Chemistry Grades: 10-12 Credit: 1
Students conduct field and laboratory investigations, use scientific methods during investigations, and make informed decisions using critical thinking and scientific problem-solving. Students study a variety of topics that include characteristics of matter, energy transformations during physical and chemical changes; atomic structure; periodic table of elements; behavior of gases; bonding; nuclear fusion and nuclear fission; oxidation-reduction reactions; chemical equations; solutes; properties of solutions; acids and bases; and chemical reactions. Students will investigate how chemistry is an integral part of our daily lives.
Course weight: 1.0 Prerequisite: Biology
Honors Chemistry Grades: 10-12 Credit: 1
Inclusive of the Chemistry content and processes, this advanced course also emphasizes preparation for Chemistry and Biology by including many of the advanced topics and experiences of Chemistry. Topics emphasized will include the structure of matter, states of matter, and chemical reactions. The course has a strong problem-solving orientation and includes associated laboratory experimentation.
Course weight: 1.2 Prerequisite: Biology
College Biology Grade: 12 Credit: 1 (HS)/8 (Coll)
This 4-hour course per semester is designed for non-science majors, designed as a lecture and lab course in conjunction. The process and method of science applied to understanding biological concepts at the molecular, cellular, organismal, and community levels are taught. There is an overview of major groups of organisms with respect to their diversity in organization, processes, interactions, and adaptations including human impact upon the environment. The scientific method and social applications of scientific information to related human issues are stressed throughout the course. Students are expected to read the required chapter material before lecture time to be able to discuss the material and ask appropriate questions.
Course weight: 1.3 Prerequisite: College requirements
