Middle School Physical Science-Semester 1

In this semester-long course, middle school students (appropriate for grades 6th-8th) will study Physical Science including forces, motion, energy, electricity, and magnetism.

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Completed by 26 learners

50 minutes

per class

Once per week

over 15 weeks

10-13

year olds

3-11

learners per class

per learner - per class

How does a “Multi-Day” course work?

Meets multiple times at scheduled times

Live video chats, recorded and monitored for safety and quality

Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher

Great for engaging projects and interacting with diverse classmates from other states and countries

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Pacific Time

Thu Aug 18

Aug 18 - Dec 15 (15 weeks)

Thursdays
7pm - 7:50pm

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Description

Class Experience

In this 15-week class that covers one semester, students will meet once a week and will also be expected to complete homework at home. This class will focus on five aspects of Physical Science including motion, energy, forces, electricity, and magnetism. 

Simple equations as well as multiplication and division are used during some lessons. Students are allowed to use calculators if needed. Paper and pencil will need to be available for each class. After the first week, each class will begin...

Students will be able to explore through lecture, experiments, demonstrations, homework, and discussion these five fields of physical science....force, motion, energy, electricity, and magnetism.

I was a middle school science teacher for 10 years. I have also homeschooled my daughter for 7 years. As a public school teacher, I taught Earth Science, Chemistry, Physical Science, Zoology, Biology, and more to hundreds of students. Science is a passion of mine and I find performing experiments both fascinating and illuminating when learning new scientific facts! In this class, students will have ample opportunity to perform their own experiments to reiterate the information they learn in class. I have my Bachelor's degree in Biology/Pre-Med and a Master's in Healthcare Administration.

Homework is assigned each week at the end of class. Homework will be posted in the classroom. Please allow 1-2 hours for homework each week. Most homework will be an at-home experiment but might also include worksheets or reports.

A spring scale (5-N)
2-liter soda(pop) bottle
Coins (pennies, quarters)
Skateboard or roller skate or toy car with wheels
Meter stick
Ruler
Protractor
Masking tape
Cardboard
Stopwatch
Tennis Ball
Plastic straws
Rubber bands
Empty Toilet Paper tubes
Metal spoon, plastic spoon, wooden spoon
Butter
Thermometer
2 Bar magnet
Horseshoe magnet
Paper clips
Piece of wool
Aluminum foil
Foam cups
Flashlight bulb
D battery
Insulated copper Wire
Calculator

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

A letter grade will be given for each homework assignment if students upload them in a Teacher Message. The parent will receive a teacher feedback report on the student's progress at the end of the course.

50 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 1 - 2 hours per week outside of class.

All experiments utilize household materials. Some experiments may be messy. Please read homework beforehand to determine if experiments need to be performed outside to save the house from a mess :-)  Scissors will also be used in a few experiments. Please make sure your learner can independently handle them safely.

Teacher

Mysti Chisholm, RPSGT, MBA-HM

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Lives in the United States

Science Instructor and Sleep Medical Professional

598 total reviews

540 completed classes

About Me

Hello students and parents!

I am a former Science teacher who now runs a hospital-based Sleep Lab. With a Bachelors degree in Biology, I taught middle-school science classes for 10 years before transitioning into the healthcare field. I have been...