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Grades Offered: 11, 12 This course is a beginning course Prerequisite: Intro Physical
Prerequisite: ELECTIVE, can- in physical education at the high Education
not be sole science for jun- school level. It is a required course Grades: 10, 11, 12
iors for all students except those en- Duration: Semester Course
Duration: Year Long Course rolled in Advanced Physical Educa- Credit: 5 Units
tion/Athletics.
Credit: 10 Units

PHYSICAL EDUCATION This course emphasizes physical
Major topics include vertebrate and activities that promote a lifetime of
invertebrate zoology and the rela- 1A/1B physical, mental, and social well-
tionship between animals and their Grades: 10, 11, 12 ness. Activities are physically orga-
environment. Selected topics in the Duration: Year Long Course nized to help the students partici-
field biology are presented to pro- Credit: 10 Units pate in and gain the knowledge
vide opportunities for students to needed to develop a lifetime of
apply their knowledge of zoology This course emphasizes activities physical recreation and fitness and
and the ecology in natural environ- that are organized will focus on individual, duo, small
mental settings. Laboratory work, to help the student gain physical fit- team activities. Activities chosen
including dissections, is an integral ness and increase their knowledge will show students how to be moti-
part of this course. Note: dissection of sports. vated and self directed participa-
may be apart of this course. tors for life. This course may be re-
peated for duplicate credit.
FORENSIC SCIENCE 1A/1B MARCHING BAND PHYSICAL
Grades: 11, 12 EDUCATION
Prerequisite: ELECTIVE, can- Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
not be sole science course Duration: Fall Semester DANCE PE 1A/1B
for juniors Credit: 5 Units Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Duration: Year Long Course Duration: Year Long Course
Credit: 10 units This course is designed to provide Credit: 10 units
instruction for all marching units, in-
cluding band, tall flags, drill team,
This elective science course for and color guard with an emphasis This course will provide students
those students interested in the de- on fitness. Rehearsals and perfor- with an overview of dance. Units
tailed scientific investigation prac- will be taught in Ballet, Modern
tices used in the criminal justice mances outside the regular school Dance, Jazz Dance, Ethnic Dance,
day are scheduled. This course
system. This course allows stu- may be repeated for a total of 20 dance improvisation, choreogra-
dents to explore how science and phy, dance production, and dance
inquiry can be applied to the crimi- credits and can be used to fulfill the history. This one-year course may
high school Physical Education re-
nal justice system. Topics include: quirement for graduation. be repeated at the intermediate
crime scene analysis, physical/ and/or advanced levels for credit.
chemical analysis of evidence, mi-
croscopy, chromatography, hair/fi- PHYSICAL ED FOR LIFETIME
ber/glass/document/fingerprint ACTIVITIES WALKING DANCE PE 2A/2B
analysis, firearms, drug, toxicology, Prerequisite: Intro Physical Edu- Grades: 10, 11, 12
entomology, anthropology, blood cation Duration: Year Long Course
(serology) and DNA analysis. Prin- Grades: 10, 11, 12 Credit: 10 units
cipal methods of learning include Duration Semester Course
lecture, demonstration, case study Credit: 5 Units Dance Performance 2 is designed
analysis, forensic journal reading, to develop intermediate skills in
forensics competitions, lab activi- This course emphasizes physical Ballet, Jazz, Modern, and introduc-
ties, capstone projects and experi- activities that promote a lifetime of tory West African Tribal tech-
ments. physical, mental, and social well- niques. Students will be introduced
ness. Activities are physically orga- to the study of choreographic tech-
PHYSICAL nized to help the students partici- nique enhanced by rubric based
choreography assessments. Stu-
pate in and gain the knowledge
needed to develop a lifetime of dents will advance the knowledge
EDUCATION: physical recreation and fitness and and comprehension of the kines-
thetic principles, historical and cul-
will focus on individual, duo, small
team activities. Activities chosen tural context, and appreciation of
INTRODUCTION TO PHYSI- will show students how to be moti- Dance as an art form introduced in
CAL EDUCATION 1A/1B vated and self directed participa- Dance Performance I with empha-
Grades Offered: 9 tors for life. This course may be re- sis in Artistic Perception and Crea-
Year Course peated for duplicate credit. tive Expression.
Credit: 10 Units
PHYSICAL ED FOR LIFETIME
ACTIVITIES YOGA