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Science 300 is a basic elementary course intended to expose students to the designs and patterns in God’s physical universe. This course provides a broad survey of the major areas of science. Some of the areas covered in Science 300 include the human body, plants, animals, health and nutrition, matter, sound waves, earth science, and heat energy.

The course seeks to develop the student’s ability to understand and participate in scientific inquiry. The units contain experiments and projects designed to build on children’s natural curiosity

 

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Science 300 Online

Unit 1 – YOU GROW AND CHANGE

  1. Course Overview
  2. Your Body Breathes Air
  3. The Body Needs Oxygen
  4. Experiment: Breathing Patterns
  5. Experiment: Your Lungs –  Kid Science Balloon 
  6. Quiz 1
  7. Your Body Digests Food
  8. Experiment: Taste Test
  9. Quiz 2
  10. Your Body Exercises and Rests
  11. Experiment: How To Take Your Pulse
  12. Quiz 3
  13. Your Body is Different from an Animal
  14. Quiz 4
  15. Review Game
  16. Test
  17. Alternate Test
  18. Reference
​Unit 2 – PLANTS
  1. Plant Parts
  2. Experiment: Study a Stem – Plant Stems Are Like Pipes – Celery Experiment
  3. Quiz 1
  4. Plant Growth
  5. Quiz 2
  6. Plant Changes
  7. Experiment: Plant a Piece of Potato – Alyssa | How to grow potatoes
  8. Quiz 3
  9. Review Game
  10. Test
  11. Alternate Test
  12. Reference

    Unit 3 – ANIMALS: GROWTH AND CHANGE

    1. ​​Animals and The Environment
    2. Experiment: Heat Energy Comparison
    3. How Heat affects Soil and Water 
    4. Inquiry 3.1 Heating of Soil, Water and Sand.MP4
    5. Quiz 1
    6. How Animals are Different
    7. Animal Structures
    8. Eating and Breathing
    9. Project: Sort Birds By Type – Bird Feeding Adaptations: How Beaks are Adapted to What Birds Eat
    10. Quiz 2
    11. How Animals Grow and Change
    12. Quiz 3
    13. Review Game
    14. Test
    15. Alternate Test
    16. Reference

    Unit 4 – YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT

    1. How to Build a Healthy Body
    2. How to Build a Healthy Body-2
    3. Quiz 1
    4. How to Plan for Healthy Eating
    5. Project: Breakfast Chart 
    6. How to Follow the USDA MyPlate Dietary Guidelines
    7. Healthy Breakfast Scramble Using MyPlate Guidelines – ChooseHealthLA.com 
    8. Project: Lunch Chart – Choose My Plate: A Lunch Lady’s Guide to Healthier Eating
    9. Project: Dinner Chart – MyPlate Nutrition Guide
    10. Quiz 2
    11. How to Form Good Health Habits
    12. Caring for the Eyes and Body
    13. Quiz 3
    14. Review Game
    15. Test
    16. Alternate Test
    17. Reference

    Unit 5 – PROPERTIES OF MATTER

    1. Chemistry and Robert Boyle
    2. Properties of Matter
    3. Experiment: Volume – Math Learning: Learn about Volume of objects
    4. Experiment: Is Air Matter?
    5. Air is Matter?!
    6. Balancing Balloons – Air Has Weight
    7. Experiment: Is Water Matter? – Finding the Mass of a Liquid
    8. Quiz 1
    9. Physical Changes
    10. Experiment: Melting Ice Cubes
    11. Chemical Changes
    12. Quiz 2
    13. Review Game
    14. Test
    15. Alternate Test
    16. Reference

    Unit 6 – SOUNDS AND YOU

    1. What is Sound?
    2. Quiz 1 Unit
    3. How Do Sounds Travel?
    4. How Does Sound Travel?
    5. How Are Different Sounds Made?
    6. Experiment: Loud or Soft? – Sounds of Science – Cool Science Experiment – (adapt using the sounds to the questions)
    7. Quiz 2
    8. How Do You Hear Sounds?
    9. Report: How Animals Hear 
    10. Quiz 3
    11. Review Game
    12. Test
    13. Alternate Test
    14. Reference

    Unit 7 – TIME AND SEASONS

    1. ​​How the Earth Moves
    2. Experiment: The Earth’s Rotation – Earth’s Rotation & Revolution: Crash Course Kids 8.1
    3. Experiment: Night
    4. Quiz 1
    5. Why Time Changes
    6. Quiz 2
    7. Why Seasons Change
    8. Quiz 3
    9. Review Game
    10. Test
    11. Alternate Test
    12. Reference

    Unit 8 -ROCKS AND THEIR CHANGE

    1. How Rocks are Formed: By Heat
    2. Rocks Formed by Volcanoes
    3. How Rocks are Formed: By Pressure
    4. Experiment: Bubbling Grains of Rock – Limestone Vinegar Test aka Acid Test for Carbonate Minerals
    5. Quiz 1
    6. Rocks are Changed by Wind and Water
    7. Rocks are Changed by Heat and Plants
    8. Quiz 2
    9. Rocks are Used for Building
    10. Report: Mount Rushmore 
    11. Rocks are Used for Enjoyment
    12. Quiz 3
    13. Review Game
    14. Test
    15. Alternate Test
    16. Reference

    Unit 9 – HEAT ENERGY

    1. Heat Energy (Part 1)
    2. Heat Energy (Part 2)
    3. Experiment: Static Electricity (ADULT SUPERVISION REQUIRED)- “Do Try This @ Home 2010” – Episode 27 – “Lightning in Your Hand”
    4. Quiz 1
    5. What Heat Energy Is and Does
    6. Experiment: Water Molecules – Moving Water Molecules
    7. Movement of Heat Energy
    8. Quiz 2
    9. Heat Energy Affects Our Lives
    10. Quiz 3
    11. Review Game
    12. Test
    13. Alternate Test
    14. Reference

    Unit 10 – REVIEW

    1. Physical Change: Change in Man
    2. Physical Change: Change in Plants
    3. Physical Change: Change in Animals
    4. Quiz 1
    5. The Earth
    6. Seasons and Times
    7. Quiz 2
    8. Sounds and Energy
    9. Experiment: How Sound Travels – How sound travels through different media
    10. Quiz 3
    11. Review Game
    12. Test
    13. Alternate Test
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