DIVE INTO SCIENCE

DIVE Into Science CD-ROMs are college preparatory interactive video lectures and labs that teach physical science, biology, chemistry, and physics from a Christian worldview.  Each CD contains digital whiteboard lectures, hands-on interactive video labs, review questions, quarterly exams, and solutions to every review question and exam question. Except for physics, the DIVE Into Science curriculum can be used with any high school science textbook Video Lectures Each science CD-ROM contains interactive video whiteboard lectures that teach the complex topics in physical science, biology, and chemistry.  Students watch the DIVE Science lecture and take notes. Taking lecture notes is good preparation for college courses, where taking good notes can mean the difference in passing or failing.  Review Questions with Video Solutions Printable assignment sheets are provided with each lesson, and contain a list of definitions and review questions to complete for each lesson.   Solutions to each review question are presented on the digital whiteboard so students can see and hear a detailed explanation of each question.   Interactive Video Labs Dr. Shormann has created hands-on interactive video labs that teach students exactly how the lab should be set up, how to use the equipment, and fully explains the lab procedure.  As he teaches, students record necessary information on their Lab Sheet.  At the end of each lab students answer several questions on their Lab Sheet concerning the results of the lab.  Video Solutions for each lab ensures students fully understand the concepts.  Students can either complete the labs using their own lab equipment or they can simply watch the video.     Quarterly Exams & Solutions Each title in the DIVE Into Science series contains four quarterly exams with step by step solutions.  These exams are considered “college preparatory” because they are based on DIVE lectures and assignments which cover six to eight weeks worth of information, similar to college exams.  Yearly Syllabus Each DIVE Science CD contains a detailed syllabus explaining exactly when to complete each lecture, lab, homework assignment, and quarterly exam.  This is all organized into one comprehensive chart, making it easy to know exactly what do each week.  Assigned reading is listed topically so students can use any high school science textbook.  Required Materials A science textbook is the only required material for each course.  We recommend using a Christian textbook such as Abeka, Apologia, or Bob Jones.  If you are planning to take the corresponding CLEP exam we recommend using a Bob Jones textbook as it is a rigorous, college preparatory curriculum.  If you plan to use Apologia it is necessary to complete Biology and Advanced Biology or Chemistry and Advanced Chemistry in order to prepare for the corresponding CLEP exam.  See CLEP Professor for information on how students can gain up to 33 hours of college credit for high school courses.    Available Titles Dive Into Physical Science CD-ROM  (9th Grade) – This course lays a solid foundation for chemistry and physics.  Topics include atoms, chemical compounds and reactions as well as force, motion, thermodynamics, and electricity.  Click here to see the DIVE Physical Science Syllabus for BJU Physical World. Click here to see the DIVE Physical Science Reading Syllabus for Apologia Physical Science. Students need to have completed Algebra I or be taking it concurrently. Available spring 2009 for $50  Dive Into Biology CD-ROM (10th Grade) – A college preparatory course. Some parts of biology involve memorization of many names and parts. Because of this, about half the lessons do not have a lecture, as Dr. Shormann wants students to spend time defining terms and memorizing facts. The Video Labs include many detailed photographs and videos of microscopic organisms, as well as descriptive earthworm, crayfish, fish, frog and pig dissections.  Click here to see the DIVE Biology Reading Syllabus for the BJU Biology Textbook. Upon completion of this course and CLEP Professor for Biology (available spring 2009) students can earn up to 8 college credits by passing the CLEP exam.   $50 Dive Into Chemistry CD-ROM (11th Grade) – A college preparatory course that contains 58 lectures and 22 labs, 16 of which are AP labs.  Upon satisfactory completion of chemistry and CLEP Professor for Chemistry (available spring 2009), students can earn up to 8 college credits by passing the CLEP Chemistry exam, allowing students to receive both college and high school credit. Students need to have completed Algebra 2 or be taking it concurrently. Click here to see a cross-reference syllabus for BJU Chemistry. $50 Also available: the DIVE Chemistry Lab Supply Kit. Click here to see a listing of supplies included in the kit. $200 Dive Into Physics CD-ROM (12th Grade) - A college preparatory Advanced Placement course teaching the Saxon Physics textbook. The textbook is similar in format to the Saxon Math series, with 100 lessons, each with a 20-problem homework set. Saxon Physics does not have a lab manual, so Dr. Shormann created his own. He used several thousand dollars worth of lab equipment, including photo gate timers, radar guns, digital balances, and more. This makes for some interesting experiments; however purchasing equipment for these labs is not practical for most families.  Therefore, an equipment list is not provided.  However, most of the electronic experiments can be performed with less than $50 of equipment purchased at Radio Shack or similar stores. Students need to have completed Advanced Math or be taking it concurrently. Saxon Physics Home Study Kit and Solutions Manual are required.  Available Now $50