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Botany/Stewardship of His Garden (3 -12 ) - In simple humility, let Our Gardener, God,
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landscape you with the word, making a salvation garden of your life, James 1:21 MSG. Come
learn about the miracle of God’s garden! In this course, we will practice stewardship of the
resources God has blessed us with as we study the science of sustainable gardening, seed
saving, and harvesting edible and medicinal plants from our beautiful Sonoran Desert. We will
explore the nutritional science and the innate benefits of growing your own food as protective
measures for a healthy body. We will cover, plant morphology, plant anatomy, and plant
pathology. We will also practice the science of engineering as we develop effective planting beds
designed to make good use of water harvesting and permaculture practices. Students 3 -5 will
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complete projects that will help them earn a Jr. Master Gardener’s certificate. Students 6-12 will
design their own botany projects based around their specific interests. There will also be optional
field trips offered to increase our knowledge and to experience the vast expertise available around
our city regarding sustainable gardening practices. We will partner with experts from Mission
Gardens, Native Seeds, Steam Pump Ranch, Desert Harvesters and the UA Cooperative
Extension Center: Tucson Village Farm. Long term goals for this course will be to organize a seed
saving bank that can be accessed by Quest families for future home gardening and developing a
small animal farm. We also desire to expand our gardens to provide fresh food for Interfaith
Community Services food boxes for those in need. Students will be building their own plant
science text as part of the course. Come grow, learn and serve with us! Students will be working
in partners and small groups according to age. **This course will meet at 8910 N. Hickory Drive,
(just north-east of the La Canada and Hardy/Overton intersection) ** Instructor: Camilla Johnson,
30 years’ experience

Kitchen Chemistry (MS & HS with approval) - is designed to explore some of the principles of
chemistry. You will be encouraged to carry out your own experiments using materials that are
often found in the home. Along the way, you will use fruit tea to identify acids and alkalis,
investigate chemicals that speed up reactions and experiment with electron transfer reactions.
This should give you a feel for the world of molecules and an idea of some reactions. It should
also introduce some methods to separate chemicals, to find out what chemicals are present in a
mixture and ways to change chemicals from one form to another. There will be opportunities to
use the chemistry behind modernist cooking to experiment with spherification, making of cheese
noodles, inventing new deserts, all while learning solid chemistry. A great course for those who
have no chemistry experience. Required Textbook: none Instructor: Nicole Traicoff

General Science (MS) - This course is designed to be a student's first systematic introduction to
the sciences as it explores topics such as the scientific method, designing experiments, simple
machines, geology, archaeology, paleontology, biology, human anatomy and physiology,
providing a wide range of scientific exposure. Hands-on experiments are included throughout,
giving students practical experience as they discover the principles behind the science! Looking at
the world from a creationist position, topics are all presented with an eye towards God's role in
everyday life. Work Load: A couple of items every day (amounting to about 8 items per week)
which will include reading the modules, simple lab write-ups, homework questions and test.
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Required Text: Apologia General Science, 2 edition Instructor: Leigh Elkins