SHS 11 Științele naturii Şcoala Medie

“Cele nevăzute ale Lui se văd de la facerea lumii, înţelegându-se din făpturi, adică veşnica Lui putere şi
dumnezeire, aşa ca ei să fie fără cuvânt de apărare”

~Romani 1:20

Filosofia
Şcoala medie se concentrează în principal pe studii pregătitoare şi de introducere pentru disciplinele ştiinţifice
din Scoala secundară. Eevii xplorează toate acestea cu recunoaşterea şi conştientizarea locului şi limitărilor
cercetărilor ştiinţifice; foloasele şi pericolele ei.

Tematica generală
·Temele selectate pentru clasele 3-8 plus:

·Fizica: unde, lumină, şi energie

·Învăţarea legilor de mişcare ale lui Newton (principiile dinamicii)

·Peisaje din New England

·Vulcanii & Erupţia lui Mt. Sf. Helen

Clasa a şasea
·Ştiinţele pământului:

oCreaţia şi Natura lumii

oMisterele pământului —acest orb plin de viaţă

oÎnceputurile şi forţele tari

oPotopul şi deriva continentelor

oVulcanii

oMt. Sf. Helena şi Grand Canyon

o Vârsta Pământului

oFosilele şi datarea radiometrică

oViaţa şi originea ei
oEvoluţia

oApa, circuitul apei, oceanele şi gheţarii

·Pământul şi Spaţiul cosmic: explorând spaţiul, marele univers al lui Dumnezeu

·Introducere în Astronomie

·Introducere în Chimie

Clasa a şaptea
·Fizica: unde, lumină, energie, legile lui Newton

·Geologie

oMinerale şi Roci: colecare, testare şi identificare

oMinerale şi Roci în timpurile străvechi, istorie şi utilizări

oCristale şi creşterea cristalelor

oPeisaje din New England:forme de relief, peşteri, mine, etc.

·Vremea: prognoza vremii, Fizică Conceptuală (principii ale fizicii)

Clasa a opta
·Introducere în Biologie

·Teologia Ştiinţei

· Anatomia umană:

oSistemul Endocrin

oSistemul Respirator

oSistemul Muscular

oScheletul

oSistemul Limfatic

oSistemul Nervos

oPielea

Texte principale:
·Exploring Creation with General Science by Dr. Jay L. Wile

·Exploring Creation with Physical Science by Dr. Jay L. Wile

·Conceptual Physical Science by Hewitt, Suchocki, & Hewitt

Resurse
Grădina copiilor

Country, House, and Farms

·Johnny Appleseed a poem by Reeve Lindbergh

·Clara and the bandwagon by Nancy Smiler Levinson

·On Granddaddy’s Farm by Thomas B. Allen

·To Market! To Market! Ill. by Peter Spier

·Pelle’s New Suit Elsa Beskow

·Ox Cart Man by Donald Hall

·Little Farm by the Sea by Kay Chorao

·Becky’s birthday by Tasha Tudor

·A Visit to a Dairy Farm by Sandra Ziegler

·Why do cows moo? And other Farm Animal Questions by Catherine Ripley

·This is How We Live in the Ocuntry by Gudrun Keussen

·Urban roots - Where Birds Nest in the City by Barbara Bash

Apa, Bălţile, şi Oceanul

·Whistle Him In: The Story of a Maine Seal by Eleanor Noyes Johnson

·Whales - The Gentle Giants by Joyce Milton

·Life in the Pond by Eileen Curran, Ill. by Elizabeth Ellis

·Creatures of the Seashore by Kate Londesborough, Ill. by PihilWeare

·Sea Otter Pup by Victoria Miles, Ill. by Elizabeth Gatt

Plante, Seminţe, şi Arbori

·Wonders of the Forest by Francene Sabin, Ill. by Michael Willard

·Winter Weed Finder: A Guide to Dry Plants in Winter by Dorcas S. Miller

·Winter Tree Finder by Dorcas S. Miller

·Now I Know All About Seeds by Susan Kuchalla

·How a Seed Grows by Helen Jordan

·The Snail’s Spell by Joanne Ryder, Ill. by Lynn Cherry

·A Child’s Book of Flowers by Irma Wild

·Chipmunk’s Song by Joanne Ryder, Ill. by Lynn Cherry

·Woodland Animals Scott Sonneborn, Ill. by Garin Baker, Steve Roberts

·Animals in the Woods by Joanne Ryder, Ill. by Lynn Cherry

·The Birds' Woodland by Richard Farrar, Ill. by William Downey.

·Who Lives in the Woods? By Anne Myers (Steck-Vaughn)

·How do plants get food? By MeishGoldish, Ill. by Tom Powers (Steck-Vaughn)

·Leaves by Rena K. Kirkpatrick (Steck-Vaughn)

·The Maple Tree Surprise Emilie Poulson

Animale

·Friendly Birds by Edward W. Dolch Ill. by Carol Rogers

·Fly by Night by June Crebbin, Ill. by Stephen Lambert

·The World of Ants by C. Collins Wheat (Golden Library of Knowledge)

·The Little Rabbit by Judy Dunn

·Horse Feathers by Manuel Hoyo (Steck-Vaughn)

·Henry Possum by Harold Berson

·Duck, Duck by Edna Miller

·Safari Animals by Paul Hess

·The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto by Natalie Standiford& Donald Cook

·Young Animals and their Parents by Renne

·Animals and Their Eggs by Renne

·Butterflies & Moths by Robert Mitchell (Golden Guide)

·Are you a Butterfly? by Judy Allen & Tudor Humphries

·Are you a Ladybug? by Judy Allen & Tudor Humphries

·Are you a Bee? by Judy Allen & Tudor Humphries

·The Real Book About Pets by Barbara Bates

·I Wonder Why Skunks are so Smelly by Deborah De Ford

·How to be a Nature Detective by Millicent E. Selsam ; ill. by Marlene Donnelly

·Chipmunk song by Joanne Ryder, Ill. by Lynne Cherry

·Peek-a-Bug ill. by Jerry Smath

·Five animal tales

·The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

·Miss Rumphiusby Barbara Cooney

Clasa întâi şi a doua:

·175 Amazing Nature Experiments by Harlow & Morgan

·Usborne—The Young Naturalist by A. Mitchell

·The Usborne Book of Weather Facts by A. Ganeri

·How the Forest Grew by W. Jaspersohn

·Trees by R. Kirkpatrick

·Hooray for Dairy Farming by B. Kalman

·Pond Life by R. Kirkpatrick

·How Do Bees Make Honey? by A. Claybourne

·The Reason for a Flower R. Heller

·Hooray for Orchards by B. Kalman

·Seeds & Weeds by R. Kirkpatrick

·Animals of the Seashore by B. Parker

·The Bug Book R. Bernard

·The How and Why Wonder Book of Famous Scientists ill. by Jo Kotula

·All About Apples Alice A. Martin

·Coloring Books by Dover Publishing:

oButterflies

oWetlands: Plants and Animals

·Peterson Field Guide Coloring Books:

oBirds, Seashores, Wildflowers, Mammals, Forests

·Dinosaurs by Design by D. Gish

·In Ponds and Streams by M. Buck

·Experiments you can eat by Vicki Cobb

·Nature textbooks by Rod & Staff Publishing

·Concepts in Science Curie Edition

·Animal Servants of Man by J.J. McCoy

·Track Finder D. Miller

·Christian Liberty Nature Readers (vols. 1, 2, 3)

·Golden Guides to Nature:

oMammals, Reptiles/Amphibians, Pond Life

Clasele a treia – a opta (bibliografia se împarte între clasele 3-5 şi Scoala

medie)
Natura Locală

·Puddingstone, Drumlins, & Ancient Volcanoes: A Geologic Field Guide

·Along Historic Trails of Boston by James W. Skehan

·An Introduction to Massachusetts Mammals by Charles E. Roth

·The AMC Guide to Country Walks Near Boston by Alan Fisher

·Guide to New England’s Landscape by Neil Jorgensen

·Moving Up Country: A Yankee Way of Knowledge by Don Mitchell

·Peterson Field Guides

·Golden Press Nature Guides

·Guide to Bird Watching by Joseph HickeyThe Stars by H.A. Rey

·Know Your Trees by J.A. Cope & F.E. Winch

·Hand-Taming Wild Birds at the Feeder by Alfred G. Martin

·The Bird Book by Neil & Karen Dawe

·Sharing Nature with Children by Joseph Bharat Cornell

·Nature Through the Seasons by Richard Adams

·An Instant Guide to Seashells by Pamela Forey& Cecilia Fitzsimons

·On the Chemical History of a Candle by Michael Faraday

·Nature Friend magazine by Rod & Staff Publishing

·Books by Ernest Thompson Seton:

·Two Little Savages: Adventures of Two Boys Who Lived with Indians

·Book of Woodcraft

·Wild Animals I Have Known

·Books by Dallas Lore Sharp

·Vara

·Spring of the Year

·Fall of the Year

·Iarna

·Diary of an Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden

·Signs & Seasons by John Burroughs

·Winter Sunshine by John Burroughs

·Sierra Club Wilderness Handbook ed. David Bower

·The Tracker by Tom Brown, Jr. as told to W. J. Watkins

·Gardening books by Robert Rodale

·God-Given Herbs for the Healing of Mankind by William R. McGrath

·Field Guide to Edible & Useful Wild Plants of North America by Myron C. Chase

·Nature Secrets by Mary D. Chambers

·The Gift of Good Land by Wendell Berry

·Color Guide to Common Wild Edibles by Bradford Angier

·Evolution of Physics by Albert Einstein & Leopold Infeld

·Microbe Hunters by Paul De KruifAmerican Boys Handbook by D.C. Beard

·American Girls Handbook by D.C. Beard

·Blood & Guts by Linda Allison

·Gray’s Anatomy: A Fact-filled Coloring Book by Freddy Stark, Ill. by Henry Gray

·Animals & Man (our relationship with Creation)

·Rocks and Minerals by Zim and Schaffer

·Conceptual Physics

·Reader’s Digest Series:

·How Nature Works by David Burnie

·How Science Works

·How Weather Works

·How Things Work

·Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia

·Good Science by Richard Bliss

·A Handbook of Nature by Anna Comstock

·Relationships in Physical Science (vols. I & II)

·by Madeline Prager Goodstein, c 1992

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