*Note: This program of study is only offered thru 2027

Principles of Biosciences (PLTW)

Local Code: 9510

PEIMS: N1302092 Credit 1.0 Course: Level 1

Description:  The Principles of Biomedical Science (PBS)- PLTW course provides an introduction to biomedical science through hands-on projects and problems. Students investigate concepts of biology and medicine as they explore health conditions including heart disease, diabetes, sickle-cell disease, hypercholesterolemia, and infectious diseases. They will determine the factors that led to the death of a fictional woman as they sequentially piece together evidence found in her medical history and her autopsy report. Students will investigate lifestyle choices and medical treatments that might have prolonged the woman’s life and demonstrate how the development of disease is related to changes in human body systems.

Human Body Systems (PLTW) 

Local Code: 95A0

PEIMS: N1302093 Credit 1.0 Course: Level 2

Description:  In the Project Lead The Way [PLTW] Human Body Systems (HBS) course, students examine the interactions of body systems as they explore deeply biological identity, communication, power, movement, protection, and homeostasis. Through individual and team activities, projects, and problems, students design experiments, investigate the structures and function of the human body, and use data acquisition software to monitor body functions such as muscle movement,reflex and voluntary actions, and respiration. 

Medical Interventions (PLTW)

Local Code: 95B0

PEIMS: N1302094 Credit 1.0 Course: Level 3

Description:  In the Medical Interventions (MI)-PLTW course students investigate the variety of interventions

involved in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease as they follow the lives of a

fictitious family. Through these scenarios students will be exposed to the wide range of

interventions related to immunology, surgery, genetics, pharmacology, medical devices, and

diagnostics. Each family case scenario will introduce multiple types of interventions; reinforce

concepts learned in the previous two courses, and present new content. Interventions may range from simple diagnostic tests to treatment of complex diseases and disorders. These interventions will be showcased across the generations of the family and will provide a look at the past, present, and future of biomedical science. Lifestyle choices and preventive measures are emphasized throughout the course as well as the important role that scientific thinking and

engineering design plays in the development of interventions of the future.

Biomedical Innovation (PLTW)

Local Code: 95C0

PEIMS: N1302095 Credit 1.0 Course: Level 4

Description:  TBD