
