| AREAS OF STUDY: Bible: Alpha Omega Bible 8 Overview: Prayer (organizaton of the Lord's Prayer, purpose of the Lord's Prayer, history of the Lord's Prayer, practical use of prayer) Sin and Salvation (the nature of sin, the need for salvation, how to receive salvation, the results of salvation) Attributes of God (God's justice, God's immutability, God's eternal nature, God's love) Early Church Leaders (the early church, the church of the Middle ages, the Renaissance, the Reformation) Early Church History (the Roman Empire, the background of the Jews, the ministry of Jesus, the Jerusalem church) The Early Churches (the church at Antioch, the missionary journeys, the Jerusalem Conference, New Testament churches) The Book of Proverbs (literary forms and outline, objectives and purposes, influence on the New Testament, key themes. Today's Problems (guidance for behavior, characteristics of friendship, studying effectively, finding God's will) Understanding Parents (human parents, biblical parents, children's responsibility, parents and children as a team) Walking with God (prayer and salvation, the attributes of God, the early church leaders, Christian living) History/Geography: Alpha Omega History and Geography 8 Overview: Europe Comes to America (voyages of Columbus, Spanish exploration, other exploration, the first colonies) British America (English colonies, government, lifestyle, wars with France) The American Revolution (British control, rebellion of the Colonies, War for Independence, Constitution) A Firm Foundation (Washington's presidency, Adams administration, Jeffersonian Democracy, War of 1812) A Growing Nation (Jacosonian Era, northern border, southern border, Industrial Revolution) The Civil War (Division and Session, Civil War, death of Lincoln, Reconstruction) Gilded Age to Progressive Era (rise of industry, Wild West, America as a world power, Progressive era) A World in Conflict (Worl War I, Great Depression, New Deal, World War II) Cold War America (origins of the Cold War, Vietnam, Truman to Nixon, ending the Cold War) Recent America and Review (Europe to independence, Colonies to Civil War, Civil War to World War II, World War II through Cold War) Language Arts: ABeka English 8 Kelsey also participates in "Knowledge Readers", a book discussion group composed of other high school homeschoolers. Mathematics: "Video Text" Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Albebra II Kelsey also receives a monthy salary which she must budget into savings, tithing, and spending money to last until the next "payday". Science: Apologia Biology I w/ Lab - CP Course (120 hrs) 1.0 credits Final Grade 97.00. Labs are performed in a group setting. All Labs and Dissections were performed. Overiew: Biology, The Study of Life (Introduction, What is Life?, DNA and Life, Energy Conversion and Life, Sensing and Responding to Change, All Life Form Reproduce, Life's Secret Ingredient, The Scientific Method, Spontaneous Generation: The Faithful Still Cling to It!, Biological Classification, Characteristics Used to Separate Organisms into Kingdoms, The Definition of Species, Biological Keys, Experiment 1.1: Using a Biological Key, Naming Organisms Based on Classification, The Microscope, Experiment 1.2: Introduction to the Microscope) Kingdom Monera (Intro, Bacteria, Metabolism in Bacteria, Asexual Reproduction in Bacteria, Sexual Reproduction in Bacteria, Other Forms of Bacterial "Reproduction", Bacterial Colonies, Experiment 2.1: Pond Life A, Classification in Kingdom Monera, Specific Bacteria, Preventing Bacterial Infections, Experiment 2.2: Pond Life B, Kingdom Protista (Intro, Experiment 3.1: Pond Life C, Classification in Kingdom Protista, Subkingdom Protozoa, Phylum Sarcodina, Phylum Mastigophora, Phylum Ciliophora, Phylum Sporozora, Experiment 3.2: Subkingdom Protozoa, Subkingdom Algae, Phylum Chlorophyta, Phytum Chrysophyta, Phylum Pyrophyta, Phylum Phaecophyta, Phylum Rhodophyta, Experiment 3.3: Subkingdom Algae, Summing Up Kingdom Protista) Kingdom Fungi (Intro, General Characteristics of Fungi, Reproduction of Fungi, Classification in Kingdom Fungi, Phylum Amastigomycota, Experiment 4.1: Class Basidiomycetes, Experiment 4.2: Yeast and the Fermentation process, Phylum Mastigomycota, Experiment 4.3: Molds and Mildews, The Imperfect Fungi, Optional Experiment 4.4: The Imperfect Fungi, Phylum Myxomycota, Symbiosis in Kingdom Fungi, Summing Up Kingdom Fungi) The Chemistry of Life (Intro, Atoms: The Basic Building Blocks of Matter, Elements, Molecules, Changes in Matter, Physical Change, Experiment 5.1: Osmosis and Diffusion, Chemical Change, Photosynthesis, Organic Chemistry, Experiment 5.2: The Fragility of an Enzyme, DNA) The Cell (Intro, Cellular Functions, Cell Structure, Experiment 6.1: Cell Structure 1, How Substances Travel In and Out of Cells, Experiment 6.2: Cell Structure II, How Cells Produce Energy, Protein Synthesis) Cellular Reproduction (Intro, Genes, Chromosomes, and DNA, Experiment 7.1: DNA Extraction, Mitosis: The Common Form of Asexual Reproduction, Experiment 7.2: Mitosis, Diploid Chromosomes, Meiosis: The Cellular Basis of Sexual Reproduction, Viruses) Genetics (Intro, Gregor Mendel, Mendel's Experiments, Updating the Terminology, Punnett Squares, Pedigrees, More Complex Genetic Crosses, Experiment 8.1: A Dihybrid Cross, Sex and Sex-Linked Genetic Traits, Experiment 8.2: Sex-Linked Genetic Traits, Genetic Disorders and Diseases, Experiment 8.3: The Environmental Factor) Evolution - Part Scientific Theory, Part Unconfirmed Hypothesis (Intro, Charles Darwin, Darwin's Theory, Microevolution and Macroevolution, Inconclusive Evidence: The Geological Column, The Details of the Fossil Record: Evidence Against Macroevolution, Structural Homology: Formerly Evidence for Macroevolution, Molecular Biology: The Nail in Macroevolution's Coffin, Macroevolution Today, Who Do So Many Scientists Believe in Macroevolution?) Ecosystems (Intro, Energy and Ecosystems, Symbiosis, The Physical Environment, The Water Cycle, The Oxygen Cycle, The Carbon Cycle, Experiment 10.1: Carbon Dioxide and the Greenhouse Effect, Summing Up) The Invertebrates of Kingdom Animalia (Intro, Symmetry, Phylum Porifera: The Sponges, Experiment 11.1: Observation of a Sponge From Genus Grantia, Phylum Cnidaria, Experiment 11.2: Observation of a Hydra, Plylum Annelida, Optional Dissection Experiment #1: The Earthworm; Phylum Plaatyhelminthes, Experiment 11.3: Observation of a Planarian, Phylum Nematoda, Phylum Mollusca, Summing Up The Invertebrates) Phylum Arthropoda (Intro, General Characteristics of Arthropods, Class Crustacea, The Crayfish, Optional Dissection Experiment #2: The Crayfish, Class Arachnida, Classes Chilopoda and Diplopoda, Class Insecta, A Few Orders in Class Insecta, Experiment 12.1: Insect Classification) Phylum Chordata (Intro, Subphylum Urochordata, Subphylum Cephalochordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Class Agnatha, Class Chondrichthyes, Class Osteichthyes, Optional Dissection Experiment #3: The Perch, Class Amphibia, Optional Dissection Experiment #4: The Frog, Summing Up, Experiment 13.1: Field Study II) Kingdom Plantae: Anatomy and Classification (Intro, Basic Plant Anatomy, The Macroscopic Stucture of a Leaf, Experiment 14.1: Leaf Identification, The Microscopic Structure of a Leaf, Leaf Color, Experiment 14.2: Anthocyanin and Leaf Color, Roots, Stems, Experiment 14.3: Microscopic Investigation of Leaves and Stems, Classification of Plants, Phylum Bryophyta: The Non-Vascular Plants, Vascular Plants) Kingdom Plantae: Physiology and Reproduction (Intro, Plant Physiology, How a Plant Depends on Water, Water Absorption in Plants, Water Transport in Plants, Plant Growth, Insectivorous Plants, Reproduction in Plants, Vegetative Reproduction, Sexual Reproduction in Plants, Experiment 15.1: Flower Anatomy, The Reproductive Process in Plants, Seeds, Fruits, and Early Plant Development, Experiment 15.2: Fruits) Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals (Intro, Class Reptilia, Classification of Reptiles, Order Rhynchocephalia, Order Squamata, Order Testudines, Order Crocodylia, Dinosaurs, Class Aves, Experiment 16.1: Bird Embryology, A Bird's Ability to Fly, Classification in Class Aves, Experiment `6.2: Bird Identification, Class Mammalia, Classification in class Mammalia, Summing It All Up) Computer Science: Intro to Computer Science: Using Text Computers Don't Byte and practical experience with hardware and software. CP Course, (120 hrs, 1.0 credits) Final Grade 99.00. Keyboarding: Using program Mavis Beacon Typing (120 hrs, 1.0 credits) Final Grade 100.00. Foreign Language: Kelsey was able to take Intro to Spanish at Midlands Tech, one of their Continuing Ed classes that they offered for homeschoolers during the day. Practiced immersion Spanish by labeling items in the house, using Spanish whenever possible, practiciing with Dad, ordering in Spanish at a Spanish restaurant. Spanish text, "Power Glide Spanish". Art: Mr. Algers' Art Class Visual Song Fine Art School. Art of mixed media, art history, art appreciation. CP Course, (120 hours, 1.0 credit) Final Grade 100.00) Physical Education: Kelsey is on the YMCA Swim Team in Senior Group this year and her swim times continue to improve. ABOUT KELSEY'S YEAR: Kelsey has worked one day per week this year at our church providing daycare during Bible study classes. She began working at the YMCA as an Aquatics Aide teaching swim lessons in April 2004.. BOOKS READ THIS YEAR: "Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix" by J.K. Rowling "Traveler's Gift" by Andy Andrews "The Scarlet Pimpernel" by "Redwall" by Brian Jacques "Lord of the Rings - Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkein "Miracle on 34th Street" by "Downriver" by Will Hobbs "The Man Who Was Poe" by Avi "One Eyed Cat" by Paula Fox "The Swiss Family Robinson" "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" "Around the World in Eighty Days" Daniel DeFoe "The Hiding Place" by Corrie Ten Boom "Mystery of Edisto Island" by Idella Bodie "The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe" CS Lewis "The Adventures of Robin Hood" by Lancelyn Green "A Journey to the Center of the Earth" Jules Verne "The Three Musketeers" by Alexandre Dumas |
| EIGHTH GRADE Kelsey School Year 2003-2004 Age: 13 & 14 |
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