This course focuses on the behavior of people in groups. Course instruction is designed to familiarize students with various cultures and the problems resulting from people living in groups. Course content includes topics as culture, subcultures, social institutions, collective behavior, social change, social deviation, the family, religion, racial and ethnic minorities, poverty, and crime. Students […]
Learn MoreThis course is designed to spark students’ motivation and critical thinking about their living world as they engage in real-world data analysis and problem solving. Course instruction emphasizes the integration of content with science practices—powerful reasoning tools that support students in analyzing the natural world around them. Course content includes emphasis on analytical reading and […]
Learn MoreThis year-long course will expand on students’ prior learning of United States history. This curriculum includes the history of the United States from the rise of Industrialization (1877 AD) through the modern era (2000s). This course will also particularly emphasize American relations with European nations and other world powers, as well as the rise of […]
Learn MoreIn this course, students study the historical development of human cultures. The goal of this course is to illustrate the diversity and similarities of cultures and their interaction throughout history and to show these cultural differences and similarities are relevant today. As a result of the increased rigor of the Honors course, students are required […]
Learn MoreIn this course, students study the modern development and evolution of human cultures. The goal of this course is to illustrate the diversity and similarities of cultures and their interaction throughout history and to show these cultural differences and similarities are relevant today. As a result of the increased rigor of the Honors course, students […]
Learn MoreThis course provides students with an understandingof economics ranging from the viewpoint of the individual consumer or small business owner to the global economy. Students study the law of supply and demand, forms of business, labor unions, government finances and influence on the economy, money and prices, and inflation and deflation cycles. Course content relates […]
Learn MoreThis course focuses on the study of life by examining the five fundamental concepts of cellular biology, genetics, ecology, evolution and physiology. The scientific process and laboratory skills are emphasized along with biology’s connections to other scientific disciplines. Course instruction requires students to study and apply the experimental method, compose lab reports, engage in peer […]
Learn MoreThis course provides an in-depth overview of the law of nature. Topics include matter and interactions, forces and motion, energy, and waves and their interactions and applications. Course instruction promotes a solid understanding of physics, cultivation of problem-solving and critical-thinking skills related to physics, application of physics knowledge to decision-making about scientific and technological issues, […]
Learn MoreThis course is designed to help students develop a deep conceptual understanding of matter and energy at the molecular level by asking students to explain their macroscopic observations using particulate-level reasoning. Course instruction emphasizes the integration of content with science practices—powerful reasoning tools that support students in analyzing the natural world around them. Course content […]
Learn MoreIn addition to the course content covered in Advanced Algebra Honors, students engage in advanced studies at an accelerated pace in topics leading up to Calculus. After a review of linear equations, inequalities, and systems, students move purposefully into the study of functions. Students discover the nature of graphs and deepen their understanding of polynomial, […]
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