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APOLOGIA SCIENCE
Apologia science materials may be ordered at 1-888-524-4724 or at their website. Each science course requires the purchase of a two-volume set of text books:
The first book, hardbound, is the student text, which contains all student material, on-your-own questions and solutions, laboratory exercises, and chapter study guides. Color photos and illustrations.
The second book, softbound, is the solutions and tests manual, which contains answers to chapter study guides, tests, and test solutions.
| General Science | = | $ 75.00 per set |
| Physical Science | = | $ 85.00 per set |
| Biology | = | $ 75.00 per set |
| Chemistry | = | $ 75.00 per set |
| Physics | = | $ 75.00 per set |
| EXPLORING CREATION WITH GENERAL SCIENCE |
| There is no tuition charged for this parent monitored course; only requirement is $75 text book set. Designed to prepare the average student for advanced science classes. This course will eventually be rewritten as a completely online/free offering. |
This course is designed to be a systematic introduction to science and covers the following topics in broad terms:
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| The scientific method | Designing experiments | Simple machines |
| Archaeology | Geology | Paleontology |
| Biology | Human anatomy | Human physiology |
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| The course is not intended to be a focused study of these topics. Rather, this course introduces students to these topics and to the organized study of science. Since it is a students first introduction to science, we recommend it as a 7th grade course. However, if your student was recently in public school, he or she might need to wait until 8th grade to use it. |
| EXPLORING CREATION WITH PHYSICAL SCIENCE |
| There is no tuition charged for this parent monitored course; only requirement is $85 text book set. Designed to prepare the average student for advanced science classes. This course will eventually be rewritten as a completely online/free offering. |
This course is designed to be the last science course the student takes before high school biology. Thus, we generally recommend it as an 8th grade course. However, if your student was recently in public school, he or she might need to wait until 9th grade to use it. The course discusses The following topics:
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| The atmosphere | The hydrosphere | Weather |
| The structure of the earth | Environmentalism | The physics of motion |
| Newton's Laws | Gravity | Astrophysics |
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| The author especially concentrates on the myths generated by the hysterical environmentalist movement. There are many hands-on experiments to do, and they all use household chemicals and supplies. It is an excellent course for preparing the student to take a college-prep high school science curriculum. |
| EXPLORING CREATION WITH BIOLOGY |
This course is designed to be the first high school science course that a homeschooled student takes. Typically, we recommend that the student take this course during the same year that he or she is taking Algebra I. The course covers the following topics:
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| Classification | The definition of life |
| Features of organisms in Kingdom Monera | Features of organisms in Kingdom Protista |
| Features of organisms in Kingdom Fungi | Introduction to biochemistry |
| Cell structure and function | Cellular reproduction |
| DNA | Protein synthesis |
| Cellular respiration | Genetics |
| Features of organisms in Kingdom Animalia | Features of organisms in Kingdom Plantae |
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| The text for the course is written in a conversational style, making it easy to read and understand. It contains student exercises (with detailed solutions), experiments designed to be done in the home, and tests (with detailed solutions). The course is taught wholly from a creationist viewpoint, with emphasis on the incredible design features apparent throughout God's Creation. |
| EXPLORING CREATION WITH CHEMISTRY |
In order to be able to understand this text, the student needs to have completed algebra I. This course is designed to be a first-year high school chemistry course and gives the student a rigorous foundation in chemistry, in order to prepare him or her for a college-level course. The course covers the following topics:
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| Nomenclature | Significant figures | Units |
| Classification | The mole concept | Stoichiometry |
| Thermochemistry | Thermodynamics | Kinetics |
| Acids and bases | Redox reactions | Solutions |
| Atomic structure | Lewis structures | Molecular geometry |
| The gas laws | | Equilibrium |
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| Student who take and understand this course will be very well-prepared for a tough university chemistry course. |
| EXPLORING CREATION WITH PHYSICS |
In order to be able to understand this text, the student needs to be comfortable with the sin, cos, and tangent functions along with their inverses. These concepts are covered in Saxon's Algebra II course. Most other math series actually have a 1-semester course called "trigonometry." We recommend that the student take chemistry before physics. Physics is the toughest science, so the student should have plenty of science experience before trying to tackle it. The course covers the following topics:
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| Units | Measurement | One-dimensional motion |
| Momentum | Newton's laws and their application | Gravity |
| Work and energy | Two-dimensional motion | Periodic motion |
| Waves | Optics | Electrostatics |
| Electrodynamics | Electrical circuits | Magnetism |
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