Course Description
Semester A
Course Description
Science is not a single subject. In this beginning course in science, the disciplines of chemistry, physics, and earth science are introduced with a discussion of how they relate to everyday life. The objective is to let the student see that science is a way of looking at our world in a problem-solving way. Science today is interwoven into every facet of life. Knowledge of basic chemistry, physics, and earth science is essential in order to be successful in an increasingly science-based society. No current human endeavor can be examined without using some variation of the scientific method. Nearly all things in our world are related to us in a scientific way. This course is designed to acquaint students with the basic procedures, limitations, and advantages of the non-biological sciences. The objective is to enable the student to solve problems commonly encountered in society today such as changes in technology, concepts, and materials. Knowledge of the Earth, and its cycles, enables citizens to make intelligent choices concerning the perishable resources of the planet.
Major Concepts
Semester B
Course Description
This is the second course in basic non-biological science covering chemistry, physics, and space science. The topics introduced in the first course are expanded upon and related to the Earth as part of the solar system, galaxy, and universe. The student, upon completion of the course, will be able to understand and apply basic scientific principles to the technological and physical issues of everyday life. In addition, the student will gain an appreciation of how the Earth and its systems relate to the Universe and its subsystems. Astronomy is much more than looking at the stars. It involves the history and the future of the universe. Each star betrays its history in the light it sends out into space, and astronomers today, knowing chemistry and physics, can decipher the histories of stars and galaxies. Today, space science is much more extensive than ever before, because the probes and processes of space science are elucidating the history of our planet, our sun, our galaxy, and our universe.
Major Concepts
Course Description
Science is not a single subject. In this beginning course in science, the disciplines of chemistry, physics, and earth science are introduced with a discussion of how they relate to everyday life. The objective is to let the student see that science is a way of looking at our world in a problem-solving way. Science today is interwoven into every facet of life. Knowledge of basic chemistry, physics, and earth science is essential in order to be successful in an increasingly science-based society. No current human endeavor can be examined without using some variation of the scientific method. Nearly all things in our world are related to us in a scientific way. This course is designed to acquaint students with the basic procedures, limitations, and advantages of the non-biological sciences. The objective is to enable the student to solve problems commonly encountered in society today such as changes in technology, concepts, and materials. Knowledge of the Earth, and its cycles, enables citizens to make intelligent choices concerning the perishable resources of the planet.
Major Concepts
- Science Basics
- Chemistry Basics
- Motion and Forces
- Waves and Energy
- The Earth and Its Atmosphere
- The Living Earth
Semester B
Course Description
This is the second course in basic non-biological science covering chemistry, physics, and space science. The topics introduced in the first course are expanded upon and related to the Earth as part of the solar system, galaxy, and universe. The student, upon completion of the course, will be able to understand and apply basic scientific principles to the technological and physical issues of everyday life. In addition, the student will gain an appreciation of how the Earth and its systems relate to the Universe and its subsystems. Astronomy is much more than looking at the stars. It involves the history and the future of the universe. Each star betrays its history in the light it sends out into space, and astronomers today, knowing chemistry and physics, can decipher the histories of stars and galaxies. Today, space science is much more extensive than ever before, because the probes and processes of space science are elucidating the history of our planet, our sun, our galaxy, and our universe.
Major Concepts
- Basic Chemistry
- Chemical Reactions and Solutions
- Work and Energy
- Science Around the House
- Our Solar Neighborhood
- The Cosmos and Cosmology