Course Curriculum
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Welcome To Introductory Science!
- Get Started!
- Activity Supply List
- Creative Commons Licensing
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Week 1 - Introduction
- God's Word is the Final Say-So
- How Did God Create?
- Why 7 Days?
- Creation: Day 1
- Creation: Days 2 and 3
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Week 2 - Introduction
- Creation: Days 4 and 5
- Creation: Days 6 and 7
- Activity: Creation Pictures
- Dominion
- Dominion
- Great Scientists
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Week 3 - Science Skills and Tools
- The Scientific Method
- Skills
- Activity: Observation
- Skills
- Tools
- Made in God's Image
- Activity: Bird Feeders
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Week 4 - Earth Science: Meteorology
- Introduction
- The Atmosphere
- What is Weather?
- Precipitation
- The Water Cycle
- Activity: Tin Cans
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Week 5 - Earth Science: Meteorology
- Temperature
- Activity: Weather Observation
- Why We Have Seasons
- Winter and Spring
- Summer and Fall
- Activity: Leaf Rubbing
- God Gives Us Everything
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Week 6 - Earth Science: Meteorology
- Storms
- Activity: Storm Formation
- Thunder and Lightning
- Wind
- Activity: Anemometer
- Tornadoes and Hurricanes
- The Great Flood
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Week 7 - Earth Science: Geology
- Introduction
- The Earth's Layers
- Rocks
- Soil
- Landscapes
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Week 8 - Earth Science: Geology
- Volcanoes
- Activity: Volcano
- Ice Age
- Glaciers
- Earthquakes
- Erosion
- Activity: Erosion
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Week 9 - Earth Science: Geology
- Introduction
- Video Activity: Fossils
- Animals and Plants of the Past
- Animals and Plants of the Past
- Fossil Fuels
- What About Dinosaurs
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Week 10 - Earth Science: Oceanography
- Introduction
- Facts and History
- Fresh and Salt Water
- What's at the Bottom?
- Ocean Tides
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Week 11 - Life Science: Plants
- Introduction
- Reproduce After Their Kinds
- Structure and Function, Roots
- Activity: Avocado Plant
- Structure and Function, Leaves
- Stems
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Week 12 - Life Science: Plants
- Flowers
- Flowers
- Seeds
- Activity: Apple Seeds
- Ferns
- Pine Trees
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Week 13 - Life Science: Plants
- What Plants Need to Grow
- Where Plants Live
- What Happens in Fall and Winter
- Classify Plants
- Uses of Plants
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Week 14 - Earth Science: Astronomy
- Introduction
- Why God Created the Heavenly Objects
- Optional Activity: Sundial
- Anatomy of the Solar System
- Revolving and Review of Seasons
- Rotating
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Week 15 - Earth Science: Astronomy
- The Sun
- Telescopes
- Activity: Telescope
- The Moon
- Activity: Flashlight, Mirror & Moon
- The Moon
- Optional Activity: Moon Phases
- Constellations
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Week 16 - Life Science: Underwater Creatures
- Introduction
- Reproduce After Their Kind
- On the Bottom
- On the Bottom
- On the Bottom
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Week 17 - Life Science: Underwater Creatures
- Freshwater Fish
- Video Activity: Saltwater
- Saltwater Fish
- Sharks and Rays
- Octopus and Squid
- Whales and Dolphins
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Week 18 - Life Science: Flying Creatures
- Introduction
- Insects: Butterflies and Moths
- Insects: Bees
- Insects: Grasshoppers
- Reptiles
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Week 19 - Life Science: Flying Creatures
- Birds: Characteristics
- Birds: Characteristics
- Activity: Egg
- Birds: Hummingbirds
- Birds: Geese, Ducks, Swans
- Birds: Birds of Prey
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Week 20 - Life Science: Flying Creatures
- Birds: Owls
- Bats: Characteristics
- Bats: Megabats
- Bats: Microbats
- Bats: Echolocation
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Week 21 - Life Science: Land Creatures
- Introduction
- Snails and Worms
- Spiders and Scorpions
- Amphibians: Characteristics
- Amphibians: Tadpoles and Metamorphosis
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Week 22 - Life Science: Land Creatures
- Reptiles: Characteristics
- Reptiles: Turtles
- Reptiles: Crocodiles and Alligators
- Reptiles: Dinosaurs
- Reptiles: Dinosaurs
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Week 23 - Life Science: Land Creatures
- Mammals: Characteristics
- Mammals: Monotremes
- Mammals: Marsupials
- Mammals: Herbivores
- Mammals: Carnivores
- Activity: Classifying
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Week 24 - Life Science: Human Beings
- Review
- Nervous System: Brain
- Nervous System: Spinal Cord and Nerves
- Nose and Tongue
- Eyes
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Week 25 - Life Science: Human Beings
- Ears
- Activity: Catching The Ruler
- Skeletal System
- Skeletal System
- Muscular System
- Skin
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Week 26 - Life Science: Human Beings
- Circulatory System
- Respiratory System
- Digestive System
- How Long Has God Been Here, Really?
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Week 27 - Life Science: Be Healthy
- Introduction
- Nutrition
- Nutrition
- Health
- Health
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Week 28 - Life Science: Ecology and Natural Resources
- Introduction
- Dominion Review
- Energy
- Energy
- Trees
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Week 29 - Life Science: Ecology and Natural Resources
- Introduction
- Environments and Habitats
- Habitats: Antarctica
- Habitats: Grassland
- Habitats: Tropical Rainforest
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Week 30 - Physical Science: Matter
- Introduction
- Matter
- Solid
- Liquid
- Gas
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Week 31 - Physical Science: Matter
- Prediction and Observation: Gases
- Prediction and Observation: Solids
- Mixtures
- Changing Matter
- Sinking and Floating
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Week 32 - Physical Science: Energy
- Introduction
- Heat
- Light: Energy
- Light: Moving
- Light: Refraction
- Activity: Refraction
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Week 33 - Physical Science: Energy
- Light: Reflections and Shadows
- Sound: Sound is Vibration
- Sound: Sound Waves
- Sound: Sound Waves
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Week 34 - Physical Science: Motion
- Introduction
- Cause and Effect: Changing Direction
- Activity: Push Pull
- Types of Motion and Speed
- Gravity
- Friction
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Week 35 - Physical Science: Magnets
- Magnets
- Magnets
- Activity: Magnets
- Conclusion
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