This is our catalog of courses. We will occasionally adjust the course listing to reflect the addition of new courses and the retirement of others.
Continue studying the matter and forces God used to create our universe!
Total classes: 18
Prerequisite: Physical Science, Part One (live or recorded)
Suggested grade level: 7th to 9th
Suggested credit: One full semester of Physical Science; parts 1, 2 & 3 together equal one year of high school science. This is a 3-part course; for a total of 1.5 middle school science credits. Ideally, high school students would complete all three parts for one year of high school science credit.
Description
This is a ‘flipped’ class. Students are required to watch the Lecture Video before the Recorded Class. The Recorded Class is a discussion (question and answer) format based on the lecture. Students are expected to answer all questions before I discuss the correct answer.
We will be studying the matter and forces that God used to create our universe. Completion of this course (both parts 1, 2, and 3) will be excellent preparation for high school Chemistry and Physics.
Outline
Unit 1: Work, Machines & Energy
Topic 1: Work and Machines (Work and Power, What Is a Machine?, Types of Machines)
Topic 2: Energy and Energy Resources (What is Energy?, Energy Conversion, Conservation of Energy)
Topic 3: Heat and Heat Technology (Temperature, What is Heat?, Matter and Heat)
Unit 2 – Electricity & Magnetism
Topic 4: Electricity (Electric Charge and Static Electricity, Electric Current and Electrical Energy, Electrical Currents)
Topic 5: Electromagnetism (Magnets and Magnetism, Relationship between Magnetism and Electricity)
Unit 3: Waves
Topic 6: Waves (The Nature of Waves, Properties of Waves, Wave Interaction)
Topic 7: Sound (What is Sound?, Interactions of Sound Waves, Sound Quality)
Topic 8: Light (What is Light? Electromagnetic Spectrum, Light & Color, Mirrors & Lenses, Sight)
Materials and Homework
Course Materials and Technology: Text: Holt Science and Technology: Physical Science (Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 2007) ISBN: 0-03-046228-2. We recommend buying used (www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0030462282/catholictreas-20). Technology: Calculator.
Homework: The lecture videos must be viewed before the recorded class each week.
Assignments include online homework, a quiz with each chapter, and unit tests.
All assignments are auto-graded with immediate feedback.
Most students will complete the weekly assignments in about 2 to 2.5 hours.
