Anatomy and Physiology is a dynamic, year-long high school course that explores the structure and function of the human body. Students will investigate how cells, tissues, and organs work together within each system to maintain homeostasis and sustain life. Through engaging, interactive learning experiences, students will gain a deep appreciation for the complexity and marvel of the human body.

This asynchronous course is designed for flexibility while maintaining structure. Each week, students will receive teaching videos and weekly assignments (with due dates), allowing them to work at their own pace within the weekly schedule. Course material will be presented through high-quality instructional videos, hands-on activities, patient case studies, online simulations, and labs.

Additionally, students will engage in project-based learning, where they will apply their knowledge in creative, meaningful ways—whether by researching medical conditions, designing models, or analyzing real-world case studies. Whenever possible, students will connect what they learn to practical applications in healthcare, medicine, and everyday life.

Topics of Study:

• Anatomical Positions and Terminology
• A Review of Cells and Cellular Biology
• The Four Types of Tissues in the Human Body
• The Integumentary System
• The Skeletal System
• The Muscular System
• The Nervous System (Including the Senses)
• The Endocrine System
• The Circulatory System
• The Lymphatic System (Including Immunity)
• The Digestive System
• The Respiratory System
• The Urinary System
• The Reproductive System and Human Development

By the end of the course, students will not only have a strong foundational understanding of human anatomy and physiology but also experience how this knowledge can be applied to real world situations.

Prerequisite:  because a basic understanding of cell structure and processes is necessary for this course, students should have completed high school biology before attempting this course.

Instructor: Dr. Kristin Moon ( kristin@fundafunda.com )

For: Grades 9 -12

Hours: 4-5 hours each week

Credit Hours: 1 High School Credit (on completion of both semesters)

Syllabi: Fall  and spring

Required Materials:  

• The Anatomy Coloring Book by Wynn Kapit and Lawrence Nelson
• Other Supplies

Fall Dates: August 17 – Dec 11 (with a week’s break over Thanksgiving)

Spring Dates: January 4 – April 30  (any week in March can be taken for Spring break)

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High school students will investigate 1- and 2-dimensional kinematics (the study of motion), 2-dimensional vectors, Newton’s laws, forces, gravity, fluids, work, energy, momentum, springs, waves, electricity, magnetism, and circuits in this year-long college-preparatory Physics course. They will come to appreciate the physics they use in their everyday lives.

Physics will be taught using various methods including engaging videos, hands-on activities and games, group discussions, individual projects, online simulations, and labs. Whenever possible, examples will be given so that students will understand how the topics they study are relevant to their lives.

Students should be prepared to complete weekly homework assignments (including hands-on and virtual labs) designed to aid them in understanding and practicing physics concepts. Since student success in the course depends on regular practice of the skills taught, a significant portion of the student’s final grade will be based on completing weekly homework assignments. (Note: homework is graded on completion, not based on correct or incorrect answers. While teacher feedback is given on student homework, points won’t be deducted for incorrect answers). Periodic graded tests will be given throughout the year to demonstrate mastery.

Because the course material will be taught using the instructor’s resources, no textbook purchase is required for this class. For students who learn best by reading, the free online Physics Classroom site provides a great supplement to the class.

Instructor: Dr. Kristin Moon ( kristin@fundafunda.com )

For: Grades 9 -12

Prerequisites: Algebra 1 and Geometry (or its equivalent)

Hours: 4-5 hours each week

Credit Hours: 1 High School Credit (on completion of both semesters)

Syllabus: Available here

Required Materials: In addition to a scientific calculator, some additional supplies are needed for hands-on investigations.  Here is the supply list.

Fall Dates: August 17 – Dec 11 (with a week’s break over Thanksgiving)

Spring Dates: January 4 – April 30  (any week in March can be taken for Spring break)

Recommended self-paced math classes if a refresher is needed

• Unit Conversions
• Mathematical Formulas

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** This is a YEAR-long Forensic Science class – 2 semesters. Both semesters must be completed to receive credit for the class **

Course Description

Forensic Science is the application of science (biology, chemistry and physics) to law (solving crimes). Students will gain an understanding of the methods and processes used including fingerprinting, biological evidence (hair, fiber, blood), ballistics, toxicology, and forensic entomology. Case studies of real crimes and their forensic analysis will be included. 

Information will be presented using a variety of online lessons, virtual and hands-on labs and readings. 

Students should be prepared to complete weekly homework assignments. Assignments will include vocabulary, quizzes and watching Forensic Files (or another show of choice) while completing a worksheet about the crime and its solving.

** WARNING:  this course includes graphic discussions of violent crimes and how they are solved.  

Prerequisites: Biology (Please note: This course is not designed to take the place of high school chemistry but to be an additional elective science course).

Instructor: Emily Boyle

For: Grades 10 -12

Hours: 4-5 hours each week

Credit Hours: 1 High School Credit (on completion of both semesters)

Syllabus: Available here

Fall Dates: August 17 – Dec 11 (with a week’s break over Thanksgiving)

Spring Dates: January 4 – April 30  (any week in March can be taken for Spring break)

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Chemistry is the study of matter: anything that has mass and takes up space.  In this year-long course high school chemistry class for homeschoolers, students will explore the fundamentals of chemistry including atomic structure, states of matter, the organization (and beauty) of the periodic table, ionic and covalent bonding, chemical nomenclature, the mole concept, stoichiometry, chemical reactions, thermochemistry, the behavior of gases, and acids and bases.

Concepts will be taught using a variety of methods including lectures, videos, virtual and hands-on labs, interactive simulations, and textbooks.  Students will learn how they use chemistry in everyday life and learn to see science all around them.

Students should be prepared to complete weekly homework assignments designed to aid them in understanding and practicing chemistry concepts.

Prerequisites: Algebra 1  

Instructor: Dr. Kristin Moon ( kristin@fundafunda.com )

For: Grades 9 -12

Hours: 4-5 hours each week

Credit Hours: 1 High School Credit (on completion of both semesters)

Syllabus: Available here

Lab Equipment List: Available here

Fall Dates: August 17 – Dec 11 (with a week’s break over Thanksgiving)

Spring Dates: January 4 – April 30  (any week in March can be taken for Spring break)

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=> Dr. Moon also teaches this class live online with True North Homeschool Academy if you would prefer a live version

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Weekly case studies will reinforce the topics discussed for the week and usually are accompanied by a lab. The labs will use things found around the house and occasionally will require the use of a bag of candy, popcorn, or other dry goods. This course is a full high school science credit with a lab.

Goals/Objectives: To develop a better understanding of interactions between species and with the Earth.

Required Materials: This course will reference the Tyler Miller‘s Essentials of Ecology but is not required.

Instructor: Heather Fulghum – heather@fundafunda.com

For: Grades 8 -12

Hours: +- 5 hours each week

Credit Hours: 1 High School Credit on completion of both semesters

Syllabus:  Available here

Fall Dates: August 17 – Dec 11 (with a week’s break over Thanksgiving)

Spring Dates: January 4 – April 30  (any week in March can be taken for Spring break)

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Course Description: This course is an Honors level High School introduction to Earth Science with a lab. It is designed for a motivated student to discover and explore the main spheres of the Earth. Topics include rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, oceanography, meteorology, astronomy, and earth’s forces within the geosphere. Historical Geology and the Earth’s History will be mentioned but are not a focus.

Goals/Objectives: Students will understand the processes within the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere to better interpret and interact with the world they live in. The information learned in this course will help students see the delicate interactions of the earth’s functions and equip them for future science courses.

Prerequisites: None

Required Materials:
Prentice Hall Earth Science Lab Manual
Computer access for homework will be crucial for the completion of this course. Notebook paper, ruler, and calculator may be needed for some labs.

Expectations/Homework: This class will require 5 hours a week of reading and homework. There will be weekly quizzes and a research project in the first semester.

Instructor: Heather Fulghum (heather@fundafunda.com)

For: Grades 8 – 12

Hours: +- 4 hours each week

Credit Hours: 1 High School Credit on completion of both semesters

Syllabus: Available here

Fall Dates: August 17 – Dec 11 (with a week’s break over Thanksgiving)

Spring Dates: January 4 – April 30  (any week in March can be taken for Spring break)

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Example of Student Work

Students had to find pictures online that illustrated various moon features and make them into a collage which they could then use to study from.

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Students will be provided with some material to help them get started – a short lecture, links to sites explaining basics, articles, conflicting data, videos, or book suggestions. Some students may choose to read ‘hard science’ articles in primary journals, while others may choose a softer approach with articles from popular science magazines and sites. Instead of tests and quizzes, students write summaries, explore ethical implications, or address questions about the material. There is also a year-long project in which students write a short research proposal. Even if they don’t intend to continue in the sciences, most students find that this process helps them to understand how scientists work and why some question are so hard to answer. How do you ask a good question and break it into testable pieces? How do you get patients to participate? How do you judge if the experiment was successful?

On average, students will do 4 units per semester, with maybe a week or 2 of fill-in (there will be module that’s just ‘cool science stuff’ that they can pick and choose from when they have a leftover week or 2). But it will be flexible and students can do as few as 2 and as many as 6, depending on which modules they choose and how in-depth their research is.

Modules will include ‘allergy and immunity’, ‘cancer biology’, ‘prions and neurodegenerative disease’, ‘the microbiome’, ‘how to lie with statistics’, and ‘biological cycles and rhythms’. There are also suggestions for labs that students can buy and do for certain units, if they want to. Microbiology, for instance, lends itself to labs that one can purchase kits for.

There will be a required unit, ‘experimental design’ which students need in order to do their proposal (we talk about how to get participants to join the study, how to ask the right question, confounding effects, ethics, and why some questions are hard).
Instructor: Dr Dana Underwood (dana@fundafunda.com)

For: Grades 9 -12

Hours: 4-5 hours each week

Credit Hours: 1 High School Credit on completion of both semesters or 1/2 for one semester

Syllabus: Available here

Fall Dates: August 17 – Dec 11 (with a week’s break over Thanksgiving)

Spring Dates: January 4 – April 30  (any week in March can be taken for Spring break)

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This course will provide an introduction to biology. For most of the year, the focus is on molecular biology -biological molecules, parts of the cell, metabolic pathways, DNA replication, and the cell cycle. The unit on genetics is always a favorite, and the year concludes with units on ecology. If there is a need, additional optional modules will be added to address content requirements in other states. Other topics will include medical applications of biology and methods used to design experiments and collect and analyze data. While evolution will be covered, it is primarily discussed in one unit in the second semester.

In this class, the textbook is a useful resource that has much better drawings than the teacher’s, but it is not the primary source of material. Video lectures explain the ‘how’ and also the ‘why do we care?’. Biological molecules are related to dietary advice – students will know the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats and why one is solid at room temperature. DNA replication, chromatin structure, and transcription are important in understanding cancer biology – what has to go wrong for a tumor to form?

Although there are some traditional elements – homework questions, quizzes, and monthly tests – students are also able to be more creative (or not – it’s up to them) with projects for each unit and article reviews.

Labs
Most modules have at least one hands-on activity. Because the labs are intended to align with the course material, the number and type of activities vary to align with the content. There are three experiments that require lab reports and two others are ‘wet lab’ activities like DNA extraction that do not require lab reports. Other activities include simulating the processes of mitosis and DNA replication with office supplies and classifying local wildlife using a dichotomous key. Only one lab requires ordering specific chemicals. The others can be done using supplies that can be obtained at normal stores. The supplies for the course are listed in a document available at the start of the semester. There are also links to videos of the experiment being done, explanations of the experiment, and pooled class data as appropriate so that students who are unable to do the lab will still have access to the material

Required Materials: Biology by Miller and Levine, Prentice Hall Publishing, 3-Ring binder with paper OR spiral notebook for notes and a folder for handouts/tests, may need graph paper to plot data and blank paper for drawing cells.

To learn more about this class you can read this interview with Dr Underwood.

Instructor: Dr Dana Underwood (dana@fundafunda.com)

For: Grades 9 -12

Hours: 4-5 hours each week

Credit Hours: 1 High School Credit (on completion of both semesters) – students can elect to take the class at an Honors level.

Syllabus: Available here

Fall Dates: August 17 – Dec 11 (with a week’s break over Thanksgiving)

Spring Dates: January 4 – April 30  (any week in March can be taken for Spring break)

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Example of a student project for the Ecology Module.

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