Science
Information for each course includes academic credit and cost, description, and a listing of the materials used. Linked course names will take you to a "look inside" of the primary text.
Select courses from the following subject areas:
ASTRONOMY
69595 Lift Up Your Eye on High
Suggested Grade Level: 9th–12th
Academic Credit: 1.0
Additional Course Charge: None
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course helps students understand the stars from a Christian perspective. It points to God’s control over and plan for the stars as part of His creation.
Course Materials:
• Textbook – Lift Up Your Eyes on High: Understanding the Stars | ©1999 Christian Liberty Press | 124 pages
• Teacher's Manual – ©2016 (rev ed) Christian Liberty Press | 48 pages
• Test Packet – ©2016 (rev ed) Christian Liberty Press | 7 tests
BIOLOGY
Note: Biology courses have no required lab component. If you desire to add lab work to your course, you may purchase a biology lab kit separately. Lab assignments are completed independent of the course and are not returned to CLH for grading or record keeping.
68910 Biology: A Search for Order in Complexity
Suggested Grade Level: 9th–12th
Academic Credit: 1.0
Additional Course Charge: None
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course is a comprehensive study of the science of biology. It utilizes a Christian perspective in examining the biological systems and processes of plants and animals. The book also features an analysis of human biological systems and processes, as well as a discussion of creation verses evolution.
Course Materials:
• Textbook – Biology: A Search for Order in Complexity, 2nd edition | ©2004 Christian Liberty Press | 418 pages
• Teacher's Manual – ©2005 Christian Liberty Press | 103 pages
• Test Packet – ©2008 Christian Liberty Press | 17 tests
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60490 Biology: God's Living Creation
Suggested Grade Level: 9th–12th
Academic Credit: 1.0
Additional Course Charge: None
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course offers a complete study of biology from a Christian early-earth creationist perspective. Topics include botany, zoology, human anatomy and physiology, cellular and molecular biology, and scientific methodology and philosophy as these interact with natural history and the theory of evolution.
Course Materials:
• Textbook – Biology: God's Living Creation, 4th edition | ©2016 Abeka Book Publishers | 551 pages
• Answer Key – Biology: God's Living Creation Answer Key, 4th edition | ©2016 Abeka Book Publishers | 62 pages
• Test Packet – ©2016 Christian Liberty Press | 10 tests
69230 Exploring Creation With Biology
Suggested Grade Level: 9th–12th
Academic Credit: 1.0
Additional Course Charge: None
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course provides a detailed introduction to the methods and concepts of general biology with heavy emphasis on the vocabulary of biology. Topics include the scientific method; the five kingdoms (monera, protista, fungi, animalia, and plantae); taxonomy; microscopy; biochemistry; cellular biology; and genetics.
Course Materials [Answer key and test packet are sent in a pre-packaged bundle]:
• Textbook – Exploring Creation With Biology, 2nd edition | ©2005 Apologia Education Ministries | 594 pages
• Answer Key – Solutions and Tests for Exploring Creation With Biology, 2nd edition | ©2005 Apologia Education Ministries | 167 pages
• Test Packet – Test Packet for Exploring Creation With Biology, 2nd edition | ©2005 Apologia Education Ministries | 16 tests
CHEMISTRY
Note: Chemistry courses have no required lab component. If you desire to add lab work to your course, you may purchase a chemistry lab kit separately. Lab assignments are completed independent of the course and are not returned to CLH for grading or record keeping.
63495 Chemistry
Suggested Grade Level: 9th–12th
Academic Credit: 1.0
Additional Course Charge: $115
Prerequisites: Algebra 1
Description: This high school chemistry course begins with the definition of matter and progresses through chemical reactions, solutions, acids and bases, organic chemistry, biochemistry, and nuclear changes. In a quest to understand the world the God created, students are exposed to both the visual, macroscopic effects of chemical reactions, as well as the unseen microscopic changes that are the actual chemistry. Case studies, webquests, mini-lab activities, ethics boxes, and review questions help students think like scientists and view chemistry from a biblical perspective.
Course Materials:
• Textbook – Chemistry, 5th edition | ©2021 Bob Jones University Press | 627 pages
• Teacher's Edition – Chemistry Teacher's Edition, 5th edition | ©2021 Bob Jones University Press | 2-volumes, 637 pages total
• Assessments Packet – Assessments for Use With Chemistry, 5th edition | ©2021 Bob Jones University Press | 66 quizzes; 22 tests
60495 Chemistry: Precision and Design
Suggested Grade Level: 9th–12th
Academic Credit: 1.0
Additional Course Charge: $130
Prerequisites: Algebra 1
Description: This course explores a wide range of topics related to the chemistry field, all based on biblical principles. Topics include elements and compounds, chemical reactions, chemical thermodynamics, structure of the atom, the periodic table, intermolecular forces, metals, non-metals, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, acids, bases, oxidation, and nuclear chemistry.
Course Materials:
• Textbook – Chemistry: Precision and Design, 3rd edition | ©2011 Abeka Book Publishers | 362 pages
• Answer Key – Chemistry: Precision and Design Answer Key, 3rd edition | ©2011 Abeka Book Publishers | 48 pages
• Test Packet – Chemistry: Precision and Design Tests, 3rd edition | ©2011 Abeka Book Publishers | 12 tests
69245 Exploring Creation With Chemistry
Suggested Grade Level: 9th–12th
Academic Credit: 1.0
Additional Course Charge: $90
Prerequisites: Algebra 1
Description: This beginning high school chemistry course discusses measurement and significant figures; the chemistry of energy, heat, and temperature; states of matter and chemical equations; stoichiometry; atomic and molecular structure; acid/base reactions; the chemistry of solutions; the gas laws; thermodynamics; kinetics; chemical equilibrium; and redox reactions.
Course Materials [Answer key and test packet are sent in a pre-packaged bundle]:
• Textbook – Exploring Creation With Chemistry, 3rd edition | ©2014 Apologia Education Ministries | 650 pages
• Answer Key – Solutions and Tests for Exploring Creation With Chemistry, 3rd edition | ©2013 Apologia Education Ministries | 330 pages
• Test Packet – Test Packet for Exploring Creation With Chemistry, 3rd edition | ©2013 Apologia Education Ministries | 16 tests
GENERAL SCIENCE
60480 Science: Earth and Space
Suggested Grade Level: 8th–10th
Academic Credit: 1.0 (if assigned at the high school level)
Additional Course Charge: None
Prerequisites: None
Description: This general physical science text investigates the fields of geology, oceanography, meteorology, astronomy, and environmental science. It is written from a Christian point of view with the understanding that God both created and sustains the universe. One goal of the text is to help students understand what it means for mankind to have dominion over and take proper care of the environment as good stewards of Creation.
Course Materials:
• Textbook – Science: Earth and Space, 2nd edition | ©2018 Abeka Book Publishers | 551 pages
• Answer Key – ©2019 Christian Liberty Press | 58 pages
• Test Packet – ©2019 Christian Liberty Press | 13 tests
HUMAN ANATOMY
69265 Exploring Creation With Advanced Biology
Suggested Grade Level: 11th–12th
Academic Credit: 1.0
Additional Course Charge: $95
Prerequisites: Biology and chemistry
Description: This advanced biology course studies the detailed anatomy and physiology of the eleven organ systems of the human body (skin and bones, skeletal muscle, central nervous, peripheral nervous, endocrine, circulatory, lymphatic, digestive, respiratory, urinary, and reproductive systems).
Course Materials [Answer key and test packet are sent in a pre-packaged bundle]:
• Textbook – Exploring Creation With Advanced Biology: The Human Body, 2nd edition | ©2013 Apologia Education Ministries | 577 pages
• Answer Key – Solutions and Tests for Exploring Creation With Advanced Biology: The Human Body, 2nd edition | ©2013 Apologia Education Ministries | 128 pages
• Test Packet – Test Packet for Exploring Creation With Advanced Biology: The Human Body, 2nd edition | ©2013 Apologia Education Ministries | 16 tests
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Note: Physical science courses have no required lab component. If you desire to add lab work to your course, you may purchase a physical science lab kit separately. Lab assignments are completed independent of the course and are not returned to CLH for grading or record keeping.
69220 Exploring Creation With Physical Science
Suggested Grade Level: 9th–11th
Academic Credit: 1.0
Additional Course Charge: None
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course provides a detailed introduction to numerous physical science topics, including: air, atmosphere, water, the hydrosphere, earth and the lithosphere, weather, the physics of motion, forces in creation, waves and sound, light, and astrophysics (gravity, the solar system, radiation, stars, and galaxies).
Course Materials [Answer key and test packet are sent in a pre-packaged bundle]:
• Textbook – Exploring Creation With Physical Science, 2nd edition | ©2007 Apologia Education Ministries | 498 pages
• Answer Key – Solutions and Tests for Exploring Creation With Physical Science, 2nd edition | ©2007 Apologia Education Ministries | 168 pages
• Test Packet – Test Packet for Exploring Creation With Physical Science, 2nd edition | ©2007 Apologia Education Ministries | 16 tests
60285 Science: Matter and Energy
Suggested Grade Level: 9th–11th
Academic Credit: 1.0
Additional Course Charge: None
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course teaches fundamental properties and behavior of matter and energy with a focus on their chemical and physical interactions. It includes application to familiar processes and devices. It also provides a basic introduction to the mathematical aspects of science, laying a firm foundation for future studies in chemistry, physics, and other fields.
Course Materials:
• Textbook – Science: Matter and Energy | ©2012 Abeka Book Publishers | 417 pages
• Answer Key – ©2013 Christian Liberty Press | 27 pages
• Test Packet – ©2013 Christian Liberty Press | 12 tests
PHYSICS
Note: Physics courses have no required lab component. If you desire to add lab work to your course, you may purchase a physics lab kit separately. Lab assignments are completed independent of the course and are not returned to CLH for grading or record keeping.
69250 Exploring Creation With Physics
Suggested Grade Level: 10th–12th
Academic Credit: 1.0
Additional Course Charge: $90
Prerequisites: Saxon Algebra 2 (or equivalent) and chemistry
Description: This general physics course covers motion in one and two dimensions with an emphasis on vectors, applications of Newton’s laws, gravity, energy and work, periodic motion, momentum, waves, optics, magnetism, electrostatics, electrodynamics, and circuits.
Course Materials [Answer key and test packet are sent in a pre-packaged bundle]:
• Textbook – Exploring Creation With Physics, 2nd edition | ©2004 Apologia Education Ministries | 601 pages
• Answer Key – Solutions and Tests for Exploring Creation With Physics, 2nd edition | ©2004 Apologia Education Ministries | 302 pages
• Test Packet – Test Packet for Exploring Creation With Physics, 2nd edition | ©2004 Apologia Education Ministries | 16 tests
60295 Physics: The Foundational Science
Suggested Grade Level: 10th–12th
Academic Credit: 1.0
Additional Course Charge: $150
Prerequisites: Algebra 1 (algebra 2 recommended) and geometry
Description: This course introduces basic physics concepts. Coursework examines fundamental laws of matter and energy, velocity and acceleration, thermodynamics and heat, acoustics and sound waves, reflection and refraction of light, electricity, magnetism, and quantum theory.
Course Materials:
• Textbook – Physics: The Foundational Science, 2nd edition | ©2011 Abeka Book Publishers | 126 pages
• Solutions Key – Physics: The Foundational Science Solution Key, 2nd edition | ©2011 Abeka Book Publishers | 466 pages
• Test Packet – Physics: The Foundational Science Tests, 2nd edition | ©2011 Abeka Book Publishers | 12 tests