What's included
15 live meetings
12 hrs 30 mins in-class hoursHomework
1-2 hours per week. 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.Letter Grade
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.Class Experience
US Grade 6 - 8
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 with any questions the students have about the homework or material covered the week before. Then the new material for that week will be presented; slides, videos, pictures, and actual demonstrations or labs will be used throughout the course. Messages in the classroom will be utilized if students have any questions on homework throughout the week. Some homework assigned will be worksheets and others will be at-home experiments using household items. Please view the supply list for supplies. I will make sure to keep parents updated via classroom posts on what will be needed for the upcoming week. Homework assignments that are uploaded to the teacher will be graded but grades are used at the parent's discretion. Please note, fewer numbers of students may result in a shortened class time. There will be no refunds issued for a student(s) missing class.
Learning Goals
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.
Syllabus
Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum15 Lessons
over 15 WeeksLesson 1:
What is motion?
Students will learn what motion, speed, and velocity mean and how to calculate them.
-Homework this week will be an inclined ramp experiment at home.
50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Forces
This week we explore balanced and unbalanced forces as well as friction and gravity. Gravity both on Earth and in space will be discussed.
-Homework this week includes an at-home scavenger hunt and picture collage of balanced/unbalanced forces, static/sliding/rolling/fluid friction.
50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Newton's Laws
Students will learn about Newton's Laws of Motion this week.
-Homework this week includes a gravity experiment using coins.
50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Forces in Fluids
This week we turn to the forces present in liquids and will talk about pressure, buoyancy, and density.
-Homework this week will see students building a raft to support cargo.
50 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Learning Needs
Activities are not mandatory and can be adapted to fit the needs of each individual learner. Notes and homework can be digitally manipulated if student prefers, graded or not, no reading out loud in class.
Parental Guidance
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.
Pre-Requisites
Some math and simple equations are used in class. Intermediate understanding of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division will be helpful.
Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Degrees
Master's Degree from Western Governors University
Bachelor's Degree in Science from Missouri Southern State University
I was a middle school science teacher for 10 years. I have also homeschooled my daughter (who is now graduated) for 10 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.
Reviews
Live Group Course
$18
weekly or $270 for 15 classes1x per week, 15 weeks
50 min
Completed by 94 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-13
3-11 learners per class