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Course Overview

Science 600 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 300-500 elementary courses, providing a broad survey of the major areas of science. Some of the areas covered in Science 600 include the study of plant and animal systems, plant and animal behavior, genetics, the structure of matter, light and sound, kinematics, planet Earth, the solar system, and astronomy.

The course seeks to develop the student’s ability to understand and participate in scientific inquiry. The units contain experiments and projects to capitalize on children’s natural curiosity. The student will explore, observe, and manipulate everyday objects and materials in their environment. Students at this level should begin to understand interrelationships between organisms, recognize patterns in ecosystems, and become aware of the cellular dimensions of living systems. Collectively, this should help students develop and build on their subject-matter knowledge base.

Upon completion of the course, students should be able to do the following:

  • Use their main senses for observation of the world around them.
  • Describe the different systems in plants and animals.
  • Explain the different ways plants and animals behave.
  • Explain how Mendel used observation to develop his theories.
  • Demonstrate a basic knowledge of chemical structure and the periodic table.
  • Discuss light and sound waves.
  • Describe motion as it relates to force and work.
  • Explain how time and season are related to the rotation and revolution of the earth.
  • Identify common stars and constellations.

Bible Translation Permissions & Usage Statements:

Depending on your school settings, Bible translations in your coursework may be from the one of the following translations: King James Version, New American Standard Bible, or the English Standard Version. Below are the permissions to use whichever Bible translation has been selected as your school setting.

If the King James Version (KJV) translation has been selected:

Scripture quotations marked “KJV” are taken from the Holy Bible, King James Version (Public Domain).

If the New American Standard Bible (NASB) translation has been selected:

Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. 

If the English Standard Version (ESV) has been selected:

Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated in whole or in part into any other language. Users may not copy or download more than 500 verses of the ESV Bible or more than one-half of any book of the ESV Bible. ESV Permissions ESV Full Copyright Notice and Permissions Information 

Additional Resources

Some assignments in this course require the use of resources that must be supplied by the user. A list of these outside resources is available from the link below.

List of required resources

In addition to the default course program, Science 600 includes extra alternate assignments, experiments/projects, and tests for use in enhancing instruction or addressing individual needs. These are listed below.

Unit 1

  • Experiment: Growing Roots
  • Alternate Test

Unit 2

  • Project: Heart
  • Project: Lungs
  • Quiz: Bone Quiz
  • Alternate Test

Unit 3

  • Report: Instincts
  • Experiment: Trial and Error
  • Report: Man’s Influence
  • Alternate Test

Unit 4

  • Project: Flower Structure
  • Project: Lima Bean Embryo
  • Report: Genetics
  • Project: Pea Pod
  • Alternate Test

Unit 5

  • Project: Atomic Number
  • Project: Chart and Diagram
  • Report: Chemical Discoveries
  • Project: From Memory
  • Project: Cause and Effect
  • Project: Chemical Symbols
  • Project: Discussion
  • Alternate Test

Unit 6

  • Project: Create a Rainbow
  • Experiment: Mixing Color Lights
  • Experiment: Mixing Colorants
  • Alternate test

Unit 7

  • Project: Unscramble Activity
  • Report: Horsepower and Watts
  • Experiment: Your Horsepower
  • Alternate Test

Unit 8

  • Experiment: Balloon Globe
  • Project: Fact or Opinion
  • Report: Planets
  • Alternate Test

Unit 9

  • Report: Great Astronomers
  • Project: The Spectroscope
  • Experiment: Spectrography
  • Experiment: Oil on Water
  • Project: Constellations
  • Alternate Test

Unit 10

  • Report: Biomes
  • Alternate Test
 
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