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BIOTECHNOLOGY: UNLOCKING NATURE’S SECRETS

Course Length: Semester Course

Credit: 0.5 credit Science Credit

Grades: 10-12

Prerequisite(s): Life Unleashed: Bridging Biology & Innovation (formerly Introduction to Biotechnology) or teacher recommendation

Course Description:   The fusion of biology and technology creates an amazing process and offers humanity a chance to significantly improve our existence, while simultaneously creating new challenges. In this course, you will build on previous knowledge and learn how this field seeks to cure such deadly diseases as cancer and malaria, develop innovative medicine, and effectively feed the world through improved agricultural systems. Learn about challenges that biotechnology faces today and research new biotechnology to learn how they are changing the world around us!

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CHEMISTRY A/B

Course Length: Yearlong

Credit: 1.0

Grade Level: 10-12

Prerequisite(s): None

Description: This course provides a comprehensive survey of all key areas: atomic structure, chemical bonding and reactions, solutions, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, and more. The course uses a storyline structure that connects to real-world phenomena, and answers questions like: How can we slow the flow of energy on Earth to protect vulnerable coastal communities?; What causes lightning and why are some places sager than others when it strikes?; How could we find and use the resources we need to live beyond Earth?; Why are oysters dying, and how can we use chemistry to protect them?; and Which fuels should we design our next generation vehicles to use?

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EARTH SCIENCE A/B

Course Length: Yearlong

Credit: 1.0

Grade Level: 10-12

Prerequisite(s): None

Description: This comprehensive Earth Science course provides students with an in-depth understanding of the Earth’s systems and the universe around it. Start our journey by exploring the Earth’s formation, its geological history, and the processes that have shaped its surface over billions of years. Follow the fundamentals of map reading, interpretation, and the use of topographic maps to understand landforms. Investigate the dynamic forces that govern Earth’s natural phenomena, such as volcanoes, earthquakes, weather patterns, and natural disasters. Finalize our journey by delving into the study of the Earth’s place in the universe while learning about the solar system, the lifecycle of stars, space exploration, and the relationship between Earth and other celestial bodies.

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GREEN DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY (ES)

Course Length: Semester Course

Credit: 0.5 credit

Grades: 10-12

Prerequisite(s): Engineering Explorations

Course Description:   This course examines the impact of human activities on sustainability while exploring the principles and technologies that support sustainable and high-performance building design. Students learn how green building jobs and practices can impact climate change and study green energy, green agriculture, and green transportation systems, including emerging technologies such as water, wind, and solar power. Instruction highlights the key systems and stakeholders involved in high-performance buildings and the wide range of jobs and skills needed across green industries. Students also explore how businesses are adapting to increased demand for sustainable products and services and consider potential career pathways in green building and related green sectors.

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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY   (ES)

Course Length: Semester Course

Credit: 0.5 credit Science Credit

Grades: 11-12

Prerequisite(s): None

Course Description: This course is designed to provide students with a better understanding and working knowledge of medicine that is required for understanding medical terminology and simplifies the process of learning hundreds of these complex terms. The course helps students understand specialties, pathology, diagnostic techniques, and treatment procedures. The course includes critical thinking exercise scenarios that involve patients and pathology so students can apply their knowledge to the real world. 

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NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY

Course Length:  6 weeks

Credit: 0.25 

Grades: 11-12

Prerequisite(s): None 

Description:   This quarter-long course will give students the opportunity to investigate how a milk-gallon-sized amount of uranium could destroy a city, and we ask ourselves whether and how this energy might be used for good and whether it should be used at all. This course covers investigations of fission within a nuclear chain reaction, stable and unstable isotopes, and the role of the strong force within the nucleus in binding protons and neutrons together. The unit ends with how nuclear chain reactions are controlled in nuclear power plants and explores radiation associated with both enrichment of uranium and waste from nuclear reactors.

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PHYSICS A/B

Course Length: Yearlong

Credit 1.0

Grade Level: 10-12

Prerequisites: None

Description: This course provides a comprehensive survey of all key areas: physical systems, measurement, kinematics, dynamics, momentum, energy, thermodynamics, waves, electricity, magnetism, and more. The course uses a storyline structure that connects to real-world phenomena, and answers questions like: How can we design more reliable systems to meet our communities’ energy needs?; How do forces in Earth’s interior determine what will happen to the surface we see?; What can we do to make driving safer for everyone?; How have collisions with objects from space changed Earth in the past, and how could they affect our future?; and How do we use radiation in our lives, and is it safe for humans?

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VET SCIENCE

Course Length: Semester Course

Credit: 0.5

Science Credit

Recommended Grade Level: 11-12

Course Description: As animals play an increasingly important role in our lives, scientists have sought to learn more about their health and well-being. Looking at animals that live in our homes, on farms, and zoos, this course examines some of the common diseases and treatments for domestic animals, as well as potential careers within this field of study. Students will examine case studies of different animals to diagnose conditions and problem solve potential treatments. This course consists of in-depth online lessons, including extensive animations and collaborative explorations to enhance learning.

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