Academics
Course Description
Covers the basic topics of chemistry, such as formula and equation writing, atomic structure, gas laws, reactions, problem solving, and organic chemistry. Experiments will be conducted throughout this course, and are designed for those students entering into science, engineering, premed, etc. The student will need excellent math skills that include Algebra I.
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This course combines the study of British literature with written composition. It provides the student with a broad overview from Beowulf through The Canterbury Tales and into the 20th century. Different critical approaches to literature are taught, focusing on British and world authors. Essays are primarily persuasive in nature and emphasizing critical thinking. In addition, the students complete a ten page research paper.
Biology attempts to identify, explain, and predict the phenomenon of life from the molecular, cellular, individual, and ecological levels. Units focus on (1) food (units of general chemistry, chemicals of life, movement through membranes, & bio energy), (2) shelter (units on ecological principles and conservation of resources and theories of natural selection), (3) a mate (units on DNA, cell structures and functions, plant and animal reproductive systems, and genetic), and (4) types of life (units on taxonomy). Scientific methodology of experimental design and the collection, display, and interpretation of data to logical conclusions is integrated throughout the units of study.
This is a beginning level course in coding, introduce students to the fundamentals of computer programming using the Python language, The course will also teach students how to write, test, and debug code with a focusing on core concepts like variables, data types, control structures (loops and conditionals), functions, and basic input/output operations.
