San Francisco Bay Area In-Person Pods
We'll come to you and run a class!
What The Course Looks Like
This is a full year course. We'll meet 30 times, for 2-hours, once per week. Plan on about 1 hour of work outside of class time.
The year is broken into six, 5-week units. Each 5-week unit looks has all of this...
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5 in-person class sessions, 2-hours each, led by Michael
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10 labs (so do the math, this is 60 labs per year!)
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10 sets of write-up questions, guiding students to make observations and build theories
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5 chapters of guiding videos and readings
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5 problem sets to check understanding
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5 sets of resource extension links so students can bone up, review, and research a wide set of related topics.
Lab supply kits are provided! ... the only way to do science right! (real equipment, not just plastic stuff)
**We only run courses for self-organized groups. If you have a group of at least 8 middle schoolers, reach out via the form below and we can discuss setting up a class.
Online Pods - Anywhere
We'll send each student a lab kit and run an online class!
What The Course Looks Like
Everything is the same as above except for two differences
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We meet once per week for 90 minutes to discuss results from previous labs and do another lab together.
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During the week students run one lab on their own (or with other students), study the articles and videos on the course platform, and submit hypotheses and lab write-ups. This typically takes 2 hours of work outside of class time.
**We only run courses for self-organized groups. If you have a group of at least 8 middle schoolers, reach out via the form below and we can discuss setting up a class.
Middle School Courses
Available Now!
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The Chemistry of Air
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The Chemistry of Atoms
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Elements and Reactivity
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The Mass of Oxygen
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Atomic Mass
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The Periodic Law
Coming soon: 2023-2024
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The Steam Engine
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Entropy
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Electricity
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Circuits
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The Color of Light
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The Hydrogen Atom
Coming soon: 2023-2024
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Buoyant Continents
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Plate Tectonics
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Darwin
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Genetics and Evolution
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Organic Chemistry
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The Origin of Life
Find more Course Information here.
Homeschool Course Interest Form
If you are interested in setting up a science pd, let me know!
I'll do a quick screen share with you, take you on a spin of the course platform, and you'll quickly see how it will work with your group.
Michael Finnegan, Ph.D.
Founder & CEO