DIVE Science Courses

The curriculum appears to build substantial content knowledge through comprehensive textbook reading, detailed video lectures, and preparation for college-level CLEP and AP exams.

Advanced courses specifically prepare students for CLEP or AP exams, students must memorize information for quarterly exams in advanced tracks, and the program covers content at a level that prepares students for college-credit examinations

The curriculum incorporates multiple forms of retrieval practice including online review questions, Quizlets, and quarterly exams with dedicated review weeks.

Review questions can be retaken for practice, digital flashcards and Quizlets are incorporated, every ninth week is dedicated to review and study, and students can review by retaking quizzes

The curriculum explicitly teaches scientific vocabulary through dedicated vocabulary study and reinforcement in review questions.

Each week starts with vocabulary work, students study or write out vocabulary words, and review questions following lectures specifically reinforce vocabulary alongside lecture content

The curriculum provides detailed guidance for parents and students through Getting Started videos, syllabi, and course instructions, though formal teacher training is not mentioned.

Getting Started video explains course components and grading, syllabi provide detailed course information that 'must be read before students start,' and parents can request grade changes and assignment resets

The curriculum provides direct instruction through Dr. Shormann's video lectures, though students are expected to learn much content independently through textbook reading.

Video lectures hit 'only the highlights of lesson material' while students must take notes, and students are tested primarily on lecture content rather than just textbook material

The curriculum integrates lab work with instruction through video labs and optional hands-on lab kits, though hands-on components are optional rather than required.

Three types of lab activities are included (observations, experiments, dissections), optional lab kits are available through Nature's Workshop Plus, and video labs show equipment usage and microscope observations that complement the instructional content

No specific information about NGSS alignment is provided in the review.

The review does not mention alignment to NGSS or other specific science standards