Teacher: Maria Cabeza
Dates for 4-week course:
March 24 to April 25 2025 (with one week break for Spring Break)
Times for Live Sessions: Monday through Thursday. Each session lasts between 35 and 60 minutes. Please note that all times are given in Mountain Time (MT), which is two hours behind ET, and one hour ahead of PT.
- Option #1: Starts at 8am MT
- Option #2: Starts at 11am MT
Course Description
In seventh grade, we teach chemistry, the science of transformation, not only as a laboratory science, but as a means of cultivating the art of observation. We explore just the Earth and humanity transforms. We begin with the study of combustion, the transformation of matter through fire. We observe the process of combustion in different conditions. We witness the combustibility of synthetic and natural substances. We see the relationship of fire to the other Archimedean elements of earth, water, and air, and the relationship between the human being and fire. Next comes the study of salts and their relationship to the balance of acids and bases. How do they transform substances in our bodies and environment? By observing the transformation of liquids, the dissolution of matter, and the saturation of substances, we mirror the developing inner life of the seventh grader as they seek balance in their inner and outer world.
Topics covered:
- History of Chemistry
- Conditions and Polarities of Combustion
- How Different Substances Burn
- Chemicals in the Home
- Discovery of Elemental Material
- Solvents, Solutions, Dilution and Mixture
- Water Cycle
- Lime Cycle
- Detecting and Experiencing Acids and Bases
- pH Scale
If you register your student for a science program and live outside the US, we will send you an invoice for an additional $30-$50 for your science kit shipping, depending on your location.
