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Science
Main Sequence of Science Courses
9 Physical Science Biology Honors
Grade 9 Grades 9 or 10
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: $25.00
Recommended For: College Bound/Technical Recommended For: College Bound
Education (May be taken concurrently with AP Chemistry
Career: CORE [Year 1])
Career: CORE
The course provides a foundation in basic
chemistry and physics by which scientific Biology Honors, the study of life, is also a
knowledge is acquired. Students acquire survey course emphasizing the seven themes
useful lab skills, math applications and of Biology: cellular structure and function,
reasoning skills that help students to better reproduction, metabolism, homeostasis,
develop their ability to communicate. The heredity, evolution and interdependence.
course begins with a look at accuracy, Students will be expected to work at the
precision and uncertainty. The course then level of application and analysis of
delves into the basic chemistry topics information. Independent projects will be
including the explorations in matter, atoms done during which time the student will be
in the Periodic Table, chemical reactions, expected to explore information beyond the
solutions, acids and bases, as well as nuclear textbook.
change. Physics fundamentals include the
overview of motion, forces, work, energy,
heat, temperature, waves, sound, light, 10 Biology
electricity and magnetism. Grade 10
Course Number 441
9 Physical Science Self- Full Year Course - 1 credit
Prerequisite: 9 Physical Science
Paced Estimated Fee: $25.00
Grade 9 Recommended For: College Bound/Technical
Education
Course Number SP431 Career: CORE
Full Year Course - 1 credit
Prerequisite: None
Estimated Fee: $10.00 10 Biology is a broad-based survey of the
Recommended For: College Bound/Technical study of life. The course emphasizes the
Education seven themes in Biology: cellular structure
Career: CORE and function, reproduction, metabolism,
homeostasis, heredity, evolution and
The course provides the foundation for basic interdependence. Inquiry learning,
chemistry and physics knowledge and skills laboratory and field experiences, as well as
learned in course 431. Students will have the use of technology are utilized to teach
progress checkpoints to meet to remain self- Biology concepts. This course satisfies the
paced and will still have required class high school requirement for a life science.
meetings twice per week for lab or
instruction.
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