General Science I Course Overview

General Science I 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 600 course, providing a set of basic scientific skills and a broad survey of the major areas of science. Some of the areas covered in General Science I include the scientific method, overview of the four major areas of science, mathematics in science, astronomy, the atmosphere, natural cycles, weather and climate, human anatomy and physiology, and careers in science.

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

• What is Science: Students will explore the tools and methods of a scientist, the four major areas of science, and look at several careers in science.
• Perceiving Things: Students will learn about the metric system, different types of measurement and methods of presenting data.
• Earth in Space (Part 1): Students will learn about the constellations and the history of astronomy.
• Earth is Space (Part 2): Students will learn the components of the solar system and their movements.
• The Atmosphere: Students will learn about the structure of the atmosphere, and the cycles occurring within it.
• Weather: Students will learn about the causes of weather, how it is measured and forecasted.
• Climate: Students will explore the types of climates around the world and the factors that affect climate.
• The Human Anatomy (Part 1): Students will explore the building blocks of the human body and several of its systems.
• The Human Anatomy (Part 2): Students will learn about other systems in the human body.
• Working in Science: Student will explore different types of scientists and the work they do.