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Science
9 Physical Science 9 Physical Science Honors
Grade 9 Grade 9
Course Number 431 Course Number 439
Full Year Course - 1 credit Full Year Course - 1 credit
Prerequisite: None Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation
Estimated Fee: $10.00 Estimated Fee: $10.00
Recommended For: College Bound/Technical Recommended For: College Bound
Education Career: CORE
Career: CORE
This course provides a solid foundation in
The course provides a foundation in basic basic chemistry and physics, heavily
chemistry and physics by which scientific emphasizing the use of mathematics as a
knowledge is acquired. Students acquire tool to aid in acquiring scientific knowledge
useful lab skills, math applications and and solidifies understanding of concepts.
reasoning skills that help students to better The lab skills, mathematical analysis and
develop their ability to communicate. The reasoning skills promote growth in
course begins with a look at accuracy, communication skills. The emphasis on
precision and uncertainty. The course then accuracy and precision in reporting results
delves into the basic chemistry topics sets up basic chemistry studies in areas such
including the explorations in matter, atoms as matter, states of matter, atoms in the
in the Periodic Table, chemical reactions, Periodic Table, chemical reactions,
solutions, acids and bases, as well as nuclear balancing equations, solutions, acids, bases,
change. Physics fundamentals include the salts and nuclear change. The fundamental
overview of motion, forces, work, energy, principles of physics explored include
heat, temperature, waves, sound, light, motion, forces, work, energy, heat,
electricity and magnetism. temperature, waves, sound, light, electricity
and magnetism. The depth of material,
Option 9 Physical Science additional mathematics analysis and
Grade 9 insertions of scientific history and
Course Number OPT431 interdisciplinary connections separate the
Full Year Course - 1 credit honors from the traditional course.
Prerequisite: None
Estimated Fee: $10.00
Recommended For: College Bound/Technical Option 9 Physical Science
Education
Career: CORE Honors
The course provides the foundation for basic Grade 9
Course Number OPT439
chemistry and physics knowledge and skills Full Year Course - 1 credit
learned in course 431. Students will have Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation
progress checkpoints to meet to remain self- Estimated Fee: $10.00
paced and will still have required class Recommended For: College Bound
meetings twice per week for lab or Career: CORE
instruction. This course provides a solid foundation in
basic chemistry and physics, heavily
emphasizing the use of mathematics as a
tool to aid in acquiring scientific knowledge
and solidifies understanding of concepts.
The lab skills, mathematical analysis and
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