Science
Course Details


 
Grade 9 & 10 Academic:

 

We teach:

  • How to relate theories and concepts in biology, chemistry, earth and space science, and physics to technology, society and the environment.
  • Basic concepts of science
  • Skills, strategies, and habits of mind required for scientific inquiry
  • Grade 9: Scientific theories related to cell division and reproduction, atomic and molecular structures, properties of elements and compounds, the universe and space exploration, and principles of electricity.
  • Grade 10:Scientific theories related to ecology and the maintenance of the ecosystem, chemical reactions (acid-base reactions), weather systems, and motion.

Grade 11, University Preparation

 

We teach:

  • Refining skills related to scientific investigation
  • Compile, organize, and interpret data
  • Communicate the procedures and results of investigations and research using data tables and laboratory reports.
  • Develop scientific-inquiry skills in verifying accepted laws and solve emerging problems.
  • Biology: Cellular functions, genetic continuity, internal systems and regulations, diversity of life, anatomy, growth, and the function of plants.
  • Chemistry: Behaviors of solids, liquids, gases and solutions, investigate changes and relationships in chemical systems, exploration of how chemistry is used in developing new products and processes that affect our lives and our environment.
  • Physics: Laws of dynamics and explore different kinds of forces, the quantification and forms of energy (mechanical, sound, light, thermal, and electrical), and the way energy is transformed and transmitted.

Grade 12, University Preparation

 

We teach:

  • Select and use appropriate numeric, symbolic, graphical and linguistic modes of representation.
  • Refining ability to communicate scientific information
  • Develop inquiry skills
  • Learn how interpretation of experimental data can provide indirect evidence to support the development of a scientific model.
  • Biology: Metabolic processes, molecular genetics, homeostasis, evolution, and popular dynamics.
  • Chemistry: Organic chemistry, energy changes and rates of reaction, chemical systems and equilibrium, electrochemistry, atomic and molecular structure.
  • Physics: Laws of dynamics and energy transformations (electrical, gravitational, and magnetic fields), electromagnetic radiation, interface between energy and mattter.

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