This entry-level course will build a science background for English Emerging Learnings (Level I/Il). Students will investigate Earth systems (geosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, and hydrosphere) and Earth in space. In each unit, students will explore connections to sustainability issues and potential solutions.

Required for all 9th grade students. Students will be required to complete an End of the Year Course Exam in May.

Honors Biology course

Required for 10th-grade students unless they are taking AP Chemistry

Honors Chemistry course

This NGSS-aligned course emphasizes the world of Astronomy with a focus on physical laws and theories. Students will explore the planets, interstellar objects, energy, and forces of the solar system. Students develop an understanding of physics and earth-space science concepts through the lens of astronomy and build connections to chemistry and life science. Students explore cosmology and the energy and forces of the stars and galaxies of the universe.

This NGSS-aligned course investigates physical laws and theories, relationships of physical phenomena, and the interrelationships of physics to other fields of human endeavor. Topics include traditional physics subjects (Newtonian mechanics: dynamics, momentum, energy, electricity and magnetism, waves) along with related subjects in Earth Science (plate tectonics, earthquake activity) and astronomy (solar evolution).

This course is a study of the human body systems and includes dissections of cats, rats, etc. used in a comparative way to parallel the human body. Systems studies focus on the structure and function of each system and conditions/diseases found in each that compromise the healthy body. Anatomy and Physiology A topics include cells, tissues, and systems (skeletal, muscular, integumentary) Anatomy and Physiology B topics include nervous, digestive, respiratory, circulatory, excretory, endocrine, and reproductive systems. Dissection is required.

A hands-on, interactive course using a variety of modalities including computer lab time, crime scene creation, crime museum field trips, observation of dead organisms, and classroom labs. Students study forensic science and modern criminal investigation analysis. The course includes selected topics in structure and function of the human body, toxicology, drug and alcohol abuse, serology, terrorist and disaster response and emergency medical procedures, ballistics, DNA analysis, fingerprint interpretation, and explosive incident and arson investigation.

This is a Double Period, College level biology class for highly motivated students that want to dig deeper into the concepts they learned in Biology with a focus on student-designed experimentation. Students prepare to take the Advanced Placement Biology Examination at the end of the course. Topics in Biology AP include chemistry of life, cytology, cellular energetics, genetics, and diversity of life, evolution, ecology, and behavior. For college-bound students who want to major in biological science, and those who hope to test out of Biology to focus on a different major.

This is a Double Period, College level chemistry class for highly motivated students with an interest in physical science. Students prepare to take the Advanced Placement Chemistry Examination at the end of the course. Topics include atomic theory, chemical bonding, phases of matter, solutions, types of reactions, equilibrium, reaction kinetics, and thermodynamics. Completion of Algebra II is required for this course.

This NGSS-aligned course is for highly motivated students with an interest in the physical sciences and builds on concepts covered in Physics with greater detail in content and laboratory investigations. Students explore Newtonian mechanics, including rotational dynamics and angular momentum; work energy and power; and mechanical waves and sound. Electric circuits will be introduced.