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Science
10 Biology
Grade 10
Course Number 441 or OPT441
Full Year Course - 1 credit
Prerequisite: 9 Physical Science
Estimated Fee: $25.00
Recommended For: College Bound/Technical
Education
10 Biology is a broad-based survey of the
study of life. The course emphasizes the
seven themes in Biology: cellular structure
and function, reproduction, metabolism,
homeostasis, heredity, evolution and
interdependence. Inquiry learning,
laboratory and field experiences, as well as
the use of technology are utilized to teach
Biology concepts. This course satisfies the
high school requirement for a life science.
Biology is also offered in the Option
program.
Chemistry
Grades 11-12
Course Number 451, OPT451, or SP451
Full Year Course – 1 advanced science credit
Prerequisite: 9 Physical Science, 10 Biology, or
Honors Biology and Taking/Completed
Mathematics 2
Estimated Fee: $20.00
Recommended For: College Bound
Chemistry deals with all of the substances
that make up our environment and the
changes that take place in these substances.
Students are introduced to chemistry as a
science and discuss matter and its changes.
Once these basic concepts are understood, a
more detailed study is begun with topics
such as atomic structure, classification of
elements, the periodic table, chemical
bonding, and chemical formulas. The
interaction of substances is further expanded
to include chemical equations and mass
relationships in chemical reactions. Course
study also includes the phases of matter,
including topics of the gas laws, molecular
composition of gases, and a study of liquids,
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solids and water. Note: A non-
programmable, scientific calculator is
necessary for the many mathematical
calculations that are required.
Chemistry is also offered as a self-paced
course or in the Option program.
AP Chemistry [Year 1]
Grades10-11
Course Number 447
Full Year Course - 1 advanced science credit
Prerequisite: Grade of A or B in Physical Science
and Biology or complete Honors Biology, and
Teacher Recommendation
Estimated Fee: $20.00
Recommended For: College Bound
With recommendations from and the
approval of the College Board, the Advanced
Placement Chemistry course work models a
first semester first year college course in
Chemistry.
This is the first of a two-year sequence for
Advanced Placement Chemistry. It helps
prepare the student for the Advanced
Placement exam to be taken upon
completion of the AP Chemistry [Year 2]
class during his/her junior or senior year.
The course is designed to approximate the
first semester of a first-year college
chemistry course. Topics to be covered
include: introduction to matter and
measurements; atoms, molecules, and ions;
chemical stoichiometry, formulas, and
equations; aqueous reactions and solution
stoichiometry; thermo chemistry; electronic
structure of atoms; the periodic table;
chemical bonding; molecular geometry;
gases; intermolecular forces, liquids, solids;
and properties of solutions. Appropriate lab
experiments are incorporated into the
course. Students should have a strong
commitment to completing the two-year
sequence.