General Science III

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