Science

Biology The Biology course is designed as a Travel Agency experience. Students experience biology concepts and ideas through their travels and adventures. There are two purposes for this course:
1) To provide exploratory and laboratory experiences with real-life applications in the biological sciences
2) To enable students to marvel in God’s creation and defend the doctrine of creation through the Bible and scientific evidence

Chemistry Put on your safety goggles and tour this chemistry course by applying concepts to industrial environments. Students will learn about God’s wonderful Creation through the Nuclear Power Plant module to study the atom, travel through the Water Treatment Plant to study properties of matter, and move through several other industrial buildings to complete their study of chemistry. The purpose of this course is to study the composition, properties, and changes associated with matter. Laboratory investigations of selected topics in the content, which also include the use of scientific method, measurement, laboratory apparatus, and safety procedures, are an integral part of this course. You will not only learn new things about God’s creation, but you will grow in your knowledge of how the Bible relates to chemistry and life. The primary purpose of this course is to use the industrial applications of chemistry to study the composition, properties, and changes associated with matter. This course will include hands-on laboratory investigations. 

Physics The regular and honors physics course is presented as a challenging, but fun experience. Using the motif of an amusement park, Physics World students explore physics concepts using laboratory activities, videos, software, and web sites. Get in line. Tickets are going fast! The purpose of this course is to provide opportunities to study the concepts, theories, and laws governing the interaction of matter, energy, and forces, and their applications to the real world through exploratory investigations and activities. The course will also reveal many truths about Jesus Christ, our Creator and Sustainer. God, at creation, established the natural laws studied here. His designs in Nature teach us many truths about our all-powerful God.

Earth and Space Science Exploration is the key to success in this course. As a member of an exploration team, students investigate the atmosphere, freshwater hydrology, ocean floor features, plate tectonics, geologic principles, the rock cycle, geologic time, and space. Students will have the opportunity to do hands on activities in each module and they will interact with the course content in a variety of ways.
Four perspectives taken during explorations will provide the backdrop for the development of course concepts, activities, and web adventures: Global, Regional, Local, and Personal. This will be a full year, 1 credit course. Note: The honors component is built into the course, so every student who successfully completes the course as written will receive honors credit.

Marine Science Set sail on a research expedition to explore the marine environment. Our virtual expedition will leave from Tampa Bay and travel around the Earth investigating the many habitats and organisms of the oceans. As a crew member, you will be conducting research, performing experiments, gathering and analyzing data, and discovering man's interrelationship with the marine environment. The purpose of the course is to provide an overview of the marine environment. The content includes the nature of science, the origins of the oceans, the chemical and physical structure of the marine environment, ecology of the various sea zones, marine communities, and the interrelationship between man and the ocean.  We will learn about God’s Creation and how to better fulfill his charge to care for and rule over the earth.