BIOLOGY (601000)

Length: Year Available for: 9-12 grades

This class is designed to help students better understand the biological world around them. Biological principles discussed includes: cells and cell chemistry, molecular biology including DNA technology, plant and animal forms and functions, genetics, evolution, and ecology.

AP BIOLOGY (601200)

Length: Year Available for: 10-12 grades

This course is the equivalent of a freshman biology course at a university. The principles of molecular and cellular biology, organisms, structures, and functions; and populations and their continued existence will be studied in depth.  This course is useful for students who are interested in careers in science and medicine. This is a Certificate of Completion course. 

EARTH SCIENCE (600900)

Length: Year Available for: 9-12 grades

This course builds on the natural curiosity of students. By connecting them to the beauty of geological history, the amazing landforms around the glove, the nature of the sea and air, and the newest discoveries about our universe, it gives students an opportunity to relate to their everyday world.

EARTH SCIENCE HONORS (600950)

Length: Year Available for: 9-12 grades

This course builds on the natural curiosity of students. By connecting them to the beauty of geological history, the amazing landforms around the glove, the nature of the sea and air, and the newest discoveries about our universe, it gives students an opportunity to relate to their everyday world.

PRE-AP CHEMISTRY (601600)

Length: Year Available for: 9-12 grades

Note: If you are interested in going into a science related field, taking Pre-AP Chemistry will help you be more successful in courses such as AP Biology, AP Chemistry, and AP Physics.

Students in chemistry will explore the foundational principles of chemistry and investigate the ways in which chemistry impacts everyday life. Students investigate the properties and structure of matter at atomic and subatomic scales, explain how interactions at the atomic and molecular levels affect what we observe at a larger scale, and investigate how humans design and control chemical systems for the benefit of society. Standards in chemistry include the structure and properties of atoms, the structure and properties of molecules, stability and change in chemical systems, and energy in chemical systems.

CHEMISTRY (601500)

Length: Year Available for: 10-12 grades

Basic chemistry concepts are covered for students who need an introductory chemistry background. Organized around major concepts of matter, structure, energy and change. Basic atomic theory, elements and the periodic table, nature of bonding and compounds, chemical reactions and their equations, equilibrium, acids and bases, and nuclear chemistry are covered.

AP CHEMISTRY WITH LAB (CLASS: 601700 / LAB: 601710)

Length: Year Available for: 11-12 grades      

NOTE: This is a two period class that includes a lab.

AP Chemistry is a full year introductory college-level chemistry course. Students cultivate their understanding of chemistry through inquiry-based lab investigations as they explore the four Big Ideas: scale, proportion, and quantity; structure and properties of substances; transformations; and energy. Upon Completion of the course a satisfactory score on the AP Test, up to 6 semester hours of college credit may be given by some colleges and universities. This is a Certificate of Completion course.

PHYSICS (602000)

Length: Year Available for: 9-12 grades

This course is for students with an interest in the study of physical science. The course focuses on the concepts of both physics and chemistry. Students will investigate these topics through experimentation and lab activities. Modern technology will be a focal point in helping the students to grasp the ideas of both Physics. A variety of learning styles will be incorporated into the planning assessment of this course.

AP PHYSICS 1 (602130)

Length: Year Available for: 11-12 grades

Recommended: successful completion of Math III or higher

AP Physics 1 is an algebra-based, introductory college-level physics course focusing on Mechanics. Students cultivate their understanding of physics through classroom study, in-class activity, and hands-on, inquiry-based laboratory work as they explore concepts like systems, fields, force interactions, change, conservation, and waves. Upon Completion of the course a satisfactory score on the AP Test, up to 3 semester hours of college credit may be given by some colleges and universities. This is a Certificate of Completion course.

AP PHYSICS C-MECHANICS (602150)

Length: Year Available for: 11-12 grades

Prerequisite: have taken or be taking Calculus this upcoming school year

This is equivalent to a first-semester college course in calculus-based physics. The course covers kinematics; Newton’s laws of motion; work, energy and power; systems of particles and linear momentum; circular motion and rotation; and oscillations and gravitation. Students have the option to take the AP Physics C-Mechanics exam at the end of the course. 

AP COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES (702900)

Length: Year Available for: 9-12 grades

This course will provide students with their required Digital Studies credit.

This year-long course introduces students to the breadth of the field of computer science. In this course, students will learn to design and evaluate solutions and to apply computer science to solve problems through the development of algorithms and programs. They will incorporate abstraction into programs and use data to discover new knowledge. Students will also explain how computing innovations and computing systems, including the Internet, work, explore their potential impacts, and contribute to a computing culture that is collaborative and ethical. It is important to note that the AP Computer Science Principles course does not have a designated programming language. Teachers have the flexibility to choose a programming language(s) that is most appropriate for their students to use in the classroom.

AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A (702690)

Length: Year Available for: 9-12 grades

Prerequisite: AP Computer Science Principles

Recommended Prerequisite: Computer Programming 1 (702603) and Computer Programming 2 (702608)

This year-long course introduces students to computer science through programming. Fundamental topics in this course include the design of solutions to problems, the use of data structures to organize large sets of data, the development and implementation of algorithms to process data and discover new information, the analysis of potential solutions, and the ethical and social implications of computing systems. The course emphasizes object-oriented programming and design using the Java programming language.

BOTANY (602601)

Length: Semester Available for: 9-12 grades

This course is provides an introduction into the world of plant biology. Students will develop an appreciation of plant life through many hands on learning activities.

ASTRONOMY (603001)

Length: Semester Available for: 9-12 grades

This class provides an introduction to the concepts of modern Astronomy. The solar system, the sun, stars, the Milky Way and other galaxies, current theories of the origin, evolution, and fate of the universe. The aim is to develop an appreciation of the physical universe and the scientific methods we use to understand it.

WILDLIFE BIOLOGY (602851)

Length: Semester Available for: 9-12 grades

This course is for students with an interest in the wildlife around them and for those who want to gain a better appreciation of wildlife. Students will gain the knowledge necessary to make informed decisions for the future about wildlife with regards to politics, public land protection, and sustainable hunting. Students will enrich their lives as they gain practical knowledge of the wildlife around them and in their own backyards. Students will learn characteristics of each group of wildlife, how they evolved, how they interact, and how to identify Utah species. This course is a wonderful blend of academic knowledge, skills for identification, political and conservational issues and fun learning about animals.

ZOOLOGY (602901)

Length: Semester Available for: 9-12 grades

Do you like animals? Can you define what an animal is? Do you know the difference between an invertebrate and a vertebrate animal?  Can you explain why fish do not sink or how to avoid intestinal parasites? Can animals’ glow in the dark? Do you know which animals hibernate, and can you tell how they do it? Zoology is the study of animals and their interactions within ecosystems.  You will learn the structure and function of their internal and external body plans. We will examine connections between lifestyle, environment, and the unique adaptations of animal behavior and body design.   We will explore biodiversity, classification, evolution, and the impacts human have on animals. This class will partner with the Living Planet Aquarium with zoom meetings and a field trip.  

COURSES AVAILABLE AT THE GTI

• BIOLOGY 1010

• ANIMAL SCIENCE I 

• ANIMAL SCIENCE II 

• EQUINE SCIENCE I

• EQUINE SCIENCE II

• NATURAL RESOURCE SCIENCE I

• NATURAL RESOURCE SCIENCE II

• VETERINARY ASSISTANT I

• BIOTECH RESEARCH

• AQUACULTURE/BIOLOGY & AGRICULTURE

• MEDICAL FORENSICS

• MEDICAL ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY

• PHYSICS & ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES

• ELECTRONICS I

• ELECTRONICS II

• ELECTRONICS III

• ENGINEER PRINCIPLES 1/ENGINEER PRINCIPLES II