New Online Classes

Online Classes (Self-Paced)

Outschool coupon code: use code LAURAGL2020 to get $20 OFF your first class

High School Chemistry Crash Course (self-paced)

High School Physics Crash Course (self-paced)

Holst: The Planets - A Musical Journey (self-paced)

Sergei Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf - A Musical Journey (self-paced)

Strategies for the ACT Test (self-paced)

Emma by Jane Austen - English Literature (self-paced)

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - English Literature (self-paced)

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen - English Literature (self-paced)

The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien - English Literature (self-paced)

The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien - English Literature (self-paced)

The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien - English Literature (self-paced)

The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien - English Literature (self-paced)

New Worksheet - Physics - Sound Intensity

Problem 1
An amplifier takes a 20 decibel sound and turns it into a 60 decibel sound. How many times larger is the intensity of the sound waves coming out of the amplifier as compared to the intensity of the sound waves going into the amplifier?
Answer: ________________

Problem 2
An amplifier takes a 35 decibel sound and turns it into an 85 decibel sound. How many times larger is the intensity of the sound waves coming out of the amplifier as compared to the intensity of the sound waves going into the amplifier?
Answer: ________________

Problem 3
An amplifier takes a 10 decibel sound and turns it into a 70 decibel sound. How many times larger is the intensity of the sound waves coming out of the amplifier as compared to the intensity of the sound waves going into the amplifier?
Answer: ________________

Problem 4
An amplifier takes a 57 decibel sound and turns it into a 87 decibel sound.  How many times larger is the intensity of the sound waves coming out of the amplifier as compared to the intensity of the sound waves going into the amplifier?
Answer: ________________

New Online Classes

Online Classes (Self-Paced)
Outschool coupon code: use code LAURAGL2020 to get $20 OFF your first class
High School Chemistry Crash Course (self-paced)
High School Physics Crash Course (self-paced)
Holst: The Planets - A Musical Journey (self-paced)
Sergei Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf - A Musical Journey (self-paced)
Strategies for the ACT Test (self-paced)
Emma by Jane Austen - English Literature (self-paced)
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - English Literature (self-paced)
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien - English Literature (self-paced)
The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien - English Literature (self-paced)
The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien - English Literature (self-paced)
The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien - English Literature (self-paced)

Classes I Teach

I have taught each of the classes listed below at least once (many of them I have taught multiple times). 

• ACT Test Preparation
• Algebra 1
• Ancient Civilizations (7th grade - one semester)
• Applied Engineering (7th grade)
• Astronomy (7th grade - one semester)
• Basic Auto Mechanics (high school)
• Chemistry (high school)
• Chemistry Basics (7th grade - one semester)
• Cultural World Geography (middle school)
• Cultural World Geography (high school)
• Earth and Life Science (7th grade - one semester)
• English Literature - Emma by Jane Austen for high school (8 weeks)
• English Literature - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen for high school (8 weeks) 
• English Literature - Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen - English Literature (8 weeks) 
• English Literature - The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien for high school (8 weeks)
• English Literature - The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien for high school (12 weeks)
• English Literature - The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien for high school (12 weeks)
• English Literature - The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien for high school (12 weeks)
• European History 5th-19th centuries (7th grade - one semester)
• General Science (7th grade)
• Grammar and Writing (7th grade)
• Holst: The Planets (6th-9th grade) (4 weeks)
• Intro to C# (high school)
• Jekyll, Hyde, and Scrooge, and the 1800s (middle school - one semester)
• Jekyll, Hyde, and Scrooge, and the 1800s (high school - one semester)
• J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Their World from 1900 through 1939 (middle school) 
• J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Their World from 1900 through 1939 (high school) 
• Lego Robotics 1 (high school)
• Lego Robotics 2 (high school)
• Physical Science (high school)
• Physics (high school)
• SAT Test Preparation
• The Scarlet Pimpernel and the 1700s (middle school - one semester) 
• The Scarlet Pimpernel and the 1700s (high school - one semester) 
• Sergei Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf - A Musical Journey (6th-9th grade) (4 weeks)
• Western Civilization 1 (high school)
• Western Civilization 2 (high school)

New Online Courses

Outschool coupon code: use code LAURAGL2020 to get $20 OFF your first class

High School Chemistry Crash Course

High School Physics Crash Course

Holst: The Planets - A Musical Journey

Strategies for the ACT Test

The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien - English Literature

The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien - English Literature

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - English Literature

Out of the Silent Planet by C. S. Lewis - English Literature Class for 14 to 17-Year-Olds

New ACT Preparation Courses - May 2024

Is your high-school student taking the ACT test this year?

Here is an opportunity to help your student get ready for the test by---
- finding out what to expect on the test
- learning test-taking strategies
- reviewing the content that the test covers

I am offering the test preparation course at two different times (each track will cover the same material). See below.

Track 1 will meet in person in Eden Prairie. Track 2 will meet over zoom. If none of the dates listed below work for you and you are still interested in the class, please contact me through the contact form and we can try to work something out.

Track 1 will meet for two two-hour sessions. Each session will cover two sections of the ACT.
It will meet on Thursday mornings from 10 am to noon.
Dates: May 23 and May 30
Location: Eden Prairie

Track 2 will meet for two two-hour sessions. Each session will cover two sections of the ACT.
It will meet on Thursday afternoons from 2 pm to 4 pm.
Dates: May 23 and May 30
Location: online through Zoom

Cost: $100.00 per student for the entire course. Includes materials.

Registration deadline: Friday, May 17, 2024

Register here. 

Classes I Teach

I have taught each of the classes listed below at least once (many of them I have taught multiple times). 

• ACT Test Preparation
• Algebra 1
• Ancient Civilizations (7th grade - one semester)
• Applied Engineering (7th grade)
• Astronomy (7th grade - one semester)
• Basic Auto Mechanics (high school)
• Chemistry (high school)
• Chemistry Basics (7th grade - one semester)
• Cultural World Geography (high school)
• Earth and Life Science (7th grade - one semester)
• English Literature - The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien for high school (12 weeks)
• English Literature - The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien for high school (8 weeks)
• European History 5th-19th centuries (7th grade - one semester)
• General Science (7th grade)
• Grammar and Writing (7th grade)
• Holst: The Planets (6th-9th grade) (4 weeks)
• Intro to C# (high school)
• Lego Robotics 1 (high school)
• Lego Robotics 2 (high school)
• Physical Science (high school)
• Physics (high school)
• SAT Test Preparation
• Western Civilization 1 (high school)