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Science 1

Course Description:
This course provides information about the solar systems; the systems and functions of the human body; heredity; and biodiversity and the conservation of resources.

Objective:
The student will read the first fourteen chapters (Units 1-4) of the Science text and complete activity sheets for each chapter. Activity sheets include section and chapter reviews and mini-lab activities easily done at home. Upon completion of chapter activities, the student will take a test. Sixty percent accuracy is required on all tests to pass. Retests are required on failed exams. Scores on failed tests are averaged with retest scores.

Textbook: Science, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2003

Unit 1 - Astronomy

Chapter 1 - The Nature of Science
__________ Activity Sheets
__________ Test

Chapter 2 - Exploring Science
__________ Activity Sheets
__________ Test

Chapter 3 - The Sun-Earth-Moon System
__________ Activity Sheets
__________ Test

Chapter 4 - The Solar System
__________ Activity Sheets
__________ Test

Chapter 5 - Stars and Galaxies
__________ Activity Sheets
__________ Test

Unit 2 - Human Body Systems

Chapter 6 - Structure and Movement
__________ Activity Sheets
__________ Test

Chapter 7 - Nutrients and Digestion
__________ Activity Sheets
__________ Test

Chapter 8 - Circulation
__________ Activity Sheets
__________ Test

Chapter 9 - Immunity and Disease
__________ Activity Sheets
__________ Test

Chapter 10 - Control and Coordination
__________ Activity Sheets
__________ Test

Unit 3 - Heredity

Chapter 11 - The Role of Genes in Inheritance
__________ Activity Sheets
__________ Test

Chapter 12 - Adaptations over Time
__________ Activity Sheets
__________ Test

Unit 4 - Resources

Chapter 13 - Conserving Life
__________ Activity Sheets
__________ Test

Chapter 14 - Conserving Resources
__________ Activity Sheets
__________ Test


Science 2

Course Description:
This course provides information about weather and climate; the chemistry of matter; and forces and motion.

Objective:
The student will read Chapters 15-23 (Units 5-7) of the Science text and complete activity sheets for each chapter. Activity sheets include section and chapter reviews and mini-lab activities easily done at home. Upon completion of chapter activities, the student will take a test. Sixty percent accuracy is required on all tests to pass. Retests are required on failed exams. Scores on failed tests are averaged with retest scores.

Textbook: Science, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2003

Unit 5 - Weather and Climate

Chapter 15 - The Atmosphere in Motion
__________ Activity Sheets
__________ Test

Chapter 16 - Climate
__________ Activity Sheets
__________ Test

Unit 6 - Chemistry of Matter

Chapter 17 - Inside the Atom
__________ Activity Sheets
__________ Test

Chapter 18 - The Periodic Table
__________ Activity Sheets
__________ Test

Chapter 19 - Chemical Bonds
__________ Activity Sheets
__________ Test

Chapter 20 - Chemical Reactions
__________ Activity Sheets
__________ Test

Unit 7 - Forces and Motion

Chapter 21 - Motion and Momentum
__________ Activity Sheets
__________ Test

Chapter 22 - Force and Newton’s Laws
__________ Activity Sheets
__________ Test

Chapter 23 - Forces and Fluids
__________ Activity Sheets
__________ Test

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