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Knowing which science courses to offer your student at the secondary level and
when to offer them can seem difficult. In reality, course sequencing for junior
high and high school isn't that hard when you know one important fact: A
student's mathematics level is the key factor for his or her success or failure
in the high school sciences. If you make sure that your child is well prepared
mathematically for the science course he or she will take, you will have gone a
long way toward assuring your student's academic success.
Here is our recommended timeline for science courses:
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Not Science-Oriented
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Science-Oriented
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Math Prerequisite
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7th grade
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General Science
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General Science
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None
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8th Grade
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Physical Science
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Physical Science
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7th Grade math
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Freshman
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Biology*
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Biology*
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None
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(Supplement I)
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Sophomore
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Chemistry*
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Chemistry*
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Algebra I
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(Supplement II)
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Junior
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Physics*
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Physics*
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Algebra I, Geometry; basic Trigonometry functions
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(Supplement III)
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Senior
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Supplements
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Advanced Biology
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None
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OR Adv. Chemistry
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Algebra II
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OR Adv. Physics
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Trigonometry
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OR Marine Biology
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None
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* These courses can be spread over 4 years for the student who is not
science-oriented
Your student's math level should drive this time line, especially if the
student is science-oriented. When the student begins Algebra I, that's when
Biology begins.
For the years leading up to junior high school, we recommend that your science
curriculum be flexible, such as the Young Explorer Series that we publish.
Even if your student is not science-oriented, he or she will benefit from
exposure to Biology, Chemistry, AND Physics. You never know when a lifelong
interest may be sparked!
These OPTIONAL supplemental readings for science-oriented students do not
replace the main courses listed. They merely give your student additional
science material to learn if your student is interested. Here are some
suggestions:
Supplement I
Evolution: The Fossils Still Say No!,
Dr. Duane T. Gish, Master Books paperback ISBN 0890511128
Reasonable Faith: The Scientific Case for Christianity,
Dr. Jay L. Wile, Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc., Paperback ISBN
0965629406
Supplement II
What is Creation Science,
Dr. Henry M. Morris and Dr. Gary E. Parker, Master Books, Paperback ISBN
0890510814
Environmental Overkill: Whatever Happened to Common Sense?
Dixy Lee Ray, Regnery Gateway, Hardcover ISBN 0895265125, Paperback ISBN
0060975989
Supplement III
Evolution: A Theory In Crisis,
Michael Denton, Adler & Adler, Paperback ISBN 091756152X
Darwin's Black Box,
Michael Behe, Touchstone Books, Hardcover ISBN 0684827549, Paperback ISBN
0684834936
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