Course title
General Science IIIPre-requisite
8th grade general science and/or earth/space/life scienceCourse 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 StatesSchool state
ArizonaSchool Address
5025 East Carefree HighwaySchool zip code
85331Requested competency code
Lab ScienceDate submitted
Approved
YesApproved competency code
- LINT
- Integrated science