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Life Science

Course Catalog ID:
4489
Subject Categories:
New and Improved, Science
Description

This course provides a full introduction to the biological sciences to help middle school students prepare for the concepts they will learn in high school Biology, and to encourage a strong curiosity about life sciences. Topics include cell structure, genetics, organism characteristics and classification, bacteria and viruses, protists and fungi, animal structures and functions, some human anatomy, ecology, and more. Students will learn how to conduct successful experiments and perform data analysis. The course will improve critical thinking skills and develop lab-writing skills. This course will improve student readiness for high school life sciences and promote higher grades in high school lab sciences.

Prerequisites
Grade Levels*:
7, 8
* Enrollment restricted based on Date of Birth and Grad Year (whichever is more limiting). Enrollment outside these levels requires written concurrence from TPS Support.

“This class is a very fun one for me! We follow a text book which is very clear and easy to read, learn to write formal lab reports, and do fun lab activities. Tests are also fairly straight forward and in-class reviews prepares us well for it. Overall, I’ve had a great experience learning science with this class!”

Noelle S
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Student

“I would recommend their course to others because it was very enjoyable and the course material was the right level of interesting and fun! It covered everything from animals, to people, to plants. The teacher was understanding and helpful. Overall this was a very fun course.”

Asher Q
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Student

“This course was extremely fun. All the learning material was comprehensive, and I enjoyed discussing it with my classmates and learning about it in the book. We went through many different parts of science, such as anatomy, the cell cycle, and the environment. The activities we did were great, and they made it easier for me to learn about science. Finally, I just enjoyed getting to learn more about God and his creation.”

Ellie R
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Student

“This course was fun, engaging, and I learned so much from it. The assignments were fun and there was a good amount of assignments per week – not too much to feel overwhelming, but not too little to feel like it’s too easy.”

Abby C
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Student

“This class was always pretty fun! There’s a lot of hands on assignments that really helped me stay focused.”

Randell F
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Student

“This was by far my favorite course of the year; my teacher explained everything so well, it was easy to understand everything we were taught. Classes were so fun and engaging, I would 100% recommend to anyone wanting an energetic and useful class.”

Caroline N
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Student

“This course was amazing! The teacher was helpful and fun. If you want a solid foundation for science in high school, you must take this course.”

Yeshuwa V
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Student

“This course made biology interesting and fun. I used to hate science, but now it’s my favorite subject because this class gave me chance to ask questions, watch interesting videos, and learn so much about the world around me and just how complex and amazing it is.”

Caroline H
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Student
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