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PRINCIPLES OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE WEATHER AND CLIMATE
Course ID: SCI1021-1022 Course ID: SCI2051 OR SCI2052
Prerequisite: None Prerequisite: None
Credit: 1.0 (Semester 1 and 2) Credit: 1/2 (Semester 1 or 2)
Grades: 9-10 Grades: 10-12
Description: The Principles of Biomedical Science (PBS) course Description: Students will use the principles of energy as it applies
provides an introduction to biomedical science through exciting to the atmosphere and weather. Our own weather station statistics
hands-on projects and problems. Students investigate concepts of will be used to graph and interpret the meaning of temperature, air
biology and medicine as they explore health conditions including pressure, precipitation, relative humidity, wind speed, and direction
heart disease, diabetes, sickle-cell disease, hypercholesterolemia, as it relates to the weather. Weather phenomenon will be used to
and infectious diseases. They will determine the factors that led to relate statistical analysis to actual events. Graphical analysis of
the death of a fictional woman as they sequentially piece together weather statistics will be used to assist in weather prediction.
evidence found in her medical history and her autopsy report. The Discussions of global warming and the effect of greenhouse gases
activities and projects in PBS introduce students to human will be used as a focus for long-term climatic changes that might
physiology, basic biology, medicine, and research processes and occur to the planet. Units of Study include: The Worlds Wind Belts;
allow students to design experiments to solve problems. Key Air Masses; Air Pressure & Wind; World Climate; Evaporation &
biological concepts, including maintenance of homeostasis in the Humidity; Clouds & Precipitation; Fronts, High Pressure & Low
body, metabolism, inheritance of traits, and defense against disease Pressure; Composition & Structure of the Atmosphere; Temperature
are embedded in the curriculum. The course is designed to provide & the Effects of Atmospheric Heating Condensation, Global
an overview of all the courses in the Project Lead the Way Warming, the Ozone Hole.
Biomedical Science Program and lay the scientific foundation for
subsequent courses.
Students entering 11th and/or 12th grade who are interested in
PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING occupational class work that combines academic and technical
Course ID: TEE3011-3012 studies with mentored, on-the-job training at a local business
Prerequisite: Geometry (C or higher) can apply for a:
Credit: 1.0 (Semester 1 and 2) Science, Technology, Engineering, Math
Grades: 11-12
Description: Science credit is awarded for successful completion of (STEM) Youth Apprenticeship
this course as it is recognized as a science equivalency by WI DPI as This rigorous one- or two-year program includes pathways for
a third science credit. Students who successfully complete both Biotechnology and for Engineering. Please refer to the “School
semesters may be eligible for college and/or technical school credit to Career” section in the course handbook for more information
based on their score on the PLTW final exam. Any student planning on this work based learning opportunity that provides students
on pursuing an engineering career should take this course. This with industry-defined occupational and employability skills.
course is lab based and conveys the concepts and principles of the
engineering field. Students will be able to combine math and science
skills to create practical, working solutions to real-life problems.
Units of Study include: Energy and Power, Materials and Structures,
Control Systems, and Statistics and Kinematics.

SCIENCE LAB ASSISTANT
Course ID: SCI5001 AND/OR SCI5002
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
Credit: 1/4 (Semester 1 and/or 2) Elective Credit Only
Grades: 10-12
Description: Students will work with the lab equipment and supplies
in ways not normally available to other class members. The student
learns to problem solve and troubleshoot in a particular area of
science. Assistant application forms are available in the counseling
office and approved based on teacher consent and availability.