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- 9th Grade - Environmental Science
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- Earth Systems Science - Astronomy
- Earth Systems Science - Geology
- Earth Systems Science - Meteorology
- STEM I & STEM II
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- AP Biology
- AP Chemistry
- AP Environmental Science
- AP Physics I
- AP Physics II
9th Grade - Environmental Science
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- Unit 1: Introduction to Ecology
- Unit 2: Energy
- Unit 3: The Atmosphere
- Unit 4: How Humans Affect the Atmosphere
- Unit 5: Waste Management
- Unit 6: Municipal Water Use
- Unit 7: Aquatic Ecosystems
- Unit 8: Food for the Table
Unit 1: Introduction to Ecology
Unit 2: Energy
Unit 3: The Atmosphere
Unit 4: How Humans Affect the Atmosphere
Unit 5: Waste Management
Unit 6: Municipal Water Use
Unit 7: Aquatic Ecosystems
Unit 8: Food for the Table
Biology I
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- Unit 1: Introduction to Biology
- Unit 2: Chemistry of Life
- Unit 3: Cells
- Unit 4: Homeostasis in Cells
- Unit 5: Energetics
- Unit 6: Cell Division
- Unit 7: Nucleic Acids & Protein Synthesis
- Unit 8: Mendelian & Human Genetics
- Unit 10: Biotechnology
- Unit 9: Evolution
Unit 1: Introduction to Biology
Unit 2: Chemistry of Life
Unit 3: Cells
Unit 4: Homeostasis in Cells
Unit 5: Energetics
Unit 6: Cell Division
Unit 7: Nucleic Acids & Protein Synthesis
Unit 8: Mendelian & Human Genetics
Unit 10: Biotechnology
Unit 9: Evolution
Honors Biology
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- Unit 1: Basic Biological Principles
- Unit 2: Chemistry of Life
- Unit 3: Cell Structure and Function
- Unit 4: Homeostasis and Transport
- Unit 5: Bioenergetics
- Unit 6: Cell Cycle
- Unit 7: From DNA to Protein
- Unit 8: Mendelian & Human Genetics
- Unit 9: Biotechnology
- Unit 10: Evolution
- Unit 11: Ecology
Unit 1: Basic Biological Principles
Unit 2: Chemistry of Life
Unit 3: Cell Structure and Function
Unit 4: Homeostasis and Transport
Unit 5: Bioenergetics
Unit 6: Cell Cycle
Unit 7: From DNA to Protein
Unit 8: Mendelian & Human Genetics
Unit 9: Biotechnology
Unit 10: Evolution
Unit 11: Ecology
Chemistry
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- Unit 1: Skills & Measurement
- Unit 2: Atomic Structure
- Unit 3: Chemical Bonding
- Unit 4: Chemical Nomenclature & Formulas
- Unit 5: Chemical Reactions
- Unit 6: The Mole
- Unit 7: Stoichiometry
- Unit 8: Gases
Unit 1: Skills & Measurement
Unit 2: Atomic Structure
Unit 3: Chemical Bonding
Unit 4: Chemical Nomenclature & Formulas
Unit 5: Chemical Reactions
Key Learning(s)
As matter is neither created nor destroyed during a chemical reaction, the number of atoms of each element involved in the reaction must be conserved. We express this by balancing - using whole number coefficients to multiply the formulas of reactants and/or products until the number of atoms of each element present as a reactant is equal to the number of those atoms present within the products. There are five basic types of chemical reactions which may be identified by comparison and contrast against an established pattern of atom rearrangements.
Unit 6: The Mole
Unit 7: Stoichiometry
Unit 8: Gases
Honors Chemistry
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- Unit 1: Skills & Measurement
- Unit 2: Atomic Structure
- Unit 3: Chemical Bonding
- Unit 4: Chemical Nomenclature & Formulas
- Unit 5: The Mole
- Unit 6: Chemical Reactions
- Unit 7: Stoichiometry
- Unit 8: Gases
Unit 1: Skills & Measurement
Unit 2: Atomic Structure
Unit 3: Chemical Bonding
Unit 4: Chemical Nomenclature & Formulas
Unit 5: The Mole
Unit 6: Chemical Reactions
Key Learning(s)
As matter is neither created nor destroyed during a chemical reaction, the number of atoms of each element involved in the reaction must be conserved. We express this by balancing - using whole number coefficients to multiply the formulas of reactants and/or products until the number of atoms of each element present as a reactant is equal to the number of those atoms present within the products. There are five basic types of chemical reactions which may be identified by comparison and contrast against an established pattern of atom rearrangements.
Unit 7: Stoichiometry
Unit 8: Gases
Biology II
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- Unit 1: Taxonomy
- Unit 2: Bacteria
- Unit 3: Viruses
- Unit 4: Protista
- Unit 5: Fungi
- Unit 6: Introduction to Animalia, Porifera, and Cnidaria
- Unit 7: Embryology & Worms
- Unit 8: Mollusks & Echinoderms
- Unit 9: Arthropods
- Unit 10: Plants
- Unit 11: Vertebrates
Unit 1: Taxonomy
Unit 2: Bacteria
Unit 3: Viruses
Unit 4: Protista
Unit 5: Fungi
Unit 6: Introduction to Animalia, Porifera, and Cnidaria
Unit 7: Embryology & Worms
Unit 8: Mollusks & Echinoderms
Unit 9: Arthropods
Unit 10: Plants
Unit 11: Vertebrates
Chordates are distinguished by a dorsal nerve cord, notochord, and postanal tail. In vertebrates, the notochord is replaced by a vertebrate that surround the dorsal nerve. Vertebrates have shown many modifications to digestive, skeletal, respiratory, and circulatory systems as they have adapted to a wide variety of habitats.
Anatomy & Physiology
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- Unit 1: Introduction and Review
- Unit 2: Tissues
- Unit 3: Skin & the Integumentary System
- Unit 4: Skeletal System
- Unit 5: Muscular System
- Unit 6: Nervous System
- Unit 7: Senses
- Unit 8: Endocrine System
- Unit 9: Circulatory System
- Unit 10: Lymphatic System
- Unit 11: Digestion & Nutrition
- Unit 12: Respiratory System
- Unit 13: Urinary System
- Unit 14: Reproductive System
Unit 1: Introduction and Review
Unit 2: Tissues
Unit 3: Skin & the Integumentary System
Unit 4: Skeletal System
Unit 5: Muscular System
Unit 6: Nervous System
Unit 7: Senses
Unit 8: Endocrine System
Unit 9: Circulatory System
Unit 10: Lymphatic System
Unit 11: Digestion & Nutrition
Unit 12: Respiratory System
Unit 13: Urinary System
Unit 14: Reproductive System
Earth Systems Science - Astronomy
Earth Systems Science - Geology
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- Unit 1: Earth’s Place in the Solar System & Earth’s Structure
- Unit 2: Earth’s Geologic Time
- Unit 3: Dynamic Earth
- Unit 4: Earth’s Geologic Cycles
- Unit 5: Earth’s Geologic Resources
Unit 1: Earth’s Place in the Solar System & Earth’s Structure
Unit 2: Earth’s Geologic Time
Unit 3: Dynamic Earth
Unit 4: Earth’s Geologic Cycles
Unit 5: Earth’s Geologic Resources
Earth Systems Science - Meteorology
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- Unit 1: Heating of Earth’s Atmosphere
- Unit 2: Water, Humidity, Clouds, and Precipitation
- Unit 3: Air Pressure & Winds
- Unit 4: Air Masses & Fronts
- Unit 5: Climate
Unit 1: Heating of Earth’s Atmosphere
Unit 2: Water, Humidity, Clouds, and Precipitation
Unit 3: Air Pressure & Winds
Unit 4: Air Masses & Fronts
Unit 5: Climate
STEM I & STEM II
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Physics
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- Unit 1: Skills
- Unit 2: Graphs, Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration
- Unit 3: Linear Motion
- Unit 4: Newton’s Laws
- Unit 5: 2D Forces
- Unit 6: 2D Motion
- Unit 7: Momentum
- Unit 8: Energy & Collisions
- Unit 9: Vibrations & Waves
- Unit 10: Fund Forces
- Unit 11: Work & Machines
- Unit 12: EM Waves
- Unit 13: Gravity
Unit 1: Skills
Unit 2: Graphs, Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration
Unit 3: Linear Motion
Unit 4: Newton’s Laws
Unit 5: 2D Forces
Unit 6: 2D Motion
Unit 7: Momentum
Unit 8: Energy & Collisions
Unit 9: Vibrations & Waves
Unit 10: Fund Forces
Unit 11: Work & Machines
Unit 12: EM Waves
Unit 13: Gravity
Organic Chemistry
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- Unit 1: Skills & Measurement
- Unit 2: Bonding
- Unit 3: Structural Principles
- Unit 4: Alkanes
- Unit 5: Alkenes and Alkynes
- Unit 6: Stereoisomerism
- Unit 7: Substitution Reactions
- Unit 8: Elimination Reactions
- Unit 9: Addition Reactions
- Unit 10: Aromatic Compounds
- Unit 11: Alcohols, Ethers, Phenols
- Unit 12: Amines
- Unit 13: Aldehydes and Ketones
- Unit 14: Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives
- Unit 15: Spectroscopy
Unit 1: Skills & Measurement
Unit 2: Bonding
Unit 3: Structural Principles
Unit 4: Alkanes
Unit 5: Alkenes and Alkynes
Unit 6: Stereoisomerism
Unit 7: Substitution Reactions
Unit 8: Elimination Reactions
Unit 9: Addition Reactions
Unit 10: Aromatic Compounds
Unit 11: Alcohols, Ethers, Phenols
Unit 12: Amines
Unit 13: Aldehydes and Ketones
Unit 14: Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives
Unit 15: Spectroscopy
AP Biology
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- Unit 1: Introduction to Biology
- Unit 2: Biochemistry
- Unit 3: Cells and Cell Membranes
- Unit 4: Cellular Energetics
- Unit 5: Cellular Reproduction & Genetics
- Unit 6: Heredity & Human Genetics
- Unit 7: Biotechnology
- Unit 8: Molecular Genetics
- Unit 9: Evolution
- Unit 10: Diversity of Organisms
- Unit 11: Animal Structure & Function
- Unit 12: Plant Structure & Function
- Unit 13: Ecology & Biodiversity
Unit 1: Introduction to Biology
Unit 2: Biochemistry
Unit 3: Cells and Cell Membranes
Unit 4: Cellular Energetics
Unit 5: Cellular Reproduction & Genetics
Unit 6: Heredity & Human Genetics
Unit 7: Biotechnology
Unit 8: Molecular Genetics
Unit 9: Evolution
Unit 10: Diversity of Organisms
Unit 11: Animal Structure & Function
Unit 12: Plant Structure & Function
Unit 13: Ecology & Biodiversity
AP Chemistry
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- Unit 1: Matter and Measurement
- Unit 2: Atomic Structure
- Unit 3: Periodic Table
- Unit 4: Nomenclature
- Unit 5: Reactions in Aqueous Solution
- Unit 6: Atomic Structure
- Unit 7: Bonding
- Unit 8: Thermochemistry and Thermodynamics
- Unit 9: Gas Laws
- Unit 10: Liquids and Solids
- Unit 11: Solutions
- Unit 12: Kinetics
- Unit 13: Equilibrium
- Unit 14: Acids and Bases
- Unit 15: Solubility
- Unit 16: Electrochemistry
Unit 1: Matter and Measurement
Unit 2: Atomic Structure
Unit 3: Periodic Table
Unit 4: Nomenclature
Unit 5: Reactions in Aqueous Solution
Key Learning(s)
Reactions are characterized by the changes that occur and can be divided into four categories: combination, decomposition, single replacement and double replacement. Oxidation-reduction (REDOX) reactions involve the transfer of electrons. Concentration can be express in terms of molarity and molality.
Unit 6: Atomic Structure
Key Learning(s)
The atom is governed by both the particle and wave theories of light and includes electrons and photons. Particle theory explains atomic structure and includes photons and electrons. Wave theory explains wavelength, frequency, line spectra, Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle, quantum numbers electron configuration and orbital diagrams.
Unit 7: Bonding
Key Learning(s)
Bonding is a descriptive property occurring between atoms and can be classified as ionic, covalent or metallic. Lewis dot structures are a shorthand way of showing the bonding. Electronegativity and bond polarity are descriptive properties in an individual bond. Resonance determines the stability of a molecule. The shape of a molecule is determined by the valence shell electron pair repulsion that occurs and includes linear, trigonal planar, square planar, tetrahedral, trigonal pyramidal, angular, seesaw and T-shaped. Hybridization also explains bonding.
Unit 8: Thermochemistry and Thermodynamics
Key Learning(s)
Kinetic energy, the energy of motion, and enthalpy, the energy contained in bonds, are main types of energy in chemistry and are governed by the First Law of Thermodynamics which states the energy cannot be created nor destroyed just transferred from one form to another. Calorimetry is the study of heat changes in chemical systems and can be calculated using Hess’s Law.
Unit 9: Gas Laws
Unit 10: Liquids and Solids
Key Learning(s)
Intermolecular forces play an important role in determining the physical state of a substance and include London dispersion forces, dipole-dipole forces, hydrogen bonding and ion-dipole forces. Phase diagrams are graphic representation of the equilibria between gaseous, liquid and solid phases.
Unit 11: Solutions
Key Learning(s)
Solutions can be classified as unsaturated, saturated, or supersaturated. There are many factors affecting solubility such as temperature, pressure and concentration. Concentration is measured by mole fraction, molarity or molality. Colligative properties affect the vapor pressure, boiling point, freezing point and osmotic pressure of substances.
Unit 12: Kinetics
Unit 13: Equilibrium
Key Learning(s)
Reactions reach a dynamic state called equilibrium. The equilibrium constant is of value to measure of a reaction’s ability to reach equilibrium can be calculated for a unique set of conditions between reactants and products. Equilibrium can be established between homogeneous and heterogeneous equilibria.
Unit 14: Acids and Bases
Unit 15: Solubility
Unit 16: Electrochemistry
AP Environmental Science
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- Unit 1: Ecological Principles
- Unit 2: Population Growth & Impacts
- Unit 3: Energy
- Unit 4: Changes in the Atmosphere
- Unit 5: Soil and Agriculture
- Unit 6: Water Resources
- Unit 7: Waste Management
Unit 1: Ecological Principles
Unit 2: Population Growth & Impacts
Unit 3: Energy
Unit 4: Changes in the Atmosphere
Unit 5: Soil and Agriculture
Unit 6: Water Resources
Unit 7: Waste Management
AP Physics I
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- Unit 1: Describing Motion - Kinematics in One Direction
- Unit 2: Describing Motion - Kinematics in Two Dimension
- Unit 3: Dynamics - Newton’s Laws of Motion
- Unit 4: Circular Motion; Gravitation
- Unit 5: Work & Energy
- Unit 6: Momentum
- Unit 7: Electrostatics
Unit 1: Describing Motion - Kinematics in One Direction
Unit 2: Describing Motion - Kinematics in Two Dimension
Unit 3: Dynamics - Newton’s Laws of Motion
Unit 4: Circular Motion; Gravitation
Unit 5: Work & Energy
Key Learning(s)
Predict changes in the total energy of a system due to changes in position and speed of objects or frictional interactions within the system. Also apply the concepts of conservation of energy and the work-energy theorem to determine qualitatively and/or quantitatively that work done on a two-object system in linear motion will change the kinetic energy and the potential energy of the system.
Unit 6: Momentum
Unit 7: Electrostatics
Use Coulomb’s law qualitatively and quantitatively to make predictions about the interaction between two electric point charges. Choose and justify the selection of data needed to determine resistivity for a given material. Construct or interpret a graph of the energy changes within an electrical circuit with only a single battery and resistors in series and/or in, at most, one parallel branch as an application of the conservation of energy. Use a description or schematic diagram of an electrical circuit to calculate unknown values of current in various segments or branches of the circuit. Apply conservation of electric charge (Kirchhoff’s junction rule) to the comparison of electric current in various segments of an electrical circuit with a single battery and resistors in series and in, at most, one parallel branch and predict how those values would change if configurations of the circuit are changed.
AP Physics II
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- Unit 1: Electrostatics
- Unit 2: Electric Circuits
- Unit 3: Magnetism
- Unit 4: Thermodynamics
- Unit 5: Fluids
- Unit 6: Light & Geometrical Optics
- Unit 7: Modern Physics
Unit 1: Electrostatics
Key Learning(s)
Students will be able to explain the charging of objects by contact and induction using electroscopes. Students will be able apply the superposition principle to calculate the net force on a charge object from the presence one or more other point charges. Students will be able to apply the superposition principle to calculate the net Electric field at a point from the presence of one or more other point charges.
Unit 2: Electric Circuits
Key Learning(s)
Students will be able to calculate the resistance of a wire based on its length, diameter, and temperature. Students will be able to find the equivalent resistance of a complex network with series and parallel branches. Students will be able to analysis complex networks with multiple power supplies using Kichoff circuit rules.
Unit 3: Magnetism
Key Learning(s)
Students will be able to apply the superposition principle to calculate the magnetic field at a point a distance r from a moving charge on set of currents. Students will be able to calculate the magnetic flux generated by an AC current. Students will be able to explain mutual induction, self-induction, and how transformers, motors, and generators operate.
Unit 4: Thermodynamics
Key Learning(s)
Students will be able to explain the direction of heat flow and types of heat transfer. Students will be able to apply the first law of thermodynamics to heat engines, heat pumps, refrigerators, and air conditioners. Students will be able to explain the connection between entropy and the second law of thermodynamics.
Unit 5: Fluids
Unit 6: Light & Geometrical Optics
Unit 7: Modern Physics
Key Learning(s)
Students will be able to describe the basic components of the electromagnetic spectrum. Students will be able to apply the wave nature of light to predict the behavior of light passing through a thin slit, double slit, or diffraction grating. Students will be able to apply the basic postulates of special relativity to time dilation, length contraction, and relativistic mass. Students will be able to achieve a basic understanding of the quantum mechanics, nuclear physics, and radioactivity.