GENERAL SCIENCE II academic library (SCIENCE 800)

GENERAL SCIENCE II ONLINE (SCIENCE 800)
​General Science II is a basic intermediate course intended to expose students to the designs and patterns in God’s physical universe. This course expands on the Science 600 and General Science I courses, providing a set of basic scientific skills and a broad survey of the major areas of science. Some of the areas covered in General Science II include the history of science, structure and properties of matter, health and nutrition, types of energy, electricity and magnetism, work , energy, forces, simple machines, balance in nature, natural cycles and resources. 
SMART SCIENCE VIRTUAL LABS
All science courses have a lab portion which is an essential part of the learning process in science. 

Our lab partner is Smart Science Virtual Labs allowing our students to have a consistent lab experience.

No expensive equipment or supplies to purchase for your labs as all are completed virtually.  Students should view the accompanying video to be successful in their lab experience.  
Smart Science is for the online NFC Academy Teacher Program grades 6-12. Home Teacher Programs in science will complete science labs in the online course. Neither program will require expenditures for science supplies and equipment.
Unit 1 - SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
  1. Course Overview
  2. Science Today
  3. Post-Renaissance Science
  4. Essay: Mendel - Write a 500 word, well-organized essay describing Gregor Mendel, his discoveries, and the impact of those discoveries. Gregor Mendel was an Austrian monk and is considered the father of genetics. Many historians have described Gregor Mendel as an obscure monk who stumbled onto the nature of hereditary mechanisms while tending his garden between morning and evening prayers. However, he was clearly an alert and practical scientist who entered the monastery as part of his academic training as well as in response to his religious convictions. During life prior to joining the monastery, Mendel exhibited an active interest in crop improvements as demonstrated by the many awards he received for developing new varieties of fruit and vegetables. Also, he established thirty-four "pure" strains of peas in his garden in preparation for hybridization experiments. In 1865 he published the results of his seven years of study on cross-breeding of his garden peas.
  5. Quiz 1
  6. Today's Scientist
  7. Quiz 2
  8. Science and Technology
  9. Limitations
  10. Quiz 3
  11. Special Project: Smart Science Virtual Lab – Simple Graphs
  12. Special Project - Smart Science Virtual Labs - Measuremement
  13. Test
  14. Alternate Test
  15. Reference
Unit 2 - STRUCTURE OF MATTER (PART 1)
  1. Properties of Matter (1)
  2. Properties of Matter (2)
  3. Quiz 1
  4. Atoms and Molecules
  5. Molecules
  6. Quiz 2
  7. Elements
  8. Compounds
  9. Mixtures
  10. Quiz 3
  11. Special Project: Smart Science Virtual Lab – Volume Graphs
  12. Test
  13. Alternate Test
  14. Reference
Unit 3 - STRUCTURE OF MATTER (PART 2)
  1. Matter and Change
  2. Solutions
  3. Chemical Changes
  4. Nuclear Changes
  5. Quiz 1
  6. Acids
  7. Quiz 2
  8. Bases
  9. Experiment: Cabbage
  10. Quiz 3
  11. Salts
  12. Quiz 4
  13. Special Project: Smart Science Virtual Lab –  Chemical Changes
  14. Special Project: Smart Science Virtual Lab –  Acids and Bases 
  15. Test
  16. Alternate Test
  17. Reference
Unit 4 - HEALTH AND NUTRITION
  1. Foods and Digestion
  2. Quiz 1
  3. Diet
  4. Experiment: Food Record - Record your diet for a week utilizing the chart model given in the example.  You may make your own chart, but it should keep the records as noted. After every meal or snack, estimate how much of each food group you ate. Keep track of this and enter in the appropriate box. If you have satisfied the recommended amount for all of the food groups, check that day at the end of the chart.  Follow the directions given to you in the assignment.
  5. Quiz 2
  6. Nutritional Diseases
  7. Essay: Nutrition - Cover the topic as completely as possible. This essay should be at least 1,000 words. Include a short bibliography. Before you write this essay, read more about earth pollution, food processing, food refining, and so forth. Many books and magazines on these subjects are available.
  8. Quiz 3
  9. Hygiene
  10. Quiz 4
  11. Special Project: Smart Science Virtual Lab –  Foods and Fat
  12. ​Test
  13. Alternate Test
  14. Reference
Unit 5 - ENERGY (PART 1)
  1. Mechanical Energy
  2. Potential Energy
  3. Quiz 1
  4. Other Forms of Energy
  5. Chemical Energy
  6. Atomic Energy
  7. Quiz 2
  8. Energy Conversion and Entropy
  9. Quiz 3
  10. Special Project: Smart Science Virtual Lab –  Pendulum Energy Ideas
  11. Test
  12. Alternate Test
  13. Reference
Unit 6 - ENERGY (PART 2)
  1. Magnetism
  2. ​Electricity and Magnetism
  3. Quiz 1
  4. Electricity
  5. Electrical Circuits
  6. Quiz 2
  7. Energy for the Future
  8. Quiz 3
  9. Special Project: Smart Science Virtual Lab –  Voltage and Power
  10. Test
  11. Alternate Test
  12. Reference
Unit 7 - MACHINES (PART 1)
  1. Distance
  2. Essay: Scientists - Use outside sources to research one of these Christian scientists: Isaac Newton, Robert Boyle, or Nicolaus Copernicus. The report should be at least four hundred words. Include sections on your subject's life, discoveries, and Christian testimony.
  3. Measuring Distance
  4. Quiz 1
  5. Force
  6. Force Vectors
  7. Quiz 2
  8. Work
  9. Work and Energy
  10. Quiz 3
  11. Special Project: Smart Science Virtual Lab –  Work Energy Theorem
  12. Test
  13. Alternate Test
  14. Reference
Unit 8 - MACHINES (PART 2)
  1. Friction
  2. Types of Friction
  3. Quiz 1
  4. Levers
  5. Quiz 2
  6. Wheel and Axle, Pulleys, and Gears
  7. Quiz 3
  8. Inclined Plane, Wedge, and Screw
  9. Quiz 4
  10. Special Project: Smart Science Virtual Lab –  Pulleys
  11. Special Project: Smart Science Virtual Lab –  First Class Levers
  12. Special Project: Smart Science Virtual Lab –  Inclined Plane
  13. Test
  14. Alternate Test
  15. Reference
Unit 9 - BALANCE IN NATURE
  1. Photosynthesis and Food
  2. Food
  3. Quiz 1
  4. Natural Cycles
  5. The Water Cycle
  6. Quiz 2
  7. Balance and Disruption
  8. Resources
  9. Quiz 3
  10. Special Project: Smart Science Virtual Lab –  Photosynthesis and Light
  11. Test
  12. Alternate Test
  13. Reference
Unit 10- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  1. Basic Science
  2. Characteristics of Matter
  3. Matter in Change
  4. Quiz 1
  5. Energy
  6. Chemical and Atomic Energy
  7. Magnetism and Electricity
  8. Machines at Work
  9. Quiz 2
  10. Life Science
  11. Quiz 3
  12. Vocations in Science and Technology
  13. Quiz 4
  14. Special Project: Smart Science Virtual Lab –  Flame Test
  15. Test
  16. Alternate Test