Science 2 Online Only

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Science 2 for Distance Learning

Science 2 (3rd edition) introduces God’s creation while encouraging the student to think and learn like a scientist. Throughout the year science process skills are incorporated into learning about various topics through hands-on activities and projects. Topics include living things and environments, fossils and dinosaurs, the earth and its resources, how the earth moves, light and shadows, how things move, forms of matter, and the systems of the body.

For Distance Learning students, Mrs. Overly uses pictures, video footage, and demonstrations to enhance learning. She encourages the students to participate by completing each activity themselves. Activities include growing healthy plants, making a model of the layers of the earth, and recycling newspapers to make paper.

This course includes an abridged electronic version of the teacher’s edition that can be viewed while logged on to bjupressonline.com.

Recommended Viewing Schedule: Includes 90 lessons total. Includes 76 video lessons plus 14 non-video lessons. Video lessons are 15 minutes in length.

>>Click the Resources tab to view technical requirements for Distance Learning Online and information about the course’s instructor.

Register now! You will receive an email from BJU Press Distance Learning Online regarding login information for the online courses which are now available. You will have through December 2014 to complete your online learning program.

Technical Requirements for Distance Learning Online

Processor: Pentium class, 1 GHz processor or the equivalent.
Operating System: Windows 7, Windows XP service pack 2, Windows Vista, or Mac OSX 10.4 or later, or iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch).
Memory: Minimum of 512MB RAM (or more as required by the operating system*).
20% free hard drive space
Google Chrome Version 13.0 or later, Internet Explorer Version 7.0 or later, or Firefox Version 3.0 or later versions. Other browsers may be used, but may not support all functionality.
Adobe Flash Version 9 or later
Adobe Acrobat Reader 7 or later
High-speed internet connection: LAN, Cable or DSL Modem
An active email account

*Note: Windows Vista and Windows 7 users will need a minimum of 1 Gigabyte of RAM to run Windows Vista or Windows 7, but 2 Gigabytes is recommended for optimum efficiency.

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About the Instructor

Mrs. Debra Overly, BS, MS

Mrs. Debra Overly, a course instructor for BJU Press Distance Learning Mrs. Overly, a mother of three, has experience teaching several elementary grades. "I want to encourage each child to look forward to learning each day and also to provide sufficient practice and review activities to help alleviate mom’s workload. Most importantly, I want to present Christ in each subject that I teach. Each child should hear the gospel and then see in a very practical way how it can change a sinner."

Author - BJU Press Distance Learning
Format - Distance Learning Online
Publisher - BJU Press