This course provides students with a study of man's interaction with the environment. The content includes but is not limited to: forms of pollution, conservation, environmental planning and policy, public land usages, population dynamics, and major forms of energy. Laboratory investigations are an integral part of the course.

Advanced Placement Environmental Science

Grades: 9-12 Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation

College level course which emphasizes the ecological, chemical, physical and biological dimensions of man's interaction with his environment.  Extensive lab work, field work and outside reading is required. Prepares students for the AP Environmental Science exam.

Earth/Space Honors

Grade 9  Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation

This course provides opportunities for students to develop comprehensive concepts basic to the earth, its materials, processes, history, and environment in space. Laboratory investigations are an integral part of this course.

This course provides students with general exploratory experiences and activities in the fundamental concepts of life. It expands and refines the biological concepts that were introduced in the elementary and the junior high/middle school, and presents additional facts, concepts, and generalizations. The content includes, but is not limited to, use of the scientific method, scientific measurement, laboratory safety and use of apparatus, cell biology, cell reproduction, basic principals of genetics, biological changes through time, classification and taxonomy, microbiology, structure and function of plants, structure and function of animals, structure and function of the human body, and ecological relationships. Laboratory investigations are an integral part of this course.

This course provides students with general exploratory experiences and activities in the fundamental concepts of life. It expands the biological concepts that were introduced in the elementary and junior high/middle school, and presents additional facts, concepts, and generalizations. The content includes, but is not limited to, scientific method, scientific measurement, laboratory safety and use of laboratory apparatus, biochemistry, cell biology, cell reproduction, genetics, biological changes through time, classification and taxonomy, microorganisms and disease, structure and function of plants, structure and function of animals, human anatomy and physiology, and ecological relationships. Laboratory investigations are an integral part of this course.

This course provides students with advanced studies and activities in the structures and functions of the components of the human body. The content includes, but is not limited to, anatomical terminology, cells and tissues, the integumentary system, the skeletal system, the muscular system, the nervous system, special sensory organs, the endocrine system, the circulatory system, the respiratory system, the digestive system, the excretory (urinary) system, the reproductive system, homeostasis, disease processes, immune response, and inheritance, molecular, cellular, organismal, mutations and genetic disorders. Laboratory investigations are an integral part of the course.

This purpose of this course is to develop comprehensive concepts and to do investigative studies of concepts basic to earth, its materials, processes, and history and environment in space. This course will also provide students with investigative studies of the theories and laws associated with the natural physical and chemical properties of matter and familiarize students with human growth and development within the context of our society.

This course provides students with the study of composition, properties, and changes associated with matter. The content includes, but is not limited to, classification and structure of matter, atomic theory, periodic table, bonding, chemical formulas, chemical reactions and balanced equations, behavior of gases, physical changes, acids, bases and salts, and energy associated with physical and chemical changes. Laboratory activities are an integral part of the course.

This course provides students with a rigorous study of composition, properties, and changes associated with matter. The content includes, but is not limited to, heat, changes of matter, atomic theory, periodic table, bonding formulas and equations, mole concept, gas laws, energy and order, reaction rates and equilibrium, solutions, acids, bases, salts, nuclear chemistry, electrochemistry, and organic chemistry. Laboratory activities are an integral part of the course. 

This course provides students with a rigorous introductory study of the theories and laws governing the interaction of matter, energy, and the forces of nature. The content includes, but is not limited to, kinematics, dynamics, energy, work and power, heat and thermodynamics, wave characteristics, light, electricity, magnetism, nuclear physics, and sound. Laboratory investigations are an integral part of this course.