Science
Instructors
Robert Smiley
Course Description
Anatomy and Physiology
Nature of science; habits and skills of science; human body; cells, tissues, and major systems; biochemistry; system regulation and integration; form and function; heredity; dissection; laboratory course; inquiry; technology
Biology, Introductory/General
Nature of science; habits and skills of science; biological safety/biohazard; cell forms and functions; diversity, heredity; interdependence; Science, Technology, and Society (STS); problem solving approach; practical applications; inquiry-based; laboratory course; technology
Biology, Advanced Placement
College level: advanced studies; structures, functions, and biochemical processes of the cell; human genetics; evolutionary development; comparative systems; theoretical;
statistics/computer-based; problem solving/inquiry-based approach; laboratory course; technology
Chemistry, Introductory/General
Nature of science; habits and skills of science; chemical safety; properties of and changes in matter; chemical applications of and changes in energy; Science, Technology, and Society (STS); problem solving approach; practical applications; inquiry-based approach; laboratory course; technology
Chemistry, Advanced Placement
College level; advanced studies; stoichiometry; solutions; thermo chemistry; periodicity; bonding; chemical kinetics; chemical equilibrium; chemical safety; theoretical; mathematics/computer-based; problem solving/inquiry-based approach; laboratory course; technology
Environmental Science
Nature of science; habits and skills of science; biogeochemical cycles; biotic and a biotic factors; habitats, ecosystems, and biomes; sources and flow of energy; natural and human impacts;
diversity and adaptation; laboratory course; inquiry; technology
Marine Biology
Nature of science; habits and skills of science; oceanography; biogeochemical cycles; marine habitats and ecosystems; marine taxonomy; functional morphology, behavior and interdependence
of of marine organisms; evolution; laboratory course; inquiry; technology
Physical Science
Introductory course; nature of science; habits and skills of science; forms, changes, uses of matter; forms, changes, uses of energy; force and motion; laboratory course; inquiry-based approach; technology
Astronomy
Nature of science; habits and skills of science; astronomical principles; technology; origin and evolution of solar systems, stars, galaxies; Hubble’s law; Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams; theories of the origin and evolution of the Universe; laboratory course; inquiry
Earth and Space Science
Nature of science; habits and skills of science; biogeochemical cycles; geologic time scale; origin and evolution of the Earth system; energy in the Earth system; origin and evolution of the
universe; laboratory course; inquiry; technology
Earth Science
Nature of science; habits and skills of science; earth-moon system; rocks and minerals; weathering and erosion; atmosphere; oceanography; surface processes; internal processes; resources; laboratory course; inquiry-based approach; technology
Physics
College prep; nature of science; habits and skills of science; safety; quantitative relationships among variables; universe; matter; energy; force; motion; mathematics-based; problem
solving/inquiry-based approach; laboratory course; technology
Physics B, Advanced Placement
College level; non-calculus based; theoretical; advanced studies in energy, motion, forces, heat measurement, waves; wave interactions; electromagnetism; atomic structure; nuclear reactions;
safety; problem-solving/inquiry-based approach; laboratory course
