Description

Prepare for high school science courses with this introduction of new topics and review of science basics. You will learn more about the nature of science, Earth and space science, properties of matter, changes in matter, matter and energy, and energy flow.

Prerequisites: MS Comprehensive Science 2

Study materials (e-books, Discovery Education, etc. ...) for FLVS Global courses are INCLUDED in the price of the course.

Course Structure

Study Scope and Sequence

SEGMENT 1

Module 01—Matter
Examples and Nonexamples of science
Pseudoscientific Ideas
Steps of the Scientific Method
Units of Measurements
Weight Versus Mass
Volume and Density
Physical Properties of Matter

Module 02—Changes in Matter
States of Matter
Physical and Chemical Changes
Conservation of Mass
Thermal Energy and Chemical Change
Scientific Models

Module 03—Elements and Compounds
Atomic Theory
The Periodic Table
Valence Electrons
Compounds
Acids, Bases, and Salts
Mixtures and Pure Substances
Advanced Predicting Severe Weather

SEGMENT 2

Module 04—Cycles and Conservation
Science and Society
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
The Carbon Cycle
Scientific Modeling

Module 05—The Universe
Space and the Universe
Galaxies
Stars
Solar Properties
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Space Weather
Space Technology

Course syllabus

Materials required

For this course you need to secure the following textbook and materials (if lab kit is listed, check first the possibility of using your school lab prior to buying the lab kit):

Price

course fee: 464,- EUR / 11 040,- Kč