Students will explore biological concepts and reinforce their knowledge through inquiry-based labs. Topics include cell parts, functions, osmosis, mitosis, heredity, DNA structure, and evolutionary mechanisms. Students receive hands-on practice troubleshooting computer systems by assisting with the computer support and training services within the school district. This course builds on the concepts learned in grade 9. Students should have taken the ninth grade Introduction to Life Science as a prerequisite.
Topics covered are DNA structure and function, as well as heredity.
Labs are a significant part of this course. This course pursues a basic knowledge of the science of weather forecasting, as well as basic concepts of the universe and the dynamics of our solar system. An independent project is a course requirement. This course investigates the structure of matter. Areas covered include the states of matter, changes of state, atomic structure, and molecular and crystal structures.