Description: Science 6A takes an integrative approach to teach science by using crosscutting concepts that link all branches of science. The concepts include patterns; cause and effect; scale, proportion, and quantity; systems and system models; energy and matter; structure and function; and stability and change.  Students will explore life science, physical science, and earth science concepts together.  This course will focus on systems of living organisms and energy with an emphasis on scientific processes and engineering design.

Prerequisites: None

Description: Science 6A takes an integrative approach to teach science by using crosscutting concepts that link all branches of science. The concepts include patterns; cause and effect; scale, proportion, and quantity; systems and system models; energy and matter; structure and function; and stability and change.  Students will explore life science, physical science, and earth science concepts together.  This course will focus on systems of living organisms and energy with an emphasis on scientific processes and engineering design.

Prerequisites: None

Description: Science 7A takes an integrative approach to teach science by using crosscutting concepts that link all branches of science. The concepts include patterns; cause and effect; scale, proportion, and quantity; systems and system models; energy and matter; structure and function; and stability and change.  Students will explore life science, physical science, and earth science concepts together.  This course will focus on the structure of matter, the cycling of energy and matter, and the formation of Earth's structures. Throughout all lessons, there will be an emphasis on scientific processes and engineering design.

Prerequisites: None

Description: Science 7B takes an integrative approach to teach science by using crosscutting concepts that link all branches of science. The concepts include patterns; cause and effect; scale, proportion, and quantity; systems and system models; energy and matter; structure and function; and stability and change.  Students will explore life science, physical science, and earth science concepts together.  This course will focus on the structure of matter, the cycling of energy and matter, and the formation of Earth's structures. Throughout all lessons, there will be an emphasis on scientific processes and engineering design.

Prerequisites: None

Description: Science 8A takes an integrative approach to teach science by using crosscutting concepts that link all branches of science. The concepts include patterns; cause and effect; scale, proportion, and quantity; systems and system models; energy and matter; structure and function; and stability and change.  Students will explore life science, physical science, and earth science concepts together. This course will focus on forces and motion as well as an introduction to space systems. Throughout all lessons, there will be an emphasis on scientific processes and engineering design.

Prerequisites: None

Description: Science 8B takes an integrative approach to teach science by using crosscutting concepts that link all branches of science. The concepts include patterns; cause and effect; scale, proportion, and quantity; systems and system models; energy and matter; structure and function; and stability and change.  Students will explore life science, physical science, and earth science concepts together. This course will focus on forces and motion as well as an introduction to space systems. Throughout all lessons, there will be an emphasis on scientific processes and engineering design.

Prerequisites: None

Description: This course is the study of general biology. Biology is the study of all aspects of life. This course covers cell structure, function, reproduction, and biochemistry. The course will also cover inheritance, molecular genetics, and genetic technology. It will continue with a study of the history of life and diversity. Students will conclude the course with ecology, the study of the interactions of organisms with each other and their environment.

Prerequisites: None

Description: This course continues the study of general biology started in the first half unit course. Biology is the study of all aspects of life. Organizing life’s diversity through classification will be a main theme of the course. Organisms are placed into groups and organized based on different features or characteristics. Students will study characteristics of different organisms as they are organized into kingdoms. In addition, genetic technology, infectious diseases, and the human immune system will be discussed.

Prerequisites: None

Description: In this introductory chemistry course, students will explore chemistry and learn how it influences our daily lives. Lessons focus on the scientific method, theories, and scientific laws; matter and change; scientific measurement; atomic structure and the periodic table; electrons in atoms; ionic, metallic, and covalent bonding; chemical names and formulas; and chemical quantities. Students will engage in both virtual experiments and ones that can be conducted at home.

Lab Materials

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Required Materials

• Chemistry 2012 (ISBN# 978-0-13-252576-3)

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Algebra 1

Description: In this second chemistry course, students will continue to explore chemistry and learn how it influences our daily lives. There will be eleven lessons in the course. Lessons focus on the States of Matter, Behavior of Gases, Aqueous Systems and Solutions, Chemical Reactions including heat and energy changes, reaction rates, acid/base reactions, oxidation/reduction reactions and organic chemistry. The final lesson will cover Nuclear Chemistry. Students will engage in both virtual experiments and ones that can be conducted at home. Each lesson will consist of a reading assignment in the text book, answering LessonCheck questions at the end of each section in the lessons (the text reading is usually broken into three or four sections), an end of lesson quiz consisting of 10 multiple choice questions and 10 short answer questions, and a Laboratory Activity report. At the end of each lesson in the text there are also review questions which have selected answers at the end of the book.

Lab Materials

• https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/10E9CLMETL0JV?ref_=wl_share

Required Materials

• Chemistry 2012 (ISBN# 978-0-13-252576-3)

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Algebra 1

Description: Earth Science A is a conceptual science course that teaches about Earth's structure, properties, and processes by using crosscutting concepts that link all branches of science. The concepts include patterns; cause and effect; scale, proportion, and quantity; systems and system models; energy and matter; structure and function; and stability and change. In this course, students will explore topics such as mapping, the rock cycle, weathering and erosion, plate tectonics, fossils, and the geologic history of Earth. Each lesson also explores the human impact on Earth's processes.

Prerequisites: None

Description: Earth Science B is a conceptual science that continues the themes from Earth Science A including a focus on crosscutting concepts that link branches of science and the human impact of Earth’s processes. In this course, students will learn about water, weather and climate, ocean environments, the solar system and space exploration.

Prerequisites: None

Description: Physical Science A is a conceptual science course that teaches chemistry concepts by using crosscutting concepts that link all branches of science. The concepts include patterns; cause and effect; scale, proportion, and quantity; systems and system models; energy and matter; structure and function; and stability and change.  In this course, students will explore matter and energy with a focus on properties of matter, the structure of the atom, chemical bonding and reactions, solutions, nuclear reactions, and organic chemistry.

Prerequisites: None

Description: In Physical Science, Second Half Unit, students will learn the basics of chemistry. They will investigate the concepts of matter, atoms, elements, and reactions (both chemical and nuclear). As they move through the lessons, they will develop both problem solving and inquiry skills as they apply what they learn to everyday situations. After completion of this course, students will have gained the knowledge and skills to continue to earth science, biology, chemistry, and physics.

Prerequisites: None

Description: In this introductory physics course students will learn about physics of motion, heat, and the nature of matter. They will investigate the nature of motion, what makes things move (or change their motion), the interactions of matter and energy, and the macroscopic nature of matter. The course’s laboratory component is an integral portion of most lessons. Students may choose to purchase an optional laboratory kit from the Virtual Bookstore that includes only items that may be less easy to obtain on their own. View the full list of Laboratory Activities Materials to determine which option works best for you. This course is academically challenging. Any student who has an interest in the subject and has met the prerequisites (if any) may enroll.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of at least two years of high school math, including Algebra I, Algebra II is strongly recommended. Additionally completion of Chemistry is strongly recommended. Some background in trigonometry is required.

Description: Physics is the foundational study for a deep understanding of any area of science. The study of physics provides us with a basis for describing the universe around us. Physics is the study of matter, space, energy, and time. It describes space-time, the way objects move, the many forms of energy, as well as how energy interacts with matter. There are many fields of physic such as mechanics, electricity, heat, sound, light, condensed matter, atomic physics, nuclear physics, and elementary particle physics. Physics is the foundation of all the physical sciences, including chemistry, material science, and geology, and it is important for understanding many other fields of human endeavor such as biology, medicine, computing, ice hockey, television…the list goes on and on. One of the key ideas in physics is that there is an underlying simplicity and unity in nature behind the complexity of the world around us. This is often expressed through all-embracing fundamental concepts such as the principle of conservation of energy. Physics is fascinating and can be fun. At its heart, physics is about finding things out—about understanding what lies behind everyday phenomena such as rainbows, red sunsets, and blue skies, as well as the more revolutionary concepts of quantum theory, relativity, and cosmology. This second half unit of the course takes you through an adventure of understanding how and why things move. It provides you with a basic understanding of the nature of matter and the properties of matter.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of at least two years of high school math, including Algebra I, Algebra II is strongly recommended. Additionally completion of Chemistry is strongly recommended. Some background in trigonometry is required. Successful completion of Physics A.