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PHYSICAL SCIENCE and interconnectedness of life on Earth. Advanced
concepts of heredity and evolution provide a
(Full year, 1 credit, Grade 9) framework through labs and instruction to explore
the living world, the physical environment and the
This course is designed to provide all students a interactions within and between them. This course
laboratory experience in basic physics, chemistry, will also explore Biochemistry, Cells and Cell
and earth and space science and to offer insight into Functions, Energy Transformations, Molecular
the methods by which scientific knowledge is Genetics, Evolution, and Ecology
acquired. The course is designed to serve as a solid
foundation for students taking later courses in Lab Fees: Students are expected to purchase safety
Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. This course is not goggles ($8). Students must pay a lab fee of $30.
open to any student who has received credit in
Chemistry, Honors Chemistry, Physics or Honors H2BE: Honors Biology & English
Physics.
(Full year, 2 honors level credits: 1 Honors Biology,
Lab Fees: Students are required to purchase an 1 Honors English, Grade 9)
approved laboratory apron and safety goggles Prerequisite: Evaluation of student application,
(approximately $15). Students are charged a teacher recommendations, and possible interview
replacement fee for lab equipment/glassware
breakage. This co-taught Honors Biology and Honors English 9
is a research-based course focusing on critical
BIOLOGY thinking and application. The course integrates
biological concepts (cells, genetics, ecology,
(Full year, 1 credit, Grade 9) evolution, and related ethical issues) with literature
that complements these topics and meets state
This course investigates the composition, diversity, standards. Students will read a variety of works,
complexity and interconnectedness of life on Earth. including poetry, plays, and nonfiction, to learn
Fundamental concepts of heredity and evolution about biological issues while using these sources as
provide a framework through inquiry-based a springboard for discussion. For example, students
instruction to explore the living world, the physical could create proposals offering solutions for some
environment and the interactions within and of today’s most compelling scientific dilemmas.
between them. Students engage in investigations to Reading selections include, but are not limited to, Of
understand and explain the behavior of living things Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, The Hour of Land
in a variety of scenarios that incorporate scientific by Terry Tempest Williams, The Immortal Life of
reasoning, analysis, communication skills and real- Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, selections from
world applications. Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan, selections from
Walden by H.D. Thoreau, and others. The course will
Lab Fees: Students are expected to purchase safety include an outdoor component, utilizing Hudson
goggles (approximately $8). High School’s land lab and nearby parks, and
culminate in a backpacking trip in the spring, with an
HONORS BIOLOGY overnight in the fall.
(Full year, 1 Honors credit, Grade 9) Summer reading and writing are required.
Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation
Lab Fee: $30.00
Honors Biology is the required course for students Additional Fees: $125.00 for travel expenses.
wishing to take AP Biology. The course will Students will purchase paperbacks not to exceed
investigate the composition, diversity, complexity $35.00.
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