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SCIENCE
ICA requirement: 2 years (3 years recommended) for 2009-2010; 3 years required for 2011 and beyond
CSU/UC requirement: 2 years (CSU accepts Integrated Science as one of the two years; UC requires 2 years [must be Biology and Chemistry or Physics] and recommends 3 years in addition to Integrated Science)
Integrated Science 706000 or 706500
Two Semesters 9 UC/CSU
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in Algebra I or Algebra 1A/1B
Meets the one- year CSU/UC "g." requirement
This is a college preparatory laboratory course designed to introduce ninth-grade students to the fundamentals of science. Students will explore scientific concepts that are the basis of future study in biology, chemistry and physics. Topics include: atoms and chemical bonding, density, genetics and evolution, biological systems, energy and circuits.
Biology 402000
Two Semesters 10, 11, 12 UC/CSU
Prerequisite: Credit in Integrated Science
This college-preparatory laboratory course includes a general survey of biology. Cell biology, genetics, evolution, ecology/diversity and physiology are emphasized. Students will learn microscopy and dissection techniques.
Honors Biology 402500
Two Semesters 10, 11, 12 UC/CSU
Prerequisite: Credit in Integrated Science and recommendation of Integrated Science teacher
This college-preparatory laboratory course focuses on cell biology, genetics, evolution, ecology/diversity and physiology. Students will learn microscopy and dissection techniques. Honors Biology necessarily moves at a faster pace than Biology so that students can go into greater detail and depth.
Chemistry 403000
Two Semesters 11, 12 UC/CSU
Prerequisite: B- or better in Biology, or C- or better in Honors Biology
and 70% or better on the CPME Test, and teacher recommendation.
This is a college-preparatory laboratory course which builds on students'
introduction to chemistry in Integrated Science. Topics include atomic
and molecular structure, the periodic table, stoichiometry, chemical bonding,
gas laws, acid-base chemistry and oxidation/reduction reactions. Emphasis
is placed on problem-solving and making sense of experimental patterns.
Physics 404000
Two Semesters 12 UC/CSU
Prerequisite: B- or better in Biology or C- or better in Honors Biology,
and C- or better in Geometry and 80% or better on CPMET and teacher recommendation.
Students who have taken chemistry must have earned a grade of C- or better.
This is a college-preparatory laboratory course which builds on students'
introduction to physics in Integrated Science. Students will study acceleration,
force, momentum and energy, gravity, light, sound, magnetism and electricity.
Emphasis is placed on both mathematical and experimental problem-solving.
Conceptual Physics
Two Semesters 12 UC/CSU awaiting approval
Prerequisite: None
This is a college-preparatory laboratory course which builds on students' introduction to
physics in Integrated Science. Students will study acceleration, force, momentum and
energy, gravity, light, sound, magnetism and electricity – all the same topics explored in
physics. Conceptual physics, though it will involve mathematical problem solving,
greatly simplifies the math required.
Human Physiology 704001
Two Semesters 11, 12 UC/CSU
Prerequisite: C- or better in Biology or Honors Biology
Human Physiology focuses on the structures of the human body and their functions. The survey of body systems will be supplemented with laboratory experiments and observations to demonstrate basic principles of anatomy and physiology.
