Sue G in PA Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 My dd will be a "young" 9th grader...starting at age 13 and will not be 14 until the end of Nov. She is not a very "sciency" type kid. I know the typical high school science progressions starts with Bio in 9th and we could use Apologia Bio w/ no problem...she is very smart and could handle it. She just did a full year of Chem. in ps this year for 8th gr. If I followed the Bio, Chem, Physics schedule...she would be doing Chem again in 10th and she does.not.like.Chem. Could I start her with Apol. Gen. or Phys. for 9th and then move into Bio in 10th, Chem in 11th (or even skip Chem. and move directly to Phys.)? Our state only requires 2 years of a science for homeschoolers and doesn't specify what kind. If she were to continue on to our local public high school, she would be doing Earth Systems Science...they don't start with Bio there. Any thoughts here? Thanks. FWIW...I don't think she is going on to pursue a science-type field in college or beyond. As of right now, she wants to be a teacher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-FL Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 1st off I'd look at how many science credits the state U requires. For FL, it's 3 (and 4 maths Alg. I & higher starting w/the Class of 2011) so that means more that what you need to graduate hs. It's not unusual for hs's to offer Physical Science in 9th. The Apologia has labs so it easily qualifies for hs (even though they put it at 8th on their web-site.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue G in PA Posted April 8, 2010 Author Share Posted April 8, 2010 Thank you. I did just look on their website and saw that Phys. can be used for 9th. I think that is what we will do. Phys. in 9th, Bio. in 10th, Chem or Phys. in 11th and not sure for 12th! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 My teen had little interest in Biology. Her high school science progression was: 9th: Physical Science 10th: Chemistry 11th: Geology 12th: Environmental Science She was accepted into eight colleges. We did check their requirements before hand and none of them explicitly required Biology. She intends to major in the Classics/Latin rather than math or science. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 You could also consider Anatomy for 12th. Cinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxxxxxxx Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 We are doing Apologia 8th - General 9th - Physical 10th - Biology 11th - Chemistry 12th - Anatomy ????maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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