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Prof. Fee: $0
Homework: yes
Hours/Week: 2
Max/Min Students: 12/6
Grade Range: 4-6FY ** This is a full-year course, with the expectation that students will continue for the entire year. **
Apologia Exploring Creation with Zoology is an in-depth, yet age-appropriate study of Zoology from a Biblical perspective. This class is primarily hands-on lab and small group work to supplement the readings at home.
During this course, through lecture, class discussions, activities and fun experiments, your children will begin exploring the dynamics of flight and animal classification, understanding why the design we see in these incredible creatures points us to our Creator God. Your children will then investigate entomology, the study of insects. Then, get ready for the exciting adventure of learning about birds. After becoming amateur ornithologists, your children will explore the world of chiropterology, which is the study of bats. When your children complete this study of zoology, they will never view nature in the same way again. Their eyes will be open to the different species that live in their midst, enjoying and understanding nature to the fullest. They will become true scientists as they come to know nature and the fascinating world that God created.
Course Expectations: Read lesson to prepare for short weekly quiz, participate in class discussions/experiments, work on Exploring Creation Notebooking Journals, Term Projects and enjoy learning together as we explore some of God's vast and wonderful creation.
Materials Fee: ** SIBLING DISCOUNT: If you have two siblings in the SAME hour, they may share a lab kit and pay a $6 course fee for the second child. To receive this discount, register both students for the same class, and also register one of your students for class code KIT. Your family invoice will be adjusted manually when payments are made. If you do not have the KIT code on your family schedule, it is assumed that you wish to pay for your students to have their own lab kit. **May or may not have an additional $5 fee in the Spring 2016 for all returning students.
Teacher Provides: Each lesson has an experiment (14 total for the year). A kit is available for purchase. We need a 6 student minimum to receive the discounted co-op price of $38/kit. I will order for the group and bring the kits each week that we are to perform experiments. Will also provide other items necessary for in class activities.
Students Provide: Exploring Creation with Zoology 1 Flying Creatures of the 5th Day text, and Note booking Journal both by Jeannie Fulbright (see apologia.com or creationsensation.com) If you wish to use a free notebook journal please email me lynneil@sbcglobal.net and I will email this journal to you, to print off and place in a three-ring binder. Students also need to bring to class blank paper, lined paper, colored pencils, and pencil.
Prerequisites: This course is recommended for students in grade levels 1-6.
Workload: The text has 14 lessons and we will cover one lesson per 2 weeks. The longest lesson is about 20 pages of reading, but most are shorter. The students will also use the Exploring Creation Note booking Journal. The text is interesting and easy to read so this should be a light to moderate workload. The semester weeks will alternate with first week; lesson review, short quiz or activities, and the second week; activities and experiment, Term Projects. Grades will not be given - the quiz will not be difficult if the lesson has been read.
** This ID is assigned to classes not on the current class schedule. The codes and descriptions are available then to revive to offer again. **
Details:Class meets on Monday from 10:00 PM to 10:55 AM