Science
Courses:
Courses:
Biology: Biology is the study of living systems. Those concepts fundamental to the understanding of all life include: biological molecules, energy transfer through photosynthesis, cell respiration and fermentation, cell structure and function, classification, DNA structure and function, protein synthesis, genetics, evolution, and ecology.
Chemistry: Chemistry students will study how elements combine and rearrange to explain everything from fireworks to food. The course uses laboratory investigation to explore real-world applications of chemistry , including global challenges and practical uses.
Advanced Chemistry: Students in this laboratory science course study the natural elements and the changes they undergo. This course will develop the capacity to reason and provide students with a sound base from which students can pursue a career in one of the health fields or sciences. This course is suitable for all college-bound students with strong math skills and an interest in a science or technology career. Students considering taking AP Chemistry must take Advanced Chemistry.
Environmental Science: Environmental principals will be applied to inquiry, investigation, and application to real-world and global challenges.
Physics: This course is designed for students who wish to understand the functions and applications of such areas as forces, motion, energy, heat, light, sound, electricity, and electronics. It includes laboratory investigations of these functions and applications. This course satisfies the Physical Science graduation requirement.
Advanced Placement Biology: Equivalent to first-year college biology course. This course is designed to be taken by students after the successful completion of a first course in high school biology and high school chemistry. It aims to provide students with the conceptual framework, factual knowledge, and analytical skills necessary to deal critically with the rapidly changing science of biology. Prepares student for AP Biology exam. This course is conducted at college level.
Advanced Placement Chemistry: This AP Chemistry course provides students with a college-level foundation to support future advanced coursework in chemistry. This class will review basic chemistry concepts learned in the first year chemistry, providing greater depth on the topics of acids/bases, buffers, electrochemistry, thermodynamics, solubility, equilibrium. This course prepares students for the AP Chemistry exam.
Advanced Placement Environmental Science: This Advanced Placement course is equivalent to a first-year college-level course in Environmental Science. It provides a stimulating and challenging experience for able students, preparing them for the Advanced Placement Environmental Science Exam.
AP Physics C: In this course, students will explore concepts such as motion, gravitation, momentum, and rotation using conceptual explanations and calculus-based mathematics. Students can expect to create representations that depict physical phenomena; conduct analyses to derive, calculate, estimate or predict; describe experimental procedures, analyzing data, supporting claims.
Human Physiology: This course focuses on the biochemistry, anatomy, and physiology of the human body. Cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems will be studied, with an emphasis on the medical field. Some dissection is expected.
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