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—General Science II Online (Science 800)—

Science 800

 

General Science II (Science 800) is a basic intermediate course intended to expose students to the designs and patterns in God’s physical universe. This course expands on the Science 600 and General Science I courses, providing a set of basic scientific skills and a broad survey of the major areas of science. Some of the areas covered in General Science II include the history of science, structure and properties of matter, health and nutrition, types of energy, electricity and magnetism, work , energy, forces, simple machines, balance in nature, natural cycles and resources.

 

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Science 800 Online – General Science II

Unit 1 – SCIENCE AND SOCIETY

  1. Course Overview
  2. Science Today
  3. Post-Renaissance Science
  4. Essay: Mendel
  5. Quiz 1
  6. Today’s Scientist
  7. Scientific Notation
  8. Significant Figures
  9. Quiz 2
  10. Science and Technology
  11. Essay: DiVinci
  12. Limitations of Science and Technology
  13. Quiz 3
  14. Test
  15. Alternate Test
  16. Reference

Unit 2 – STRUCTURE OF MATTER (PART 1)

  1. Properties of Matter (1)
  2. Experiment: Determining Volume
  3. Experiment: Metric Measurements
  4. Properties of Matter (2)
  5. Quiz 1
  6. Atoms
  7. Molecules
  8. Quiz 2
  9. Elements
  10. Compounds
  11. Mixtures
  12. Experiment: Mixtures
  13. Quiz 3
  14. Test
  15. Alternate Test
  16. Reference

Unit 3 – STRUCTURE OF MATTER (PART 2)

  1. Matter and Change
  2. Experiment: Phase Change
  3. Solutions
  4. Chemical Changes
  5. Experiment: Forms of Change
  6. Quiz 1
  7. Acids
  8. Quiz 2
  9. Bases
  10. Experiment: Cabbage
  11. Quiz 3
  12. Salts
  13. Quiz 4
  14. Test
  15. Alternate Test
  16. Reference

    Unit 4 – HEALTH AND NUTRITION

    1. Foods and Digestion
    2. Quiz 1
    3. Diet
    4. Experiment: Food Record
    5. Quiz 2
    6. Nutritional Diseases
    7. Essay: Nutrition
    8. Quiz 3
    9. Hygiene
    10. Quiz 4
    11. Test
    12. Alternate Test
    13. Reference

    Unit 5 – ENERGY (PART 1)

    1. Mechanical Energy
    2. Potential Energy
    3. Quiz 1
    4. Other Forms of Energy
    5. Chemical Energy
    6. Nuclear Energy
    7. Quiz 2
    8. Energy Conversion and Entropy
    9. Essay: Entropy
    10. Quiz 3
    11. Test
    12. Alternate Test
    13. Reference

    Unit 6 – ENERGY (PART 2)

    1. Magnetism
    2. Experiment: Magnetism
    3. Electricity and Magnetism
    4. Quiz 1
    5. Electricity
    6. Electrical Circuits
    7. Quiz 2
    8. Energy for the Future
    9. Experiment: Hot Dog Cooker
    10. Quiz 3
    11. Test
    12. Alternate Test
    13. Reference

    Unit 7 – MACHINES (PART 1)

    1. Distance
    2. Essay: Scientists
    3. Measuring Distance
    4. Quiz 1
    5. Force
    6. Force Vectors
    7. Quiz 2
    8. Work
    9. Work and Energy
    10. Quiz 3
    11. Test
    12. Alternate Test
    13. Reference

       

      Unit 8 – MACHINES (PART 2)

      1. Friction
      2. Types of Friction
      3. Experiment: Friction Investigation
      4. Quiz 1
      5. Levers
      6. Quiz 2
      7. Wheel and Axle, Pulleys, and Gears
      8. Experiment: Pencil Sharpener
      9. Quiz 3
      10. Inclined Plane, Wedge, and Screw
      11. Quiz 4
      12. Test
      13. Alternate Test
      14. Reference

      Unit 9 – BALANCE IN NATURE

      1. Photosynthesis and Food
      2. Food
      3. Quiz 1
      4. Natural Cycles
      5. The Water Cycle
      6. Quiz 2 
      7. Blame and Disruption
      8. Resources
      9. Quiz 3
      10. Resources
      11. Quiz 3
      12. Test
      13. Alternate Test
      14. Reference

        Unit 10- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

        1. Basic Science
        2. Characteristics of Matter
        3. Matter in Change
        4. Quiz 1
        5. Energy
        6. Chemical and Nuclear Energy
        7. Magnetism and Electricity
        8. Machines at Work
        9. Quiz 2
        10. Life Science
        11. Quiz 3
        12. Vocations in Science and Technology
        13. Quiz 4
        14. Test
        15. Alternate Test
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