Academic/Honors with Lab: 1.5 CREDITS
Standard: 1 CREDIT
Credit Area: Science
Course Numbers:
Academic: 3003
Honors: 3007
Course’s essential questions or focus:
How do biological systems respond and adapt to stimuli in order to maintain dynamic homeostasis?
Why do genetic systems maintain biological systems?
How does the process of evolution drive the diversity and unity of life?
Why are growth and reproduction in biological systems dependent upon the cycling of matter and the transformation of energy?
Biology may include the use of microscopes and dissection. Other topics may include biochemistry, cells, genetics, microbiology, anatomy, physiology, biodiversity and conservation, ecology, botany, and evolution. The material covered will include the full spectrum of biology from biochemistry to ecology.
Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation
Grades 9, 10, 11, 12
1.5 CREDITS (w/Lab)
Credit Area: Science
Course Number: 3009
Course’s essential questions or focus:
AP Biology is designed for those students who are considering a career in the biological sciences or health field. Students who are taking this class will develop an understanding of the molecular basis of life, the workings of biological systems, and the process of scientific inquiry. This will be accomplished through class discussions, labs, lectures, student-designed research, and peer critiques of research designs. Major topics will include molecules and cells, heredity and evolution, and organisms and population. Students are encouraged to take the A.P. exam at the conclusion of the course.
Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation
Grades 11, 12
1.5 CREDITS (w/Lab)
Credit Area: Science
Course Numbers
Academic: 3013
Honors: 3015
Course’s essential questions or focus: Chemistry Concepts
This course will provide solid training in working with chemical equations, chemical reactions, problem solving and atomic structure. This is integrated with laboratory experiments that illustrate and make practical application of theory. Laboratory experiments that illustrate theories and demonstrate important laboratory techniques are incorporated in the course.
Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation. Concurrently enrolled in Algebra I or completion of Algebra I.
Grades 10, 11, 12
1.5 CREDITS (w/Lab)
Credit Area: Science
Course Number: 3018
Course’s essential questions or focus:
AP Chemistry covers the same material as a college chemistry course for students interested in majoring in science or engineering. The topics of Chemistry I are reviewed, and additional topics in reaction rates, equilibrium, spontaneity of reactions, electrochemistry and organic chemistry are covered. Demanding, theoretical laboratory experiments illustrate topics throughout the course.
Summer work is a component of this course.
Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation
Grades 11, 12
1 CREDIT
Credit Area: Science
Course Number: 3038
Course’s essential questions or focus: Introduction to Chemistry and Physics concepts
This course will acquaint the students with the basics in these two areas of science. In chemistry, the structure of the atom, chemical processes, and applications of chemistry to everyday life will be studied. In physics, Newtonian mechanics, work, waves, and electricity will be among the topics considered. This course will use a conceptual approach with math applications.
Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation
Grades 11, 12
1 CREDIT
Credit Area: Science
Course Number: 3025
Course’s essential questions or focus: How can we use scientific skills to gain an understanding of how all of Earth’s Systems Interact?
Earth and Space Science is designed to help students develop an understanding of the three disciplinary core ideas in Earth and Space Sciences through the development and engagement in scientific inquiry and reasoning. The general topics of investigation will be Earth’s Place in the Universe, Earth’s Systems, and Earth and Human Activity. Students will acquire skills through lab practices to support a better understanding of how scientific knowledge is produced and how solutions are developed.
Prerequisite: None
Grade 9
1 CREDIT
Credit Area: Science
Course Number: 3038
Course’s essential questions or focus: Introduction to Chemistry and Physics concepts
This course will acquaint the students with the basics in these two areas of science. In chemistry, the structure of the atom, chemical processes, and applications of chemistry to everyday life will be studied. In physics, Newtonian mechanics, work, waves and electricity will be among the topics considered. This course will use a conceptual approach with math applications.
Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation
Grades 11, 12
1.5 CREDITS (w/Lab)
Credit Area: Science
Course Numbers:
Academic: 3041
Honors: 3045
Course’s essential questions or focus:
Physics is a course that covers topics in mechanics, properties of matter, heat, sound, light, and magnetism. It is a lab class where the students learn about the laws and principles in nature. The focus will be to gain a better understanding of the world around them by discovering concepts by inquiry and applying the knowledge to their own lives. The course focuses on using reasoning and problem-solving skills to help build an understanding of concepts.
Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation and recommended having completed Algebra II
Grades 10, 11, 12
1.5 CREDITS (w/Lab)
Credit Area: Science
Course Number: 3047
Course’s essential questions or focus: Focus on describing mathematically how and why things move, including transferring the transfer of mechanical energy within systems. Focus on experimental design and data collection and analysis through graphs.
AP Physics 1 is an algebra-based, introductory college-level physics course that explores topics such as Newtonian mechanics (including rotational motion), work, energy and power, static and dynamic fluids. This course requires that 25 percent of instructional time be spent in hands-on laboratory work, with an emphasis on inquiry-based investigations that provide students with opportunities to apply the science practices.
Summer work is a component of this course.
Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation and successful completion or currently enrolled in Pre-Calculus
Grades 11, 12
1.5 CREDITS (w/Lab)
Credit Area: Science
Course Number: 3050
Course’s essential questions or focus: Focus on mathematically describing the transfer of energy within systems, electricity, magnetism, and properties of light. Focus on experimental design and data collection and evaluation.
AP Physics 2 is an Algebra-based, introductory college-level physics course that explores topics such as thermodynamics with kinetic theory; PV diagrams and probability; electrostatics; electrical circuits with capacitors; magnetic fields; electromagnetism; waves and sound; physical and geometric optics; and quantum, atomic, and nuclear physics. Through inquiry-based learning, students will develop scientific critical thinking and reasoning skills. This course requires that 25 percent of the instructional time will be spent in hands-on laboratory work, with an emphasis on inquiry-based investigations that provide students with opportunities to apply the science practices.
Summer work is a component of this course.
Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation and successful completion of Pre-Calculus and AP Physics 1
Grades 11, 12