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Through hands-on activities and in-depth study of the reactions, and the interactions of energy and matter.
culinary arts field, students hone their cooking skills and Students develop skill in measuring, solving problems, using
explore careers in the food industry. laboratory apparatuses, following safety procedures, and
Course Length: One Semester adhering to experimental procedures. Students focus on
Suggested Grade: 11-12 inquiry-based learning, with hands-on laboratory
Prerequisites: None investigations making up half of the learning experience. K12
Special Note: This course qualifies as a Humanities course. lab kits contain all lab materials that cannot easily be found
in the home.
Course Length: Yearlong
SCIENCE Suggested Grade: 10-12
Prerequisites: None
SCI010: Environmental Science

This course surveys key topic areas including the application
of scientific process to environmental analysis; ecology; SCI113: Earth Science
energy flow; ecological structures; earth systems; and This course provides students with a comprehensive earth
atmospheric, land, and water science. Topics also include science curriculum, focusing on geology, oceanography,
astronomy, weather, and climate. The program consists of
the management of natural resources and analysis of
private and governmental decisions involving the in-depth online lessons, an associated reference book,
environment. Students explore actual case studies and collaborative activities, and hands-on laboratories students
conduct five, hands-on, unit-long research activities, can conduct at home. The course prepares students for
learning that political and private decisions about the further studies in geology, meteorology, oceanography, and
astronomy courses, and gives them practical experience in
environment and the use of resources require accurate
application of scientific processes, including proper data implementing scientific methods. K12 lab kits contain all lab
collection and responsible conclusions. materials that cannot easily be found in the home.
Course Length: One Semester Course Length: Yearlong
Suggested Grade: 9
Suggested Grade: 11-12
Prerequisites: One credit of High School science. Prerequisites: K12 middle school Life Science, or equivalent

SCI030: Forensic Science SCI114: Honors Earth Science
This course surveys key topics in forensic science, including This challenging course provides students with an honors-
the application of the scientific process to forensic analysis, level earth science curriculum, focusing on geology,
procedures and principles of crime scene investigation, oceanography, astronomy, weather, and climate. The
physical and trace evidence, and the law and courtroom program consists of online lessons, an associated reference
procedures from the perspective of the forensic scientist. book, collaborative activities, and hands-on laboratories
Through online lessons, virtual labs, and analysis of fictional students can conduct at home. The course prepares
crime scenarios, students learn about forensic tools, students for advanced studies in geology, meteorology,
technical resources, forming and testing hypotheses, proper oceanography, and astronomy courses, and gives them
data collection, and responsible conclusions. more sophisticated experience in implementing scientific
Course length: One Semester methods. Additional honors assignments include debates,
Suggested Grade: 11-12 research papers, extended collaborative laboratories, and
Prerequisites: Successful completion of at least two years virtual laboratories. K12 lab kits contain all lab materials that
of high school science including SCI203: Biology and SCI303: cannot easily be found in the home.
Chemistry Course Length: Yearlong
Special Note: The course covers mature content from crime Suggested Grade: 9
scenes. Prerequisites: K12 middle school Life Science, or equivalent,
success in previous science course, and teacher/school
counselor recommendation

SCI102: Physical Science
Students explore the relationship between matter and SCI203: Biology
energy by investigating force and motion, the structure of In this comprehensive course, student investigate living
atoms, the structure and properties of matter, chemical things: the cell, genetics, evolution, the structure and

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