Science

Our Science program is designed to help bolster scientific skills that are now becoming more challenging for students who are adapting to the new Common Core standards. We believe that students of all ages need more precise science enrichment.

Science School Year Program

During the school year program, our Science program will teach the course material on a weekly basis, covering all the important concepts pertaining to the subject material. With lectures and class collaboration, the discussions will help strengthen the science skill set for students who want to get ahead in their class. Our program is a 14-week program per session designed to enhance your child’s learning skills. The course will implement Common Core elements in addition to ensuring they understand the foundations to their subject material. There will be weekly homework assignments for each course to help reinforce the concepts taught in class. During the summer session, the science courses will preview what the students will be learning that following school year. Providing students a peek into what they will be learning will give them the confidence to tackle a new school year with a level of comfort in the course content.

Science Summer Program

During the summer program, our Science program will give students a preview of the content they will be learning the following school term. The instructors will strive to expose students to concepts that are most difficult during 1st semester’s curriculum so that there is a strong foundation and understanding that is set for the students as they endure a new year of science learning.

Science Enrichment Grades 6-12

Our Science program is designed to help bolster scientific skills that are now becoming more challenging for students who are adapting to the new Common Core standards. We believe that students of all ages need more precise science enrichment.

With our Science program, the instructor will teach the course material on a weekly basis, covering all the important concepts pertaining to the subject material. With lectures and class collaboration, the discussions will help strengthen the science skill set for students who want to get ahead in their class. Our program is a 14-week program designed to enhance your child’s learning skills. The course will implement Common Core elements in addition to ensuring they understand the foundations to their subject material. There will be weekly homework assignments for each course to help reinforce the concepts taught in class. Science courses taught during the summer will preview the material students will learn that following school year.

8th Grade Physical Science Honors

Students enrolled in the Physical Science Honors as an 8th grader will be assisted with the challenging and rigorous subject matter. The weekly material will be taught to help students get ahead in their class. Students’ questions will be answered and future chapter material will be introduced. This course is designed to help motivated students keep up with the curriculum in this accelerated eighth-grade science class.

NGSS – 9th Grade (New Generation Science Standards)

NGSS is the new science curriculum adopted by the local school system. NGSS standards will focus on three concepts: disciplinary core ideas (content), scientific and engineering practices, and cross-cutting concepts. Currently, most state and district standards express these dimensions as separate entities, leading to their separation in both instruction and assessment. The integration of rigorous content and application reflects how science and engineering is practiced in the real world. This course will give students and opportunity to investigate the different core elements that are taught including concepts related to: Biology / Chemistry / Physics / Earth Science.

(Reference: ngss.org)

Biology Honors

Students enrolled in 9th grade Honors Biology will be assisted with the subject matter. The weekly material is lectured, students’ questions are answered, and a little bit of homework is assigned to help review the concepts discussed in class. The goal of the course is to stay one step ahead of the content matter at the student’s school site. This course is designed to help motivated students keep up with the challenging curriculum of Accelerated Bio.

During the summer, the course will focus on: iIntro to Scientific Method, Biochemistry, Macromolecules, Organelles, Transport, Cellular Respiration, Photosynthesis and end with Mitosis. 

AP Biology  and AP Chemistry

In the A. P. Science classes, the instructors meet weekly to help students understand and clarify the material they will learn at school. Most often, at the school sites, teachers may not cover all the material that is required to master the AP course, therefore, our instructors at the Academy will break down the material and teach them the important concepts that are necessary in order to be successful at their school sites. Students’ questions are answered, and they learn material they may not have understood at school. This class is designed to help students keep up with the college level depth and pace synonymous with AP courses.

Chemistry Regular and Honors

The instructor will help students in Chemistry understand the concepts in their textbooks, as the class will parallel what the students are learning at their school site, however, the goal of our course is to be one step ahead.  Students in this course will be taught material through lectures and given a bit of homework for extra review. These supplemental worksheets will help build a stronger foundation for the Chemistry content taught at school.  Some of the following topics are covered: Atomic structure, Periodic law, Chemical bonding, Chemical reactions, and Stoichiometry.

AP Physics

The class will assist students who are enrolled and interested in AP Physics. The goal of the course is to help process and clarify  concepts that are typically difficult to master in a class where there are 35 other students at their school site. At the Academy, our small group setting will allow students an opportunity to ask questions, discuss, and collaborate with fellow students who are also learning and challenged by the Physics curriculum. The instructor will help to enhance student learning through lecturing and discussions. The class will emphasize understanding physics concepts and how to apply mathematical equations in solving problems. Student questions about class lectures, assignments, labs, preparing for tests, and projects will be answered and discussed.

SAT II Biology Preparation

The SAT II Biology course will prepare students in the areas of cellular and molecular biology, ecology, genetics, organismal biology, and evolution. Students will take a diagnostic test upon entering the class, review all components of the test, study major topics in biology, and then take 5 practice tests.