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function of living things, ecology, and biotechnology. The SCI304: Honors Chemistry
program consists of in-depth online lessons including: This advanced course gives students a solid basis to move
extensive animations, an associated virtual reference book, on to more advanced courses. The challenging course
collaborative explorations, and laboratory experiments. surveys all key areas, including atomic structure, chemical
Laboratory experiments are conducted using the K12 lab kit bonding and reactions, solutions, stoichiometry,
or virtual laboratories. K12 lab kits contain all lab materials thermochemistry, organic chemistry, and nuclear chemistry,
that cannot easily be found in the home. enhanced with challenging model problems and
Course Length: Yearlong assessments. Students complete community-based written
Suggested Grade: 10 research projects, treat aspects of chemistry that require
Prerequisites: K12 middle school Life Science, or equivalent individual research and reporting, and participate in online
threaded discussions. Instructions for hands-on labs are
included. K12 lab kits contain all lab materials that cannot
SCI204: Honors Biology easily be found in the home.
This course provides students with a challenging honors- Course Length: Yearlong
level biology curriculum, focusing on the chemistry of living Suggested Grade: 11-12
things: the cell, genetic, evolution, the structure and Prerequisites: Success in previous science course, success in
function of living things, ecology, and biotechnology. The Algebra I, or equivalent, and teacher/school counselor
program consists of advanced online lessons including recommendation
extensive animations, an associated virtual reference book,
collaborative explorations, and laboratory experiments.
Honors biology activities include a biological debate, SCI403: Physics
research papers, extended collaborative laboratories and
This course provides a comprehensive survey of all key
virtual laboratories. The aforementioned activities require areas: physical systems, measurement, kinematics,
virtual meetings outside of the standard class time for dynamics, momentum, energy, thermodynamics, waves,
students to collaborate in grouped assignments. K12 lab kits electricity, and magnetism, and introduces students to
contain all lab materials that cannot easily be found in the modern physics topics such as quantum theory and the
home. atomic nucleus. The course gives students a solid basis to
Course Length: Yearlong move on to more advanced courses later in their academic
Suggested Grade: 10 careers. The program consists of online instruction and
Prerequisites: K12 middle school Life Science, or equivalent, related assessments, plus an associated problem-solving
success in previous science course, and teacher/school
book and instructions for conducting hands on laboratory
counselor recommendation experiments at home. K12 lab kits contain all lab materials
that cannot easily be found in the home.
Course Length: Yearlong
SCI303: Chemistry Suggested Grade: 11-12
This comprehensive course gives students a solid basis to Prerequisites: MTH303: Algebra II, SCI203: Biology, and
move on to future studies in science. The course provides SCI303: Chemistry
an in-depth survey of all key areas, including atomic
structure, chemical bonding and reactions, solutions,
stoichiometry, thermochemistry, organic chemistry, and SCI404: Honors Physics
nuclear chemistry. The course includes direct online This advanced course surveys all key areas: physical
instruction and related assessments, used with a problem- systems, measurement, kinematics, dynamics, momentum,
solving book. Labs for this course may be virtual or hands- energy, thermodynamics, waves, electricity, and
on. Hands-on labs are included in the K12 lab kits, and magnetism, and introduces students to modern physics
contain all lab materials that cannot easily be found in the topics such as quantum theory and the atomic nucleus.
home. Additional honors assignments include debates, research
Course Length: Yearlong papers, extended collaborative laboratories, and virtual
Suggested Grade: 11-12 laboratories. The course gives a solid basis for moving on to
Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of either K12 middle more advanced college physics courses. The program
school Physical Science or SCI102: Physical Science and solid consists of online instruction and related assessments, plus
grasp of algebra basics, evidenced by success in MTH122: an associated problem-solving book and instructions for
Algebra I, or equivalent conducting hands-on laboratory experiments at
home. K12 lab kits contain all lab materials that cannot easily
be found in the home.
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