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Intermediate Physical
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$119.95
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Recommended to be taken during one of the highlighted years. |
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 Suitable for 4th to 6th grades. This course is presented in such a clear, concise, and interactive manner, that students find themselves enjoying and succeeding in science. Students use “real life” projects in their experiments, helping to make the scientific principles they are learning tangible. The course covers all of the standards and benchmarks set by the National Science Education Standards for Physical Science: 4th to 8th grade.
 7th or 8th grade physical science course. Additional lessons (included with the standard course) for 7th and 8th grades make this an engaging and thorough middle school level physical science curriculum covering all of the standards and benchmarks set by the National Science Education Standards for Physical Science: through 8th grade.
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Comes complete with an interactive and engaging CD with 126 lessons, a student logbook, teachers manual, and all necessary materials to complete each project and experiment. |
Designed for three to four lessons each week, for thirty six weeks. Each lesson includes an experiment or activity and takes between 30 and 45 minutes to completed. |
If a student has a limited background in physical science, this can be used in 9th grade as well.
There are a few
basic tools and supplies that will be needed such as a
pencil, scissors, and low-melt glue gun. For a specific list, click here. |
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Below is an explanation of how each lesson is laid out.
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Chapters & Questions
Each lesson begins
with a chapter on the scientific principle the student is learning,
followed by comprehension questions. |
Projects & Experiments
Students build projects and use them to conduct experiments applying what they have
learned during
the lesson. The
step-by-step
pictorial
instructions ensure success. |
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Student Logbook
The student logbook is used to record questions and scientific data using the scientific method. |
Teacher's Manual
The teacher's manual includes an overview of assessment and grading, scope and sequence, a complete answer key with sample hypothesis and theories, and unit reviews/tests. |
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Section Reviews
Each section is
followed up by a
review that assesses
the student’s understanding of the major topics covered. |
Captain Code
After each review, a code is given to the
student to do a fun “Captain Code” activity. |
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Click here for what is included with the further studies.
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Further Studies
The CD includes a section called “Further Studies”. These lessons and activities are designed as additional tools to further challenge the student’s scientific skills. The regular year-long course meets all of the National Science Education Standards for physical science -- grades four through six. Adding the “Further Studies” section meets all of the National Science Education Standards for physical science -- grades four through eight. |
Minimum
System Requirements |
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Works with: Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000,
Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows Vista |
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• Intel Pentium II 450MHz or faster processor
(or equivalent)
• CD-ROM drive
•128MB of RAM
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• PowerPC G3 500MHz or faster processor
• CD-ROM drive
•128MB of RAM |
Free disk space required
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116 MB Elementary curriculum
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284 MB Intermediate Curriculum
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Free disk space required
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116 MB Elementary curriculum
• 284 MB Intermediate curriculum |
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complete project based curriculum
All materials included Hands on projects experiments interactive cd
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Homeschool Science Curriculum -- Hands-on and project-based |
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