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Science
Elective Science Courses
identify and analyze environmental
AP Biology
Grades 10-12 problems, both natural and human-made,
Course Number 468 evaluate the relative risks associated with
Full Year Course - 1 credit these problems, and examine alternative
Prerequisite: Grade of B or better in Biology and solutions for resolving and/or preventing
concurrent with Chemistry. them. Students will participate in hands-on
Estimated Fee: $25.00 and A.P. Test Registration laboratory and field investigations to apply
Recommended For: College Bound Students
Career: A,B,E,F,H,P scientific principles, concepts, and
AP+PLTW Pathway Course methodologies in order to better understand
our natural systems and to critically think
With recommendations from and the about environmental issues and potential
approval of the College Board, the Advanced solutions. An emphasis is placed on data
Placement Biology course work models a manipulation and debating issues based on
first year college course in Biology. scientific facts. Students enrolled in this
course are required to take the A.P. exam in
As a general survey course, topics covered May.
included the cell, biochemistry, molecular
biology, classification, evolution and
ecology. Laboratory experiments reinforce Environmental Science
and approximate college lab curriculum.
Students enrolled in this course are required Grades 11-12
Course Number 452
to take the A.P. exam in May. Full Year Course - 1 credit
Prerequisite: 9 Physical Science, 10 Biology
Estimated Fee: $15.00
AP Environmental Science Recommended For: College Bound/Technical
Education
Grades 10-12 Career: A,B,E,F,H,P
Course Number 467
Full Year Course - 1 credit Environmental Science provides students
Prerequisite: Completed Biology with a grade B or with the scientific principles, concepts, and
above, and successful completion of 9 Physical
Science or concurrent with Chemistry methodologies required to understand the
Estimated Fee: $15.00 and A.P. Test Registration interrelationships of the natural world.
Recommended For: College Bound Students can explore actual case studies and
Career: E,F,H,P conduct hands-on activities to identify and
AP+PLTW Pathway Course analyze environmental problems both
natural and man-made, to evaluate the
With recommendations from and the
approval of the College Board, the Advanced relative risks associated with these
problems, and examine alternative solutions
Placement Environmental Science course is for resolving and/or preventing them. The
designed to be the equivalent of a one- course includes interactions between
semester, introductory college course in humans and the Earth; ecosystems,
environmental science.
environmental factors, biological evolution,
populations, diversity; matter and energy,
Students will explore and investigate the relationships; human interactions with
interrelationships of the natural world, science and technology, understanding
