SCI0700: Life Science
05/01/2024 to 05/30/2025 • Modified 04/27/2024Course Description
This year-long course focuses on studying natural science and creation. Students investigate basic topics in biology, including scientific inquiry, the cell and its processes, the characteristics and taxonomic classification of organisms, DNA and basic genetics, populations, and the ecosystem. Specific attention is given to analyzing the scriptural truth of Creation in contrast to evolutionary “science.” Students compare and contrast the kingdoms of living organisms and the ecosystems where they live, demonstrating their learning through various projects. In conjunction with the course, students use a customized at-home lab kit to complete lab experiments. Ultimately, students learn to examine the science of life with a biblical worldview, noting how nature and life align with the scriptural account of creation and God’s sovereignty. This course requires the purchase of an at-home physical lab kit in order to perform the labs for this course. A lab fee will be assessed automatically during Financial Check-In, and the fee is also listed on the fees page. The kit will be shipped from the first day of class and should arrive at your home within the first two weeks after the course start date. Please ensure that an accurate shipping address is on file during Financial Check-In as that will be the address to which the lab kit is shipped.
Prerequisite
Schedule
Module 1: The Nature of Science
- Week 1: What is Science Knowledge?
- Week 2: Scientific Investigations
- Week 3: The Discovery of Cells and The Cell Theory
- Week 4: Tools of a Scientist
Module 2: Cell Structure & Development
- Week 5: Cell Structure and Function
- Week 6: Cell Structure and Organization
- Week 7: The Energy Cycle – Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
- Week 8: Homeostasis and Cell Processes
- Week 9: Review and Quarter 1 Exam
Module 3: Cells & Heredity
- Week 10: Mitosis and Meiosis
- Week 11: Deoxyribonucleic Acid – DNA
- Week 12: Generations and Genetics
- Week 13: Predicting Traits and How They Change
Module 4: Evolution & Creationism
- Week 14: Change in Nature
- Week 15: The Theory of Evolution
- Week 16: The Global Flood
- Week 17: The Origin of Life
- Week 18: Review and Quarter 2 Exam
Module 5: Bacteria, Protists, & Fungi
- Week 19: Introduction to Classification
- Week 20: Archaea, Bacteria, & Viruses
- Week 21: Protist
- Week 22: Fungi and Module Test
Module 6: Plants & Animals
- Week 23: Plants
- Week 24: Animals
- Week 25: Animal & Plant Adaptations
- Week 26: Populations
- Week 27: Review and Quarter 3 Review Exam
Module 7: The Environment & Ecology
- Week 28: Environmental Cycles
- Week 29: Energy Transfer
- Week 30: Ecology
- Week 31: Relationships in the Environment
Module 8: Populations & Communities
- Week 32: Land Biomes
- Week 33: Aquatic Ecosystems
- Week 34: Biome Project
- Week 35: Human Activity
- Week 36: Review and Quarter 4 Review Exam
