Course title

General Science III

Pre-requisite

8th grade general science and/or earth/space/life science

Course description

General Science III is a high school science course with lab component. The course covers Physical Science standards; Earth and Space Science standards; and Life science standards. Lab experiments comprised 1 to 1.5 hours of coursework per week.

Course Labs:

General Science III includes 1 to 1.5 hours weekly of laboratory work in conjunction with classroom instruction. Lab work includes but is not limited to the following topics and experiments:

  • Magnets and magnetism
  • Atomic structure
  • Units of measure
  • Making and using a balance
  • Heat and volume relationships
  • Specific gravity: displacement
  • Specific gravity: buoyancy
  • Earthquake shockwaves
  • Weathering and erosion
  • Diffusion
  • Effects of sulfuric acid
  • Solids; liquids; and gasses
  • Microorganisms
  • Rock cycle
  • Waves and the ocean: geology and properties of the ocean

Course details include:

OUR ATOMIC WORLD

? Structure of matter

? Radioactivity

? Atomic nuclei

? Nuclear energy

VOLUME; MASS; AND DENSITY

? Measure of matter

? Volume

? Mass

? Density

PHYSICAL GEOLOGY

? Earth structures

? Weathering and erosion

? Sedimentation

? Earth movements

HISTORICAL GEOLOGY

? Sedimentary rock

? Fossils

? Crustal changes

? Measuring time

BODY HEALTH 1

? Microorganisms

? Bacterial infections

? Viral infections

? Other infections

BODY HEALTH 2

? Body defense mechanisms

? Treating disease

? Preventing disease

? Community health

ASTRONOMY

? Extent of the universe

? Constellations

? Telescopes

? Space explorations

OCEANOGRAPHY

? History of oceanography

? Research techniques

? Geology of the ocean

? Properties of the ocean

SCIENCE AND TOMORROW

? The land

? Waste and ecology

? Industry and energy

? New frontiers

SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS

? Measurement

? Practical health

? Geology and astronomy

? Solving problems

School country

United States

School state

Arizona

School / district Address

5025 East Carefree Highway

School zip code

85331

Requested competency code

Lab Science

Date submitted

Approved

Yes

Approved competency code

  • LINT
  • Integrated science

Approved date

Online / Virtual

No