High School Science

Your student’s advisor will assist you in selecting from the following science courses. Recommendations are based on current level as well as future goals.

The following course descriptions are for your information only and can seem overwhelming.

Remember, your Academic Advisor will work with you to determine the best choice to meet the specific needs of your child.

Earth Science (Business/Academic & Vocational)
Format: Correspondence course. Twelve worktexts.
Course Description
This Earth science course introduces specific areas of study such as astronomy, volcanology, topography, oceanography, meteorology and mineralogy with proofs of the Creation. Students learn about the perfection of God’s design for the universe. Weather science is a fascinating study as a part of this curriculum.

• Earth and its neighbors
• Foundations of the world ?
• The Earth’s layers ?
• Topography of the Earth’s crust
• Earth–The Blue Planet
• Oceanography ?
• Earth’s atmosphere
• Meteorology
• Earthquakes
• Mapping the world
• Understanding mineral resources
• Creation–wonders of, cycles of, resources
• Changing Earth’s face–weathering and erosion
• Earth in space
• Proof of Creation
• Proof of the flood

Click here for a sample lesson from this course (the sample will be in black and white).

Integrated Physics and Chemistry (Business/Academic & Vocational)
Format: Correspondence course. Six worktexts.
Course Description
These combined courses introduce students to physics and chemistry in a nonthreatening way. Students are “walked” chronologically through development of the Periodic Table of the Elements by learning about the men and women who discovered the elements. This highly engaging approach captivates students’ interests and “compels” them to learn about the application of physics and chemistry to daily life. IPC encourages students to assess data through the scientific method of discovery.

Physical Science-S (College Prep)
Format: Correspondence course. Twelve worktexts.
Course Description
Science does not have to be mind-boggling! This physical science course presents, in clear and understandable language, an introduction to chemistry and physics. After finishing the course, students will have a better understanding of science, and a college-bound student will have a good foundation for more rigorous chemistry and physics courses. The first physical science unit has a pop-out section that includes a Periodic Table of the Elements and rules for solving problems.

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Biology A/AO/SO (College Prep)
Format: CD-ROM, correspondence course. 10 or 12 worktexts.
Course Description
When God created our earth, He filled it with a vast array of living creatures. This course explores the wonders of that living Creation. Included are studies of birds, mammals, fish, amphibians, reptiles, sponges, coelenterates, mollusks, echinoderms, worms, arthropods, plants and microorganisms. A study of the human body includes the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, circulatory, respiratory, digestive and endocrine systems. Genetics and embryology are incorporated into the study of the human reproductive system.

This course is available in both worktext format and on CD-ROM.

Biology-AP (Honors)
Format: Hardbound text with CD-ROM and Internet enhancements.
Course Description
Exploring Creation With Biology is a college-prep biology course that provides a detailed introduction to the methods and concepts of general biology. Heavily emphasizing the vocabulary of biology, it provides the student with a strong background in the scientific method, the five-kingdom classification scheme, microscopy, biochemistry, cellular biology, molecular and Mendelian genetics, evolution, dissection and ecosystems. It also provides a complete survey of the five kingdoms in Creation.

This course is presented in a textbook format.

Chemistry-S (College Prep)
Format: CD-ROM or correspondence course with 10 or 12 worktexts.
Course Description
Students are given a solid introduction to the science of chemistry. All units view the material from a Biblical perspective and provide necessary helps for student success. Topics covered include organic and inorganic chemistry, biochemistry, molecular bonding, chemical reactions, gas laws, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, balancing of chemical equations, Periodic Table of the Elements, properties of metals, nonmetals and metalloids, chemical equilibrium, thermodynamics, acids and bases, and quantitative and qualitative analysis.

Click here for a sample lesson from the CD-ROM course (the sample will be in black and white).

Click here for a sample lesson from the correspondence course (the sample will be in black and white).

Chemistry-W (All Programs)
Format: Correspondence course. Textbook and student workbook.
Course Description
This course is designed to be a first-year high school chemistry course and gives the student a rigorous foundation in chemistry, in order to prepare him or her for a college-level course. The course covers significant figures, units, classification, the mole concept, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics, acids and bases, redox reactions, solutions, atomic structure, Lewis structures, molecular geometry, the gas laws and equilibrium.

Physics-S (College Prep)
Format: CD-ROM or correspondence course with 10 or 12 worktexts.
Course Description
The basics of physics are practical, interesting and understandable in this completely self-contained course. The objectives for this course include measurements and mathematics, force and motion, momentum and energy, states of matter, gas laws, heat and kinetic theory, radiation and nuclear energy, electrochemistry, magnetism and electrical circuits, light and electricity, optics and optical instruments, wave motion and sound.

Click here for a sample lesson from the correspondence course (the sample will be in black and white).

Click here for a sample lesson from the CD-ROM course (the sample will be in black and white).

Physics-A (Honors)
Format: Hardbound text with CD-ROM and Internet enhancements.
Course Description
This college-prep physics course is designed for the student who has completed algebra and has had an introduction to the definitions of sine, cosine and tangent. It provides a detailed introduction to the methods and concepts of general physics. Heavily emphasizing vector analysis, this text is ideal preparation for a university-level physics course. It provides the student with a strong background in one-dimensional and two-dimensional motion, Newton’s laws and their application, gravity, work and energy, momentum, periodic motion, waves, optics, electrostatics, electrodynamics, electrical circuits and magnetism.

Advanced Chemistry (Honors and AP Course)
Format: Hardbound text with CD-ROM and Internet enhancements.
Course Description
This course is designed to be the second high school chemistry course that a student takes. In order to take this course, then, the student must have already had one year of high school chemistry. When added to that first-year course, this course “fills in the gaps,” giving the student the equivalent of the first year of college chemistry. You might have heard this kind of course called an “advanced placement” or “AP” course. In addition to a first year of chemistry, the student needs to have completed Algebra 2. The course covers detailed descriptions of limiting-reagent stoichiometry, atomic and molecular orbitals, intermolecular forces, solutions, equilibria, acids and bases, redox reactions, nuclear chemistry and organic chemistry.

Advanced Biology–Anatomy (Honors & AP Course)
Format: Hardbound text with CD-ROM and Internet enhancements.
Course Description
This is our advanced biology course. Combined with Exploring Creation With Biology, it gives the student the equivalent of a university biology course. In other words, these two courses together cover the entire “advanced placement” (AP) curriculum. In order to take this course, the student MUST have completed a first-year biology course AND a first-year chemistry course. It covers both the anatomy and the physiology of the human body’s 11 organ systems in detail. Topics covered include:

• Histology: The Study of Tissues, Skin and Bones (The Integumentary and Skeletal Systems)
• The Nervous System: Neurons and Neuroglia
• The Central Nervous System
• The Peripheral Nervous System
• The Endocrine System
• The Circulatory System
• The Lymphatic System
• The Digestive System
• The Respiratory System
• The Urinary System
• The Reproductive System

Advanced Physics (Honors and AP Course)
Format: Hardbound text with CD-ROM and Internet enhancements.
Course Description
In order to take this course, a student must have already completed a high school physics course, preferably Exploring Creation With Physics. When added to that first-year course, this course “fills in the gaps” and gives the student the equivalent of one year of university-level physics. You may have heard this kind of course called an “Advanced Placement” or “AP” course. In addition to a first-year physics course, the student must have also completed a trigonometry course in order to take Advanced Physics in Creation. The course provides detailed descriptions of kinematics, dynamics, rotational motion, gravity, oscillations, waves, optics, thermal physics, electrical forces, electrical potential, DC circuits, magnetic forces, atomic physics and nuclear physics. The student is also given an introduction to the fascinating topics of special relativity and general relativity.

Marine Biology (All Programs)
Format: Hardbound text with CD-ROM and Internet enhancements.
Course Description
This course concentrates on marine wildlife and marine habitats. It provides a survey of members of each biological kingdom that live in marine environments as well as the physiological processes and structures that help them live in such environments. It then discusses how these creatures and their physical surroundings form marine ecosystems such as estuaries and coral reefs.

In order to take this course, students must have completed a first-year biology course, preferably Exploring Creation With Biology. The course contains many experiments, some of which require microscope equipment and dissection equipment.