Description
CLOSED – Class Full
Science / Grades 6-8 / Period 4 / SAH / 1T-2T-3T
1st Trimester
Exploring Creation with General Science is an introduction to Science and scientific inquiry. The first trimester introduces the history of science, how to analyze and interpret experiments, applied science, archeology, geology, and paleontology. There will be about two hours of homework per week, to include reading from the text and other sources, answering questions from the text, and analysis of laboratory work done in the classroom. Grades will be based on lab work, homework assignments and chapter tests. Students will need internet access for reading assignments, research, homework and tests. Tests will be take-home, and are due on the next class day. Students will need a folder or notebook for handouts and lab work. There is a $10 lab fee.
2nd Trimester
The second trimester continues the study of geology and the fossil record, a discussion of different theories of Creation, and an introduction to the life sciences. There will be about two hours of homework per week, to include reading from the text and other sources, answering questions from the text, and analysis of laboratory work done in the classroom. Grades will be based on lab work, homework assignments and chapter tests. Students will need internet access for reading assignments, research, homework and tests. Tests will be take-home, and are due on the next class day. Students will need a folder or notebook for handouts and lab work. There is a $10 lab fee.
3rd Trimester
This class will conclude with an in-depth study of the human body. We will explore all the major systems of the body (bones, muscles, metabolism, digestion, respiratory, lymphatic and nervous), and dissection demonstrations will occur in the classroom. There will be about two hours of homework per week, to include reading from the text and other sources, answering questions from the text, and analysis of laboratory work done in the classroom. Grades will be based on lab work, homework assignments and chapter tests. Students will need internet access for reading assignments, research, homework and tests. Tests will be take-home, and are due on the next class day. Students will need a folder or notebook for handouts and lab work. There is a $10 lab fee.
Class size: 12
Class time: 12:30 – 1:20 p.m. OR 2:30 – 3:20 p.m.
Class level: 6-8
Taught by: Sally Hanson
Materials fee: $10
Materials needed: textbook Exploring Creation with General Science, notebook
Class code: SAH 4 OR SAH 6
