There is no tuition charged for this parent monitored course, the only requirement being the purchase of a $75 textbook set. The course is designed to prepare the average student for advanced science classes with a systematic introduction to the subject of science. Topics covered include the scientific method, designing experiments, simple machines, archaeology, geology, paleontology, biology, human anatomy, and human physiology.

The course is not intended to be a focused study of these topics. Rather, it is intended as a general introduction to these topics and to the organized study of science. Since it is a student's first introduction to science, it is presented as part of the 7th grade curriculum.

The required textbook for this course is "Exploring Creation with General Science" by Dr. Jay Wile. The student is referred to the "Student Notes" section starting on page iii of the text for general course procedures. There are, however, a couple of departures from the protocol outlined in the book, described below.

You can complete this course in one 15-week trimester at the rate of slightly more than one module (chapter) per week. This will involve an average of 28 pages of reading per week plus the completion of an average of three experiments per week. You may choose to limit yourself to a chapter per week, in which case it would take 16 weeks at 26 pages per week.

Experiments should be written up in a student notebook as described in the text. "On Your Own" exercises and Study Guide questions may also be written up in this notebook at the parent's discretion. This notebook should be carefully prepared and preserved as part of the student portfolio for future reference by the student. In addition, the notebook is also important evidence of work completed which may be required by college admissions officers or government officials at some point in the future. The average student will probably need to commit a minimum of an hour and a half per day to completion of his science studies.

The other departure from the procedure outlined in the text is the testing protocol. Rather than the open-end tests found in the "Solutions and Tests" manual, you will be required to take an on-line, objective test upon completion of each module. These tests will be comprised of multiple-choice, true/false, or matching questions, with grades recorded by the computer and saved as part of your on-line portfolio. You should enter the on-line test page only after careful review of all material covered in the module. Many of these test questions are simple modifications of test questions found in the manual. Thus, solutions to on-line test questions may usually be found in the "Solutions & Test" manual. On occasion, an on-line test question will refer you to an illustration or table in the "Solutions & Test" manual.

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