Tracks 1 & 2 are identical. The same class content is offered for both hours.
Textbooks for student use will be provided and must be returned at the end of the semester.
Students will complete a worksheet for homework each week. Tests will be given twice each semester.
This class is designed to give students both solid science information and hands-on experimentation. Students will be exposed to scientific terminology. During each class, the teacher will review with the students from the Real Science 4 Kids (Gravitas Publications) text. Experiments are designed to engage the students in an actual scientific investigation through hands-on labs or a demonstration by the teacher.
Fall Semester: Chemistry
Real Science Chemistry will introduce students to the essentials of chemistry. Students will explore atoms and the periodic table, molecules, chemical reactions, acids and bases, neutralization reactions, mixtures and separating mixtures, energy molecules in food, polymers, proteins and nucleic acids, and more.
Spring Semester: Physics
Real Science Physics will introduce students to the basic building blocks of physics in a way that is easy for students to understand. Students will explore the laws of physics, force, energy, work, potential and kinetic energy, chemical energy, electrical energy and electric charge, heat, magnets, momentum, inertia, friction, sound, light, the conservation of energy, and more.