Course Outline and Objectives

Class:  Exploring Creation with General Science

Tutor:  Cheryl Newton

Email:  cheryl.newton@yahoo.com

Primary Text:  Exploring Creation with General Science and

Solutions and Tests for Exploring Creation with General Science

– both by Jay L. Wile.

Recommended but not required: Multimedia Companion CD-ROM for Exploring Creation with General Science

Publisher:  Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. www.highschoolscience.com

Costs: Text Book w/Solutions Manual: $55.94/set 

Companion CD-ROM: $10.47 (recommended but not required)

Where Available: www.rocksolidinc.com  (FREE shipping w/$75 order!)

Phone: 904-751-3569

Yearly Tuition:  $256   Lab Fees:  $25    Copy Fees:  $10

With this rate, I must have at least 8 students.

Overview of class: 

• Basic concepts explaining:

·      The History of Science (famous scientists and their discoveries)

·      Scientific Inquiry, Analyzing Data, Simple Machines

·      The History of Life (Archaeology, Geology, and Paleontology)

·      What is Life? (DNA, classifying life, and how the human body works)

• Over 30 laboratory experiments from the book will be done in class with only a few exceptions. Students will learn to write a ‘lab’ and be required to keep a lab notebook that will be turned in periodically and graded.
• One quiz per Module will be given in class covering homework assigned.
• Students may correct any test, quiz or lab during the semester for half credit.

Class is recommended for students: 7^th & 8^th grade

Estimated difficulty level of course for average student: Above average

Average study time for this course will be approximately: 5 hours per week

Assignment before first day of class:  Read Module #1 and answer the On Your Own questions as you go. Read through the experiments in Module #1 – we will perform experiments in class. Be ready to discuss and answer questions about the module.