Steve Rosenoff

Lesson Designer

Steve Rosenoff’s love affair with science spans fifty years. From his beginnings as a veterinary assistant, through his early career in medical research, and into his final position as an international consultant in the area of absorbent products, his enjoyment of science and love of learning has never diminished. Steve currently holds four degrees: a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies, a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, a Master of Science in Science Education, and a Master of Education in Curriculum Design and Learning. Steve is also a Washington State certified teacher in good standing and has been teaching online for nineteen years. He has completed more than 516 college credits, including coursework in clinical chemistry, hematology, immunology, bacteriology, serology, and parasitology. Steve has been personally selected to teach Apologia science courses by Dr. Jay Wile, founder of Apologia Ministries and author of the course materials. Dr. Wile refers to Steve as “The best teacher with whom he has ever worked.” Steve was also the founder of Little Red Wagon Ministries, an evangelistic outreach to the homeless of Olympia Washington, and is founder and steward of Red Wagon Tutorials, an educational outreach to homeschooling students worldwide. He and his wife, Shelly, and their Golden Retriever, Ginger, live in Olympia, WA.

 

SchoolhouseTeachers.com note: External links may be automatically included within third party websites; they do not constitute an endorsement or an approval by SchoolhouseTeachers.com nor by the lesson designer of any products, services, or opinions of the corporation, organization, or individual. Parents may wish to preview all links because third-party websites include ads that may change over time.

Courses by Steve:

Red Wagon Biology for High School: This biology course is taught through online pre-recorded videos. Text instructions along with additional videos, experiments, and online reading are included in order to provide students with the knowledge that science was created by God. This is done through a study of the various kingdoms including Monera, Fungi, and Plantae; cellular respiration, ecology, and genetics. A discussion of evolution and its implausibility is provided.

Red Wagon Chemistry for High School: This in-depth chemistry course is taught through online pre-recorded videos. Text instructions along with additional videos, experiments, and online reading teach students about solids, liquids, and gases; the states of matter; the periodic table and the naming of elements, atomic structure and molecular structure. Reactions between chemicals is discussed, as well as thermodynamics and kinetics.

Red Wagon General Science for Middle School: This general science course is taught through online pre-recorded videos. Text instructions along with additional videos, experiments, online reading, crafts, etc., are included in order to provide students with the knowledge that science was created by God. This is done through a study of the history of science, scientific analysis, chemistry, physics, marine science, and more.

Red Wagon Human Body for High School: This high school human body course is taught through online pre-recorded videos. Text instructions along with additional videos, experiments, and online reading provide students with an understanding of cellular division, homeostasis, and the eleven systems of the human body, including the circulatory system, the endocrine system, and the digestive system. (The last module is about the reproductive system.)

Red Wagon Marine Biology for High School: This marine biology course is taught through online pre-recorded videos. Text instructions along with additional videos, experiments, and online reading teach students about the marine world created by God. Beginning with a discussion of the ocean water and an overview of the types of organisms living in the oceans, this course moves on to discuss in more detail algae, protozoa, plants, and various marine invertebrates and vertebrates. Students are taught about marine ecosystems, tidal zones, estuaries, coral reefs, and more.

Red Wagon Physics for High School: This physics course is taught through online pre-recorded videos. Text instructions along with additional videos, experiments, and online reading provide students with an understanding of velocity, acceleration, and displacement. They are taught how to understand and apply Newton’s Laws. They will also be shown how physics and math are connected. It is recommended the student complete algebra 1 and geometry and be familiar with sine, cosine, and tangent, as the later chapters include higher level math.

Red Wagon Physical Science for Middle School: This physical science course is taught through online pre-recorded videos. Text instructions along with additional videos, experiments, and online reading are included in order to provide students with the knowledge that science was created by God. This is done through a study of the atmosphere, Earth, weather, Newton’s Laws, sound, light, and more.