All of our science sequences have been designed to exceed the A-G requirements and can be taken with additional material to prepare a student for the AP examination.
Our science courses are topic specific and help students to focus on specific concepts and practices as they would in college.
With every academic year course you get: - feedback from instructors
- student constructed portfolio
- optional homework and tests
Science course pricing:school day course - $695after school course - $495summer week program - $695
*Discounts apply if you purchase more than one course.
The approach is very different from what is found elsewhere. Courses are: - lab-based, not textbook based
- structured by concepts rather than standards
- contextualized by history
- designed for cognitive discovery
In this immersive environment, students find themselves excited about and interested in science. Lovers of science can experience topics more deeply than they ever could from a book. Skeptical students find that science comes alive through this uniquely designed curriculum.
| Introductory LabsThe Introductory Lab Sequence (ILS) is really the ideal place for new middle school students to start. It helps students get acquainted with how our classes run and introduces them to our most important sciences. This opens the door to a modern understanding of chemistry, biology, physics. Imagine trying to explain an ion pump in a cell without knowing what electrons and molecules are!
Our foundational science course, bringing one of nature's most fascinating realities into the palm of your students' hands. This study of quantum physics is an unforgettable journey.
This beginning laboratory chemistry course allows students to conduct the major historical experiments that led to the grandest achievement in chemistry: the assembly of all the matter in the universe into a periodic table that ultimately expresses all chemical principles.
This beginning biology course covers structure and function of plants and animals, origin of life and evolution theory, and basic concepts of ecology. Students will gain an understanding of the diversity and evolutionary relationships in living organisms.
Chemistry (AP)The Chemistry Sequence is a focused study of the structure of matter, states of matter, reactions, descriptive chemistry, and laboratory technique. This sequence is appropriate for students who have completed the ILS or are in high school.
In this amazing course students will unlock the science of calorimetry which is the birthing grounds for both thermodynamics and quantum physics! Students will discover the fundamental techniques of how solutions can be formed and manipulated. This course will bring students into the 20th century of chemistry introducing them to our modern conceptualization of the atom, molecules, and the methods of spectroscopy.
| Biology (AP)The Biology Sequence is a great follow up for the Chemistry Sequence. It can be thought of as a study of organic molecules, cells, heredity, evolution, organisms, and populations. This course is best taken after students have taken the Chemistry Sequence and are in high school.
Cell Biology
Using optical microscopes with magnification up to 1600x, students are going to investigate major cell types and their cellular structure. They are expected to unveil the cell cycle themselves without any given information from the instructor, just like what scientists did during 1920s to 1950s! The class will also explore major cell activities including proliferation, photosynthesis and respiration, differentiation, cell aging and death.
BioChemistry
From this course, students will find out why carbon is so unique in the chemistry of life. With a good understanding of carbon centered chemical bonds, students will construct common macromolecules found in living things and explore the properties of these molecules.
Genetics
In this course, students will follow Gregor Mendel and Thomas Morgan's discoveries on classic genetics into modern molecular genetics. Classic genetics studies Mendelian inheritance and the chromosome theory of inheritance developed by Morgan. DNA, RNA, protein and phenotype are the core concepts of molecular genetics, which studies structure and function of genes at molecular level.
Physics (AP)
The Physics Sequence is a tour de force of the physical sciences, unlocking the fundamental concepts behind mechanics, fluid and thermal physics, electricity and magnetism, waves and optics, and nuclear physics. This physics curriculum surpasses the A-G requirements and can optionally prepare students for the AP Physics test. This sequence is appropriate for students who have completed the ILS or are in high school.This course covers the geometry and physics of lenses, mirrors, and waves. It is a beautiful marriage of mathematics and hands-on science. The title gives it away. Students will learn the phenomena of Electricity and Magnetism and discover the laws that bind them into one force. Circuits, circuits, circuits. This course will immerse students into the physics of circuitry and teach them how the different components interact.
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