Students experience an inside view of how biologists study the living world. Concentrations of study will include ecology, cell structure and function, genetics, evolution, micro-organisms, plants and animals. This course is offered to those students who have displayed an aptitude in science through lab work, critical thinking and understanding. Through a variety of lab work and class work students will explore ecology, molecular biology, cell structure and function, classical and molecular genetics, evolution and plants and animals. This course provides a solid background for the Advanced Placement Biology course offered in twelfth grade.
Departmental permission is required.
This is an introductory course in chemistry that will review basic mathematical concepts. This course will cover the basic principles of chemical reactions and use them to explain chemical phenomena in our lives. Mathematical concepts will be thoroughly explained and reviewed. Spreadsheets and graphing calculators will be used to assist in the understanding of these mathematical concepts. This course will emphasize problem solving through projects and laboratory exercises.