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.
Science 101:
1. Four famous scientists/the scientific principle.
2. Scientific reporting/classifying living things. 3. Atomic structure. 4. Minerals and rocks part 1. 5. States of matter part 1. 6. Pure substances and mixtures. 7. Types of forces, gravity. 8. Osmosis and basic plant biology. 9. Cell structure. 10. Metals, semi-metals, and non-metals and their properties. 11. The water cycle. 12. Genetics and selective breeding. 13. Chemical reactions. 14. Energy - kinetic and potential. 15. Chemical energy and heat. Alternative energy sources. 16. Mineral ores and fossil fuels. 17. Cell division - mitosis and meiosis. 18. The properties of matter part 2. |
19. Electrical circuits.
20. Chemical compounds. 21. Acids and bases. 22. Human effects on local habitats. 23. Seed germination - monocots and dicots. 24. Seasons and moon phases/rotations and orbits. 25. Telescopes and astronomers. 26. Simple machines. 27. Bacteria and disease. 28. Body systems - digestion and respiration. 29. More on solutions. 30. An introduction to organic chemistry. 31. Life cycles. 32. Practical - forming a hypothesis and writing a scientific report. 33. Animal relationships. 34. Mineral ores part 2. 35. Optics and diffraction. 36. Rates of reaction. |