Boxed sets include both Teachers guides and Student editions
LIFEPAC Gold curriculum are carefully designed to achieve the following:
Provide built-in lesson plans
Ensure ease of use for teacher and student
Establish clear teaching objectives
Organize the materials
Teach critical thinking skills
Integrate Biblical concepts
Description
The 8th grade Science Curriculum set of 10 student books includes 10 full-color LIFEPAC worktexts for students to complete. Each LIFEPAC worktext book includes both chapter self tests, quizzes, and final tests to assure mastery of concepts. Each LIFEPAC takes about 3 to 4 weeks to complete.
8TH GRADE PHYSICAL SCIENCE TOPICS
Science and Society
Structure of Matter: Part One
Structure of Matter: Part Two
Health and Nutrition
Energy: Part One
Energy: Part Two
Machines: Part One
Machines: Part Two
Balance in Nature
Science and Technology
LIFEPAC SCIENCE OVERVIEW
Beginning with God's creation, the LIFEPAC Science curriculum series leads the student to a more in-depth knowledge about himself and the multiple facets of his environment.
In primary grades 1 through 8, the LIFEPAC Science curriculum teaches basic knowledge about man and his physical environment. Health studies covering proper nutrition, hygiene, and disease are discussed. In secondary grades 9 through 12, the curriculum teaches physical science, biology, chemistry, and physics.
LIFEPAC Science presents clear, accurate illustrations of scientific principles. Experiments are conducted to reinforce the concepts being taught.
Challenging students to demonstrate both spiritual and academic growth, LIFEPAC Gold is the foundation of Alpha Omega's Bible-centered home school curriculum. Within each of the five core subjects - Bible, Language Arts, Mathematics, History, & Science - the curriculum is organized into convenient workbook/textbook "worktext" units.
MASTERY LEARNING
This full-color worktext curriculum for students in grades K through 12 is based on the principle of mastery learning, in which students truly master the content and skills of one unit before progressing to the next. Different students learn at different speeds, so mastery learning ensures success by allowing each student to spend as much time as he needs in a particular subject area before moving on.
Students achieve mastery learning through LIFEPAC Golds systematic review of learned concepts at three levels. First, each new concept or skill is reinforced within the LIFEPAC worktext in which it is introduced. Second, concepts and skills are integrated across all five core subjects in the curriculum. And third, mastered material is treated as the building blocks of new material at the higher grade levels.
Many specific LIFEPAC Gold Curriculum activities and questions require students to go beyond simple objective recall, asking them instead to think analytically and draw conclusions that require a conceptual understanding of the material.
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
As your child's teacher, you guide your student through LIFEPAC Gold's pre-designed lesson plans, pacing the material and creating the spontaneous learning opportunities that make home schooling so effective. You chart your child's academic growth through parent-directed activities, self-tests and final unit tests.
REINFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
The use of independent projects to reinforce learned concepts is an important part of the LIFEPAC Gold Curriculum. Projects stimulate creativity and imaginative thought, and provide the student an opportunity to use and demonstrate the skills he has learned. The student is allowed freedom to explore and conduct his own research, but remains accountable to the teacher. This challenges the student to think and helps him develop independent learning skills and self-discipline.
ORDERING FLEXIBILITY
LIFEPAC's are conveniently packaged to meet the needs of home schoolers on a budget. You save money by purchasing the Complete Boxed Sets for each subject and grade level. These include everything you need for the entire school year in one convenient package.
LIFEPAC WORKTEXT BOOKS
The LIFEPAC booklet is the basic unit of Alpha Omega's worktext curriculum. Ten LIFEPACs constitute a full year's study in one subject. Each LIFEPAC takes about 3 to 4 weeks to complete.
Complete boxed sets for each grade level include 10 full-color LIFEPAC worktexts for each subject for students to complete plus a 2 part Teacher's Guide. The Teacher's Guide includes a synopsis of every LIFEPAC, a complete answer key and test keys, plus helpful tips on managing your home school.
This full-color worktext curriculum for students in grades K through 12 is based on the principle of mastery learning in which students truly master the content and skills of one unit before progressing to the next. Different students learn at different speeds, so mastery learning ensures success by allowing each student to spend as much time as he needs in a particular subject area before moving on.
Students achieve mastery learning through LIFEPAC Gold's systematic review of learned concepts at three levels.
First, each new concept or skill is reinforced within the LIFEPAC worktext in which it is introduced. Second, concepts and skills are integrated across all five core subjects in the curriculum. Third, mastered material is treated as the building blocks of new material at the higher grade levels. Many specific LIFEPAC Gold Curriculum activities and questions require students to go beyond simple objective recall, asking them instead to think analytically and draw conclusions that require a conceptual understanding of the material.
LIFEPAC GOLD TESTING
You and your students never get in over your heads thanks to LIFEPAC's reinforcements and testing to help you accurately track your students success and readiness to proceed.
LIFEPAC Gold organizes five core subjects - Bible, History, Geography, Language Arts, Math, and Science - into one year curriculum units comprised of 10 LIFEPAC worktexts per subject. Each LIFEPAC worktext takes approximately 3 to 4 weeks to complete. Plus a teacher's guide helps you keep on track.
The LIFEPAC Gold Curriculum delivers a savings over traditional hard-bound texts. LIFEPAC placement tests are also available to help you start your child at the appropriate unit level without spending unnecessarily on extra materials.
LIFEPAC LESSON PLANS
LIFEPAC Gold's strategic lesson plans follow the course curriculum and free parents to tutor, grade, and encourage without the burden of having to create the educational design. Clear objectives and built-in reviews make material mastery worry free.
CRITICAL TEACHING SKILLS
You will teach your child to think conceptually through LIFEPAC's cognitively challenging lessons and questions. More than just recalling facts, your students will grasp concepts through analytical and evaluative thinking skills.
