Introduction to General Science

Course Catalog ID:

4045

Subject Categories:

Science

Description

This course provides a broad introduction to various branches of science, including the history of science, scientific inquiry and the scientific method, documenting and interpreting experimental results, scientific analysis and history, astronomy, meteorology, oceanography, earth study, geology, paleontology, meteorology and oceanography, general chemistry, general physics, general biology and life science, marine science, environmental science, and science of creation. There is also introduction to graphing. The course contains fun and educational labs and projects, and culminates in a final project to design an experiment using the skills and concepts learned during the course.

Prerequisites

Grade Levels*:

6, 7

* Enrollment restricted based on Date of Birth and Grad Year (whichever is more limiting). Enrollment outside these levels requires written concurrence from TPS Support.

Notes and Conditions

Curriculum: This course uses the third edition of Apologia’s General Science text. It is ideal for students who are past elementary science and want to ease into middle school science with an introductory course that gives them a broad overview of science content and an introduction to graphs and labs. Students seeking more thorough middle school courses to prepare for high school science should consider TPS Life Science (prepares for HS Biology) and TPS Physical Science (prepares for HS Chemistry and Physics) as their next courses.

“This is an engaging, fun, interesting course and I highly recommend it! The class is so enjoyable as the teacher makes learning the best thing ever! Everything I learned in this class has stuck, as it is so interesting. I have never liked science before, but when I took this course, I was introduced to so many different things about science that have really engaged me. I also really enjoyed looking at how many connections there are in science with Christianity.”

Gabriella M

Student

“Science can be a tough class for a lot of 7th graders, but this class not only taught me the science information in a fun and engaging way, but it also taught me how to study and prepare for this type of class and the next level of science classes. It was taught with excellence and I would highly recommend to my fellow students.”

Levi H

Student

“I learned tons. The teacher was entertaining and funny, but also got down to business in explaining science. It was definitely my most challenging class this year. I highly suggest it. My entire family was impressed by what I learned in the class. I now understand why science is interesting and just how awesome God’s creation is.”

Ian W

Student

“This course gives a brief, yet detailed rundown on science topics such as chemistry, physics, and astronomy. There are exams, but the teacher provides great study guides to help you with them. All in all this is a great class for those dipping their toes in science.”

Theo L

Student

“This course was amazing! I learned so many cool new things. The teacher helped us a lot and answered any questions we had in class. The labs were fun to do, and the teacher gave both encouraging and helpful feedback on exams and lab reports.”

Miriam G

Student

“This course is amazing. It covers the basics of almost all the branches of science that exist. It shows the basic methods, tools, and definitions used by the scientists in each field, and it points to God in every subject. The textbook used for this course is filled with interesting experiments and lots of figures and graphs, and the text is written in an easy-to-read way.”

Alexander W

Student