Crofton High School – Personal and Professional Skills 2

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

This course builds up the level 1 course and supports students in the successful completion of their Career-related pathway and the IB CP language development portfolio, reflective project, and servicelearning requirements. # North County and South River High Schools The STEM Magnet program is an educational choice for academically eligible and highly motivated students interested exploring the importance of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and computer science throughout all aspects of the natural and manufactured world. Through a project/problem-based environment integrated with advance STEM coursework, cutting-edge technology, STEM job shadow experiences, and research internships, STEM students will work collaboratively to solve real-world local and global problems with their peers, teachers, mentors, community partners, and STEM professionals. The STEM Magnet Program offers five pathways that students may pursue: Earth & Space Systems, Green Technologies, Nanotechnology, and Materials Science, Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, and Engineering. STEM Pathways include Anne Arundel Community College courses, allowing students to gain college credit towards a degree, certificate, or letter of recognition while still completing their high school graduation requirements. Upon graduation, students will be ready to enter the STEM workforce directly or continue their education along their chosen STEM pathway at a four-year college or university. STEM courses are only available to students enrolled in the STEM Magnet Program. | X44 \| Project-Based Learning 1 | | Students will work with STEM business and higher-education partners on three, six, or nine week problem/project-based modules focused on a current STEM topic or project that is relevant in today's workplace. This course will introduce students to the mail philosophical pillars of the STEM program: Problem/Project based learning (open-ended projects with real- world connection), Socratic Dialogue (strategic way of communication | | S287 Honors Geometry STEM | 0.5/sem | | S28731/32 \| Honors Geometry STEM | 1.0sem | This course serves as the second course in the advanced mathematical sequence. Students will formalize their geometry experiences from elementary and middle school, using more precise definitions and developing careful proofs; represent problem situations with geometric models; classify figures in terms of congruence and similarity; deduce properties of and relationships between figures from given assumptions; and translate geometric figures to an algebraic coordinate representation and algebraic models; apply right triangles and trigonometry. Through the use of dynamic software, students will gain an understanding of the relationships among mathematical figures and become active participants in the inductive and deductive processes of thinking. Students will actively engage in rigorous mathematical activities to attain mastery of course standards. Honors students will be introduced to advanced topics. Graphing calculator is required. | | | | | --- | --- | --- | | | S29710/20 \| Honors Algebra 2 STEM | 0.5/sem | | | S29731/32 \| Honors Algebra 2 STEM | 1.0sem | This course will expand students’ knowledge of functions to include polynomial, rational, and radical functions. Students will work with expanding features of the functions and draw connections with the experiences of linear, quadratic, and exponential functions. Students will model situations to solve equations, including solving quadratic equations over the set of complex numbers and solving exponential equations using the properties of logarithms. Students will build on their experiences to work with trigonometric ratios and functions. This course also has a focus on data and probability distributions. Honors students will be introduced to advanced topics. Graphing calculator is required. Students will actively engage in rigorous mathematical activities to attain mastery of course standards.