Note:
Below is a list of the topics covered in the science 101 lessons. Once you've enrolled for a class, a schedule of when the lessons will be covered during the school year will be sent to you.
Junior Science 101 Lessons:
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The anatomy of flowers and plants.
Life cycle of a frog. Life cycle of a butterfly. Ecosystems: Forests. Ecosystems: Grasslands. Ecosystems: Rivers and swamps. The solar system. Ecosystems: Deserts and how deserts form. Ecosystems: Seashore. Latitude, longitude, and time zones. How ecosystems change - oxbow rivers. How modern farming practices change ecosystems. Checking the health of an ecosystem. Introduced pests to Australia and New Zealand. What are mammals and reptiles? What are atoms? Kinds of rocks and how they form. What is light? How does it work? (refraction/reflection) |
The water cycle.
The three states of matter. What is erosion and how does it shape our world? What is photosynthesis? Earth's atmosphere. Migration and hibernation. Human body systems: Circulatory. Human body systems: Respiratory. Human body systems: Digestive. Human body systems: Nervous. *Bonus Bible Lesson: The ten plagues - can science explain them? Part 1. *Bonus Bible Lesson: The ten plagues - can science explain them? Part 2. *Bonus Bible Lesson: Did the Nephilim exist? *Bonus Bible Lesson: Does science support evolution? *Bonus Bible Lesson: Did the miracles in the Bible really happen? |
These lessons may be subjet to change.
Senior Science 101 Lessons:
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Atomic structure.
Rocks, minerals, and fossils. States of matter. Forces and gravity. Osmosis and plant biology. Cell structure. Metals, non-metals, and semi-metals. Genetics. Chemical reactions. Types of energy . Chemical energy and alternative energy sources. Acids and bases. Electrical circuits. The water cycle. Chemical compounds. Human effects on local environments. The solar system Seed germination - monocots and dicots. The phases of the moon. |
Telescopes and astronomers.
Simple machine. Bacteria and disease. The human digestive system. The human respiratory system. Organic chemistry. Animal relationships. Optics and refraction. Soil biology. Fungi and lichen. More on organic chemistry. Plate tectonics. Einstein's theory of relativity. Biomimicry. The human circulatory system. *Bonus Bible Lesson: Mutations - do they support evolution? *Bonus Bible Lesson: The fossil record and creation. *Bonus Bible Lesson: Carbon dating and Bible chronology. *Bonus Bible Lesson: The flood and other miracles - scientific or not? |