Science

This course begins with the overall process of science, then dives right into the main characteristics shared by every living thing and an introduction to the big ideas uniting the study of biology. You’ll study the chemistry of molecules important to life and use that foundation to study cells, organisms, and the interdependence of living things and their environments. You’ll relate cell structures and parts to life-sustaining functions, such as respiration and photosynthesis. You’ll learn about DNA, genetics, and inheritance. You’ll study evolution and the evidence behind it. Charles Darwin pieced together observations and ideas to form the theory of evolution and how it shaped the diversity of life all around you. You’ll study life forms from simple bacteria to complex plants and animals. You’ll notice that adaptations accompany each group of living things to increase their abilities to thrive within their environments. Students are given an opportunity to identify core concepts through the reading material and then apply that knowledge in review activities. Comprehension will be assessed through formative activities and multiple-choice exams.

This course begins with the overall process of science, then dives right into the main characteristics shared by every living thing and an introduction to the big ideas uniting the study of biology. You’ll study the chemistry of molecules important to life and use that foundation to study cells, organisms, and the interdependence of living things and their environments. You’ll relate cell structures and parts to life-sustaining functions, such as respiration and photosynthesis. You’ll learn about DNA, genetics, and inheritance. You’ll study evolution and the evidence behind it. Charles Darwin pieced together observations and ideas to form the theory of evolution and how it shaped the diversity of life all around you. You’ll study life forms from simple bacteria to complex plants and animals. You’ll notice that adaptations accompany each group of living things to increase their abilities to thrive within their environments.

Students are given an opportunity to identify core concepts through the reading material and then apply that knowledge in review activities. Comprehension will be assessed through formative activities, multiple-choice exams, and a comprehensive final exam.

Chemistry is the study of matter, energy, and their interactions. Matter is everything around you and in the universe, so chemistry helps you understand your immediate world and the universe. In this course, you’ll learn about the composition of matter from the subatomic level to the molecular level to the macroscopic level. You’ll see how the same building blocks can be rearranged to form countless substances. This course will help you predict properties of different substances and the reactions that they undergo. You’ll see why water is critical to life on Earth and examine various types of chemical reactions that happen in solutions. You’ll be introduced to branches of chemistry like thermochemistry, electrochemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, and nuclear chemistry. You’ll discover why chemistry is critical in biology, engineering, and everyday life.

Students are given an opportunity to identify core concepts through the reading material and then apply that knowledge in review activities. Comprehension will be assessed through formative activities, multiple-choice exams, and a comprehensive final exam.

In this course, you’ll learn about the various branches of Earth science. You’ll study the steps of the scientific method and learn the differences among scientific hypotheses, theories, and laws. In addition, you’ll learn how scientists communicate their findings. You’ll learn about the two types of weathering—physical and chemical—and some of the processes that contribute to each type. You’ll study different types of surface water, such as streams, lakes, and wetlands. You'll learn about the layers of Earth's atmosphere. You'll learn about weather and the world's oceans. You'll study climate and climate change. In this course, you’ll discover how change across the Earth’s surface is driven by complex geological processes. You’ll learn about plate tectonics, one of the fundamental phenomena that drive global change. You’ll study the fundamentals of geological time and many important events that have occurred throughout Earth’s history. You’ll be introduced to the evidence for these important events and how they have shaped all aspects of Earth’s surface and the atmosphere. You’ll learn about renewable and nonrenewable resources, as well as how the uses of each have contributed to changes in the environment. Students are given an opportunity to identify core concepts through the reading material and then apply that knowledge in review activities. Comprehension will be assessed through formative activities and multiple-choice exams.

This course will introduce you to concepts that affect your daily life, including applications and devices you encounter throughout your day. You’ll review various types and properties of bodies in motion, how things move, the rate at which they move, and items affecting their motion. You’ll learn how to describe these properties and relationships through both text and calculations. You’ll also explore properties and sources of heat, temperature changes, and modes of transmission. You’ll be tasked with calculating unknown variables for heat-related problems and investigating heat-related substances and devices, such as engines. You’ll better understand musical sounds and how sound waves work. You’ll also be able to classify matter while looking at laws that govern how matter interacts. The technology and products you use every day result from nuclear and organic chemistry. You’ll review the development and properties of electricity, magnetism, currents, and circuitry. Students are given an opportunity to identify core concepts through the reading material and then apply that knowledge in review activities. Comprehension will be assessed through formative activities and multiple-choice exams.

Our online physics course introduces students to relationships in the natural world using mathematical models and conceptual thinking. Motion, forces, work, and energy are the major themes investigated in this course. An exploration of different types of motion including straight-line motion, circular motion and gravity, allow students to develop skills in looking at motion and movement from different perspectives. The investigation of forces looks at the causes of motion and the interactions between objects. These interactions occur because of the types of energies that occur in a system. How this energy is transferred and the efficiency of its transfer are illustrated as you analyze collisions and the influence of simple machines work. You will explore Newton’s Laws in detail during this course. Students will study different types of energy by expanding their learning about the atomic nature of matter. Other topics studied include the difference between temperature and heat and how heat is transferred. Other forms of energy including waves (mechanical, sound and light, too), electricity, magnetism and finally nuclear energy round out the topics in the second part of this course. As you study the different forms of energy the focus is on the conceptual relationships that are unique to each as well as how each of these forms of energy are present in our everyday world.