Middle School Lab Science

Course: Middle School Science
Grade Level: 6-8
Day/Time: Monday 10:25am – 11:55am OR Wednesday 9:00 – 10:30am OR Wednesday 10:40am – 12:10pm OR Wednesday 12:40 – 2:10pm OR Wednesday 2:20 – 3:50pm
Instructor: Natalie Slaton
Cost: $77 per month + $55 application fee
Online Availability: Students cannot enroll in this class as an Online Real Time student. All students must attend in person. If you are sick or traveling, you can join via Zoom for up to two consecutive weeks.
Books: Call 1-800-848-9500 to order all four textbooks, or shop used online. All four books are the 3rd edition and published in 2004/2005.

• Prentice Hall Science Explorer: Astronomy, ISBN: 0131150952

• Prentice Hall Science Explorer: Sound and Light, ISBN: 0131151010

• Prentice Hall Science Explorer: Human Biology and Health, ISBN: 0131150898 

• Prentice Hall Science Explorer: Electricity and Magnetism, ISBN: 0131151002

Description: This is a comprehensive course designed to prepare the student for high school science by introducing them to Life, Physical, and Earth Science concepts. A hands-on lab will be incorporated into each class, and students will learn to create a lab report following the scientific method. This class is packed full of scientific facts, projects and group activities that reinforce science concepts, and also help students to learn to work collaboratively. Our goal is to help students become more amazed by our Creator, who designed and cares about the tiniest detail of the vast world we live in, and to be able to think critically about how science is presented in our world today. We desire that not only will students leave this class well prepared for high school science courses, but also with a curiosity about the mysteries of this world that God has in store for us to discover! We use a three-year rotation of books, so students may enter as 6th graders and take this class until they are ready for High School Biology and High School Physical Science. Homework, labs, andreview quizzes will be given each week with a test every 3-4 weeks. We will start with the Astronomy book in August.

Course: Biology 
Grade Level: 9-11 (Advanced 8th graders may apply)
Day/Time: Tuesday 8:00 – 9:50am OR 12:30 – 2:20pm OR 2:25 – 4:15pm
Instructor: Carlee Hilger
Cost: $88 per month + $60 application fee
Online Availability: Students can enroll in this class as an Online Real Time student, pending teacher approval.
Book: Shop online for a used book from Amazon or order directly through Abeka. You can also order it through any other used book website.

• Abeka Biology: God’s Living Creation, (4th edition, 2015), ISBN: 0019777701 

Description: Step into the fascinating and exciting world of living things! Each week students will have the privilege of doing a hands-on lab such as microscopy, pig dissection, bacteriology, pathology, resting heart rate, testing lung capacity, and much more. Few Biology courses in the Chattanooga area offer such extensive hands-on labs every week! That’s over 30 college preparatory labs happening in one year!   Research, presentations, projects, debates, discussions, and fun labs make this class a Hilger favorite.  Homeschool parents consistently tell us that it is hard to be successful in setting up labs at home. Let us do the prep work for you! Homework will be given each week, while tests are given every four weeks and a comprehensive final exam at the end of each semester. Our students are fully prepared for whatever science class they move on to next.