Manual Academy Science Courses 

ScienceFusion:

         ScienceFusion gives students a meaningful way to interact with science.  Every click, every page turn, every lab and activity is an opportunity for students to ask questions, think critically, and make informed decisions.  In any direction a student turns, they will be asked to inquire, think, predict, analyze, and apply.  These skills are the foundation for success in science, in school, and in life.  With ScienceFusion your students do much more than read about science concepts.  At every moment, they use their curiosity, as well as their reasoning skills, to discover, interact, and apply what they’ve learned.             

Biology:

          This course is a standards-based study of living things: origins, structures, functions, heredity, growth and development, interactions among, and behavior of living things. Emphasis is placed on the utilization of mathematical, analytical, data acquisition, and communication skills as well as interdisciplinary approaches to discovery. Concepts and skills are reinforced by a strong emphasis on hands-on laboratory experiences and the integration of other branches of science. Applications to society, individuals, and the utilization of technology are included, as is consideration of the impact of human activity on biological systems.

Physical Science:

          Physical Science is an integrated, laboratory based approach to science instruction in Physical and Earth science. Fundamental; principles of physics, chemistry, and earth science are explored in a constructive method of teaching as they relate to environment and technology. A thematic approach is used to integrate the different science disciplines into a study of astronomy, physics, meteorology, tectonics, and ecology.

Chemistry:

          This course is a standards-based study of fundamental chemical concepts, such as atomic theory and its relation to chemical behavior, chemical bonding, the mote and stoichiometry, molecular kinetics, energy relationships, solution dynamics, acids-bases, equilibrium, organic and biological chemistry, and nuclear interactions. Emphasis is placed on the utilization of mathematical, analytical, data acquisition, and communication skills as well as interdisciplinary approaches to discovery.

Physics:

          This course is a standards-based study of fundamental physics concepts, such as measurements, calculation, and graphing in kinematics and dynamics, propagation and conservation of energy and momentum, gravitation and orbital mechanics, heat and thermodynamics, waves, optics, electromagnetic phenomena, and relativity and quantum physics. Emphasis is placed on the utilization of mathematical, analytical, data acquisition, graphical, and communication skills as well as interdisciplinary approaches to discovery.

Anatomy Physiology

          This course provides a comprehensive study of the anatomy and physiology of the human body. Topics include body organization, homeostasis, cytology, histology, and the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems, and special senses. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of principles of anatomy and physiology and their interrelationships.

Earth Science:

            This course is a standards-based study of the Earth and beyond.  Students will investigate the core of the Earth and explore far-away planets with comprehensive and up-to-date content.  Environmental science and other cross-disciplinary connections help students integrate Earth science with other studies and improve their critical-thinking skills.    Earth Science is a laboratory science designed to develop an understanding of the earth and its surroundings through the study of the following topics: Meteorology, geology, astronomy, climatology, and oceanography.  Earth Science provides the student with a framework for the understanding of everyday life.  Weather forecasting, volcanic activity, earthquakes, storms, polar ice caps, the atmosphere, and plate tectonics are some of the topics covered that relate directly to students’ everyday lives.