We use some of the following curriculums for High School Electives.
A LIFEPAC is a combination workbook and textbook that we refer to as a “worktext”. There are ten LIFEPACs per year, per subject, in the core curriculum for 1st through 12th grades. This program basically divides one hard bound book into ten smaller books making it simple to work with.
APOLOGIA Science Courses: 9th-12th
Apologia science curriculum is built on a creationist foundation. These are not secular courses with a few scripture verses thrown in. The view of God as the Master Designer of the wonders we see around us is integral to each course. In addition, they cover topics which are relevant to the Christian life. For example, the historical accuracy of the Bible is discussed in Exploring Creation With General Science; age of the earth theories are discussed in Exploring Creation With Physical Science; the creation versus evolution controversy is discussed in Exploring Creation with Biology; the incredible design of the atmosphere is discussed in Exploring Creation With Chemistry; and the amazing design of the human eye is discussed in Exploring Creation With Physics.
Courses come as 2-book sets which include a hardbound student text and a softbound solutions and tests manual.
Apologia deliberately chooses not to include daily lessons in their curriculum, in order to allow maximum flexibility for the student working at his or her own pace. However, if you really want the structure of lessons, we recommend that you first look at the table of contents of each book. You will see that each book has 16 modules. If you work through each module in 2 weeks, you will complete the course in 32 weeks, which fits nicely into a “typical” school year with a little time to spare. To break it down further, if you do science every day for 5 weekdays, you will have 10 work days available in 2 weeks. Do the reading, the “on your own” problems, and experiments on days 1-7, review and do the study guide (or review questions + practice problems) on days 8-9, and take the test on day 10. This puts an emphasis on review and reinforcement of concepts. Flex this schedule when necessary to work on harder concepts, review problem areas, or to move faster through the curriculum.