Biology
Biology, the study of life, offers an organized and scientific framework for posing and answering questions about the natural world. Biologists study questions about how living things work, how they interact with the environment, and how they change over time.
Chemistry
Chemistry is the study of the composition of matter, changes in composition and the physical laws controlling these changes. Chemistry deals with the materials of the universe and the changes that these materials undergo.
Physics
Physics is a branch of scientific knowledge that involves the study of the basic principles of matter and energy and how they interact with one another. Studying physics helps students to describe the organization of the universe and understand and apply natural laws.
Earth Science
In this course of study students will integrate and apply the sciences of biology, chemistry and physics to extend their knowledge of the core content of earth and space science. Students will study content related to energy in the earth system, earth’s geochemical cycles and processes, and the origin and evolution of the earth system and the universe.
PLTW- Principles of Biomedical Science
This is a PLTW class. The course begins with a mystery. A woman in her mid-forties has been found dead. The students need to determine clues to her death. They review six major body systems and analyze an autopsy report.
PLTW- Human Body Systems
This is a PLTW class. Students examine the processes, structures, and interactions of the human body systems to learn how they work together to maintain homeostasis and good health. Using real-world cases, students take the role of biomedical professionals and work to solve medical mysteries.
PLTW- Medical Intervention
This is a PLTW class. Students investigate a variety of interventions involved in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease as they follow the lives of a fictitious family. The course is a “how-to” manual for maintaining overall health and homeostasis in the body as students explore how to prevent and fight infection; how to screen and evaluate the code in human DNA; how to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer; and how to prevail when the organs of the body begin to fail. These scenarios expose students to the wide range of interventions related to immunology, surgery, genetics, pharmacology medical devices and diagnostics.
Environmental Health
This course explores the relationship between human health and the environment. Students conduct controlled experiments using multiple animal models (earthworms, zebrafish embryos, adult zebrafish, and fathead minnows) to explore the effects of specific contaminants on normal development, behavior, and learning/memory. Students develop authentic questions and pursue answers to these questions using the tools of science. The core of this course emphasizes developing scientific practices, open inquiry, and research techniques.
AP-Environmental Science
The goal of the AP Environmental Science course is to provide students with the scientific principles, concepts, and methodologies required to understand the interrelationships of the natural world, to identify and analyze environmental problems both natural and human-made, to evaluate the relative risks associated with these problems, and to examine alternative solutions for resolving or preventing them.
AP-Biology
AP Biology aims to provide students with the conceptual framework, factual knowledge, and analytical skills necessary to deal critically with the rapidly changing science of biology. The two main goals of AP Biology are to help students develop a conceptual framework for modern biology and an appreciation of science as a process. Topics covered: *Molecules and Cells; *Heredity and Evolution; and *Organisms and Populations.