This one-semester course is a guide to help you understand the history of science from prehistoric to modern times. You will learn about inventions and discoveries in various fields of science, such as physics, chemistry, biology, genetics, computer science, Earth sciences, and astronomy.
This course includes 15 lessons and five Course Activities. Each lesson contains one or more Lesson Activities. The lessons cover the following topics:
The first two lessons discuss the science that prevailed in prehistoric and ancient periods.
The next two lessons discuss the scientific revolution and the contributions of Sir Isaac Newton to the field of science.
The next two lessons describe the discoveries and inventions in various branches of physics, such as thermodynamics, electricity, electromagnetism, and quantum mechanics.
The next lesson describes various discoveries and inventions related to the cosmos.
The next two lessons discuss the history of chemical sciences and discoveries related to atoms and molecules.
The next two lessons describe Charles DarwinÕs theory of evolution and the discoveries related to genetics and biotechnology.
The next two lessons describe the discoveries and inventions related to human anatomy and medicine.
The next lesson describes discoveries related to Earth sciences.
The final lesson describes various inventions in the field of computer science.
You will submit the Course Activity documents to your teacher, and you will grade your work in
the Lesson Activities by comparing them with sample responses. Each lesson also has a multiple-choice mastery test. A multiple-choice end-of-semester test completes the course. The Course Activities (submitted to the teacher) and the Lesson Activities (self-checked) are major components of this course. They will guide your learning as you work through this course.
Cost:
Instructor Embedded Cost: $275
Content Only Cost: See Course Details
How To Purchase This Course
Districts wishing to purchase this course should contact the course provider directly (see contact information above) and reference the contract in the "attachments" portion of the page linked here. If you are purchasing an Instructor Embedded course, please note that online instructors need not be certified in the state of Oklahoma. They must be certified to teach the content in at least one state or teach the subject at a college or university. To enroll a student in the course, you will need to obtain from the course provider (a) the instructor’s name; (b) the state through which the instructor is certified, and (c) the instructor’s certification number. If the instructor is employed to teach the subject at a college or university, you will need to obtain that institution’s iPEDS number. This information will be recorded in the SIS when you enroll a student in the course. When enrolling a student in a Content Only course, you must indicate in the SIS the name of the person monitoring the course.