Course Description

This course is designed to be the last science course the student takes before high school biology. The text discusses atomic structure, periodic table, chemical bonds, reactions and energy, motion, forces, energy, waves and sound, light, electricity and magnetism, and Earth’s structure, weathering, and atmosphere. Students are given daily reading assignments and take all tests at home. The class time consists of lectures and lab experiments. Students also will be taught to write a scientific lab report to document the experiments done in class.

To be successful in this class:

Students must complete the weekly module assignments, lab reports, work in groups and independently, safely handle lab experiments, and participate in classroom discussions.  Students must be able to complete assignments at home and/or outside of class time by the given due date. Students can expect to work on homework 3-5 hours a week.

Grades: 9th Grade, 8th Grade

Fees: $450 (smaller class size) plus $20 lab fee

Prerequisites:

Students should be taking, or have already taken, Algebra I. Students should be able to type and use a computer to complete lab write-ups and papers.

Course Credit: 1 science elective