Christian Education Institute

Possible courses for this coming school year

(held at Robin’s house)

• Electricity (A study of the existence, storage, and movement of charges)

We will use simple electrical circuits, a few technical and non-technical instruments and 25,000 and 100,000 Mfarad capacitors to answer searching questions about the origin and nature of charges, how and where they do or do not travel, how they affect bulbs in series and parallel circuits, the purpose of cells and batteries, the effects of resistance and conductance, flow rates and pressure changes, and the use of meters.

Level: 8-12^th; This discovery lab can be added onto a physical science or full physics text.

Time: 2 hours per week, on a Wed-Fri, day and time to be determined by those interested

Duration: 14-wk fall sem, Sept-Dec (Thanksgiving week off); spring sem Jan-May (optional)

Cost: $200 per semester and a $50 materials fee (payable upon registration)

Materials: No text required, a 3-ring binder for handouts and lab sheets

• Biology Lab-only Course (To compliment a text or use as an elective semester as named below)

Sem 1: Zoology (A study of the Animalia Kingdom) We will look at live and preserved organisms both under the microscope and with the naked eye, learn names and organizational classifications, study structure-function correlation, and understand their relationship to the biosphere.

Sem 2: Anatomy and Physiology We will dissect mink and/or cats, studying the skeletal and muscular systems, comparing them to human anatomy and function. We will delve into the other systems (such as digestive, cardio-pulmonary, reproductive, endocrine, and urinary) as time permits.

Level: high school, This hands-on lab can be added onto a regular biology course.

Time: 2 hours per week, on a Wed-Fri, day and time to be determined by those interested

Duration: 14-wk fall & spring semesters; Sept-Dec (Thanksgiving week off), & Jan-May (TBA)

Cost: $200 per semester and a $30 materials fee (payable upon registration)

Materials: No text required, a 3-ring binder for handouts and lab sheets

Biology Academic Text Course using the Apologia text can be added on for 2 more hours if 6 kids enroll.

Cost: $200 more per semester

Grades: Report cards issued by Robin, based on participation, homework, & quizzes.

Homework: read, do On Your Own questions, study for quizzes, keep 3-ring binder/timesheets

• Chemistry Course (what students need to know to be prepared for a college level chemistry class.)

Level: high school- I’ll teach the math but only grade concepts, so a rudimentary knowledge of algebra needed.

Time:3 hours per week, on a Wed-Fri, day and time to be determined by those interested

Duration: 14-wk fall & spring semesters; Sept-Dec (Thanksgiving week off), & Jan-May (TBA)

Cost: $300 per semester and a one-time $30 materials fee (payable upon registration)

Text: Wile, J. (2003). Exploring Creation with Chemistry: 2^nd ed. Apologia: IN.

Grades: Report cards issued by Robin, based on participation, homework, & quizzes.

Homework: read, do On Your Own questions, study for quizzes, keep 3-ring binder/timesheets

Email student’s class of choice, name, age, grade, and gender.

Upon getting 6 interested kids, we’ll decide day & time to offer class & I’ll begin collecting registrations. Class size is limited. Questions or suggestions? Email or call Robin at 533-4515.