Clover Creek’s online homeschool physics course is a full-credit high school science course with lab. It may be taken any time during the high school years provided the student has completed Algebra I successfully (with at least a B average). It is ideal for both STEM-focused students who may choose to take more complex physics later in high school (i.e. AP Physics) or humanities-minded students who desire a strong science course on their transcript. This course may also be considered a “physics first” course and be taken as early as 8th grade if the student meets the Algebra I prerequisite. Students younger than 8th grade will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Although the spine text for the course is Paul Hewitt’s excellent Conceptual Physics: The High School Program (3rd edition, 1997), Clover Creek Physics is not solely conceptual in nature. The student will learn how to solve many types of algebra-based physics problems and will complete a variety of math and graph-based lab activities. Thus, the course should be labeled “Physics” on the student’s transcript.
Components of this Online Physics Course
From within the course website (password protected), Clover Creek students access daily, written “morning messages”, problem solving practices, discussion forums, lab instructions, quizzes, and tests. The students may also choose to attend weekly live, online class meetings where they may participate in active problem solving practice and concept discussion. These meetings are optional but highly recommended. The live classes are held on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. or 12 noon CT. Finally, an online grading system may be accessed at any time by the student.
Labs and semester projects are completed at home using easily obtainable and inexpensive materials. A list of the necessary materials for the labs will be available upon registration. Written portions of tests, lab reports, and project pictures and/or video are scanned and uploaded to the website, so the ability to scan documents and photos is a necessity for the course.
Course schedule: TBA. In general, the course runs from mid-August to early May with typical holidays.
Course Fees
The total fee for this course is $500. Of that total fee, a non-refundable $75 deposit is due upon registration in order to hold the student’s place in the class. The remaining $425 must be paid in full by June 1. This fee is fully refundable until August 1 and 50% refundable after that date and until September 20. I use PayPal for all transactions.
Families are responsible for purchasing the text book and gathering lab supplies. Depending upon what you already have on hand, these supplies may cost approximately $125. I try to keep lab costs as low as possible while still providing a worthwhile and valuable lab experience.
Contact Me
For more information about this online homeschool physics course, please email Jetta Seboly at clovercreekscience@gmail.com. I would be happy to discuss your student’s readiness for the course as well as his or her science goals for high school.
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