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ASTRONOMY SEM 2.5 credits GRADES 11-12
Prerequisite: Completion of the ninth and tenth grade science requirements.
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Astronomy is an interdisciplinary lab science course offered to juniors and seniors and will provide students
with a study of the Universe and the properties and motion of celestial bodies. Topics to be covered in this
course include matter and its interactions, motion and stability, and the Earth’s place in the Universe. Content
will include historical astronomy, astronomical instruments, the solar system, the earth/moon system, the sun
as a star and stars. This course cannot count toward the science requirement for graduation.

ZOOLOGY Sem 2.5 credits GRADE 10-12
Prerequisite: Completion or concurrent enrollment in a Laboratory Biology Course
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Zoology is an interdisciplinary lab science course offered to students who have completed Biology
requirements or are currently enrolled in Biology. In this course, students will study animals, determine the
phyla they belong to, and identify their major characteristics. Topics to be covered include taxonomy, behavior,
evolution, ecology and morphology. This course also includes dissection of several animals from various
phyla. This course cannot count toward the science requirement for graduation.

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