Course: 3-4 Science & History

The Science portion of this class will be taught by Amber Shipe. $125 of the $175 cost of the class will be paid to her. Please make a deposit payment ONLY to Amber Shipe.  

The History portion of this class will be taught by Jessica Mittwede. $50 of the $175 cost of the class will be paid to her on the first day of class. 

To summarize the payment process for this class:

Payment of $50.00 deposit to only Amber Shipe when deposits are due. An additional $75.00 will be paid to her by the first day of class, for a total of $125.

Payment of $50.00 due to Jessica Mittwede on the first day of class. 

Please make payments accordingly. 

Science:

The curriculum we will be using is, Answers in Genesis. We'll be using 4 books from the God's Design series. The books will be taught in this order.  (The 3/4 Science class tries to stay on the same book schedule as the 5/6 Science class.)

Our Planet Earth

Properties of Matter

Machines & Motion

The World of Animals

Books are not required, however it may be useful to have students read over the material and be familiar with it prior to class and/or discuss with parents after class. 

If you want to purchase books, you can do so, here: 

https://answersingenesis.org/store/product/gods-design-complete-set/

The science portion of this class is 60 mins and will include discussing one unit of material from our book during the first part of class. One unit covers many lessons, so we will be covering the highlights of each unit. The goal of 3/4 science is to give an introduction to many science topics, not to go too in-depth on any one topic in particular, as all of these topics will be revisited more in-depth in the years to come. These lessons are a great "jumping off" point and gives parents the oppurtunity to go more in-depth at home, if they wish. If you choose to buy the books, there are multiple ways to go deeper into each topic that is covered. Part of science class may include any of the following: hands-on activities, experiments, demonstrations, games, songs, "show and tell", etc. 

*Payment can be made by check or venmo - @ambershipe (last 4 digits of phone number 7671)

History:

The history portion of this class is 30 minutes long and will be taught by Jessica Mittwede. We will be covering the Middle Ages this year by following the Story of the World Curriculum, book 2, The Middle Ages! This will include memory work, hands-on activities, the use of maps, games and discussion over history events. 

The curriculum we will be using is the Story of the World, Volume 2: Middle Ages. While optional, students will benefit from reading the chapters at home.

I will have green folders that will contain student work. I will provide this folder.

There won't be any required homework. I will send home optional history homework periodically.

Please make all payments by check or Venmo (@Ryan-Mittwede code: 3927). Please include your students name. Thank you. Please also know this is a separate payment than science. History does not receive a deposit. You can pay once the year starts. Thank you.