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Chemistry
Chemistry Course Overview Chemistry is the study of the properties and interaction of matter at the atomic level. This online Chemistry course will cover Properties of Matter, The Periodic Table, Chemical Bonding, Nomenclature, The Mole, Chemical Equations, Stoichiometry, Gas Laws, Phase Changes, Acids and Bases, and pH. Labs during the course will focus on making…
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Chemistry
Chemistry Course Overview: This class is a challenging, college-prep, high school level chemistry class which covers properties of matter, the periodic table, specific heat, bonds, molecules, the mole, empirical formulas, oxidation-reduction reactions, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, equilibrium, concentration, state of matter, acids / bases, and introductions to organic chemistry and biochemistry. Students will turn in a…
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Pre-Chemistry
Pre-Chemistry Course Overview This Pre-Chemistry homeschool course for middle school and and high school students will focus on introducing students to the basic structure of elements and how elements combine to form compounds. Upon completion of this middle school course, students will be familiar with the Period Table, the structure of an atom and the…
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Marji McIlvaine
Marji McIlvaine (and her husband Rick) homeschooled their six children from K-12, even though she was just going to “try it for one year” with her first five-year-old. The children are all graduated and several are college graduates (2 Magna Cum Laude, 1 Summa Cum Laude). Some of the children are in college now, and some are in the work force, each one walking a God-directed pathway. […]
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Heather Barrieau
Heather started off as a biology major at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, but switched over to chemistry after her second year. She majored in Chemistry and earned a minor in Psychology. She started her Master’s in Teaching while working at […]
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Melissa Lopez
Mrs. Lopez has been married to her husband for 11 years, and they currently live just outside of Dallas, Texas. They have three boys that they are currently homeschooling, so life at the Lopez house is never boring or quiet. Mrs. Lopez went to college at Baylor University where she […]
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Chris Leingang
The desire to be a teacher was birthed in me during my 8th grade year. After graduating high school, I entered college with that desire still burning inside. In 1996, I graduated from Portland State University with a B.S. in Science with an emphasis in Chemistry and Physics and then went on to graduate from Concordia University […]
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Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology Course Overview Have you ever tried to read a really long word in science class or maybe want to know what the Dr. was saying when you went in for your sports physical? This introduction class to Medical Terminology will help you decipher those big words. After working in the medical field for…
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Creation Science
Creation Science Course Overview: How did we get here? What is the origin of life? Many people, both in the scientific community and general population, believe evolution by natural selection is one of the best substantiated theories in the history of science, but is that really true? Through this Creation Science course, students will critically…
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Biology
Biology Class Overview: Biology is the science of life, and this course will focus on the foundations of life as well as living organisms. Students will discuss the following topics: cells, taxonomy, scientific method, chemistry of biology, genetics, bacteria, viruses, creation vs. evolution, biosphere, photosynthesis, invertebrates, vertebrates, plants, and ecology. Students will perform labs and…
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Physical Science
Physical Science Overview: This Physical Science introduction to formal science provides preparation for high school Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. Students will study topics such as air, the atmosphere, water and the hydrosphere, the structure of the earth, weather, atoms and molecules, the physics of motion, Newton’s laws, work and simple machines, electricity and magnetism, sound,…
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Physics
Physics Course Overview: Subatomic particles, planetary motion, even heat and energy can all be defined and explained through the study of natural processes and laws. This is the goal of physics: to understand and explain the workings of the universe. This course which will cover mechanics, Newton’s laws, momentum, projectile and satellite motion, rotational motion,…
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Biology
Biology Course Overview: Are you curious about eye color or the hair on your knuckles? We will learn about genetics! Are you curious about Anthrax or Ebola? We will discuss bacteria and viruses! Are you curious about life? We will understand cells – and what makes them tick! Are you curious about fall colors? We…
