Grade Level: 8th – 9th a-g certified (if charter approved)
Cost of class: $450* per semester (two-semester course)
*See Locations and Schedules for possible additional Student Fees that may be added to your classes and possibly payable with charter funds.

Note: Lab supplies will be provided when students are In-Person for class. For online students, a supply list will be provided so they may do the experiments with us. The cost of lab supplies should also be covered by charter school funds if purchased through an approved vendor.

This class will cover material in the following areas: 

• Method of scientific study
• Energy and motion
• Acceleration and momentum
• Matter (solid, liquid, gas)
• Atomic structure and chemical bonds
• Properties of substances
• Light
• Sound waves
• Electrical phenomena
• Electronics
• Nuclear reactions
• Energy sources

This a-g level physical science class meets once a week for 90 minutes. The class meets for 30 weeks per year (15 weeks/semester). Students will have weekly live lectures and hands-on labs. Reading, lab homework, and testing will be completed online at home. There will be 1 self-directed project, 1 science fair project, and 1 research paper in addition to the regular class work. The course introduces concepts in chemistry and physics. Subjects covered will include the scientific method, metrics and conversions, matter, atomic structure and chemical bonding, and properties of matter as well as energy and motion, acceleration and momentum, Newton’s laws, and the gas laws. A unit on the electromagnetic spectrum including focused material on sound and light will be covered. A unit of electricity, magnetism, and energy sources will conclude our study.