First Semester: September 2 - December 16 (No Class: Nov 25, Dec 23 and 30)

Second Semester: January 13 - May 19 (No Class: Feb 17, and Mar 31)

Virtual Middle School Earth Science(6th - 7th)

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Time: Wednesday 10:45 - 12:15am
Course description: This course will be held for 1.5 hours per week for 32 total sessions. In this course, we will focus on maps, minerals, rocks, soil, erosion, volcanoes, plate tectonics, the atmosphere, energy resources, the earth-moon system and much more. We will use a mixture of cooperative learning, thinking maps, lectures, notes, and lab experiments to assist with understanding the topics.

Curriculum: Earth and Space Science, Glencoe Science, 2011 edition. ISBN: 978-0-07-888003-2

Virtual Middle School Life Science(6th - 8th)

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Time: Wednesday 12:45 - 2:15pm
Course description: This course will be held for 1.5 hours per week for 32 weeks. In this course, we will focus on the characteristics of living things, life cycles, plant and animal cell structure, ecology, genetics, classification of organisms, the structure and function of human cells tissues organs and organ systems and the structure and function of plants. We will use a mixture of cooperative learning, thinking maps, lectures, notes, and lab experiments to assist with understanding the topics.

Curriculum: Glencoe Science: Life Science. California Edition 2008, ISBN: 978-0-07-877800-1

Virtual High School Chemistry(10th - 12th)

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Time: Wednesday 2:30 - 4:30pm
Prerequisite: Algebra 1 or may be taken concurrently
Course description: This course will be held for 2 hours per week for 32 total sessions. In this course, we will focus on matter, density, the periodic table, physical and chemical reactions, atoms, acids and bases, Lewis structures, chemical formulas and much more. We will use a mixture of cooperative learning, thinking maps, lecture, notebooks, and lab experiments to assist with understanding the topics. As scientific learners, students will analyze the data collected from expirements, answer questions, and write a lab report.

Curriculum: Glencoe High School Chemistry: Matter and Change (2016 edition). ISBN: 978-0076774609

Virtual High School Biology(9th - 10th)

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Time: Friday 1:00 - 3:00pm
Prerequisite: Algebra 1 or may be taken concurrently
Course description: This course will be held for 2 hours per week for 32 weeks. This course will emphasize the development of student's scientific process skills, laboratory techniques and an understanding of the fundamental principles of living organisms. Topics include cell structure and function, genetics and heredity, diversity of living organisms and their ecological roles, and an introduction to animal structure and function. As scientific learners, students will analyze the data collected from expirements, answer questions, and write a lab report.

Curriculum:
• Glencoe Science Book: "The Dynamics of Life" California Edition 2005. ISBN: 0078665809
• Biology for NGSS student workbook - Tracey Greenwood, Lissa Bainbridge-Smith, Kent Pryor, Richard Allan. (2nd edition). ISBN: 9781927309469

Tutoring

I do one to one tutoring in Science (High School Biology, Chemistry or Physics), Math (Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus and Calculus).