The laboratory experiences apply physics principles to an industry setting. Students gain practice in setting up experiments and manipulating machines and formulas. In this course, students develop writing and reading skills through measuring and recording data, predicting and evaluating laboratory results, and writing laboratory reports. Credit may be earned in home economics or science. This is a one-semester elective course offered to college prep students interested in the animal sciences.
Students cover taxonomy of invertebrate and vertebrate groups.
Extensive lab work in cell and tissue biology involves skilled use of the microscope. A comparative vertebrate dissection is necessary to complete the course of study. The class will also involve a full day of field study at the Forest Park Zoo in St. Louis. This is a one-semester elective science course for students who are interested in exploring their knowledge of the plant world. The course material is geared toward the college prep students and involves extensive lab work on plant structure and function.