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Science
10 Biology Self-Paced Chemistry Self-Paced
Grade 10 Grades 11-12
Course Number SP441 Course Number SP451
Full Year Course - 1 credit Full Year Course - 1 credit
Prerequisite: 9 Physical Science Prerequisite: 9 Physical Science, 10 Biology, or
Estimated Fee: $25.00 Honors Biology and Taking/Completed
Recommended For: College Bound/Technical Mathematics 2
Education Estimated Fee: $20.00
Career: CORE Recommended For: College Bound
Career: CORE
The course provides the foundation for basic
Biology knowledge and skills learned in The course provides the foundation for basic
course 441. Students will have progress chemistry knowledge and skills learned in
checkpoints to meet to remain self-paced course 451. Students will have progress
and will still have required class meetings checkpoints to meet to remain self-paced
three times per week for lab or instruction. and will still have required class meetings
three times per week for lab or instruction.
Chemistry
Grades 11-12 AP Chemistry [Year 1]
Course Number 451 Grades10-11
Full Year Course - 1 credit Course Number 447
Prerequisite: 9 Physical Science, 10 Biology, or Full Year Course - 1 credit
Honors Biology and Taking/Completed Prerequisite: Grade of A or B in Physical Science
Mathematics 2 and Biology or complete Honors Biology, and
Estimated Fee: $20.00 Teacher Recommendation
Recommended For: College Bound Estimated Fee: $20.00
Career: CORE Recommended For: College Bound
Career: A,B,E,F,H,P
Chemistry deals with all of the substances
that make up our environment and the With recommendations from and the
changes that take place in these substances. approval of the College Board, the Advanced
Students are introduced to chemistry as a Placement Chemistry course work models a
science and discuss matter and its changes. first semester first year college course in
Once these basic concepts are understood, a Chemistry.
more detailed study is begun with topics
such as atomic structure, classification of This is the first of a two-year sequence for
elements, the periodic table, chemical Advanced Placement Chemistry. It helps
bonding, and chemical formulas. The prepare the student for the Advanced
interaction of substances is further expanded Placement exam to be taken upon
to include chemical equations and mass completion of the AP Chemistry [Year 2]
relationships in chemical reactions. Course class during his/her junior or senior year.
study also includes the phases of matter, The course is designed to approximate the
including topics of the gas laws, molecular first semester of a first-year college
composition of gases, and a study of liquids, chemistry course. Topics to be covered
solids and water. Note: A non- include: introduction to matter and
programmable, scientific calculator is measurements; atoms, molecules, and ions;
necessary for the many mathematical chemical stoichiometry, formulas, and
calculations that are required. equations; aqueous reactions and solution
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