Forensic ScienceGrade Levels: 10-12Term: SemesterCredits: .5The study of forensics is an intersection of biology, chemistry, and physics. From the biology perspective, forensics includes human anatomy and physiology, entomology, DNA and blood evidence….
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Marine Biology
Marine Biology is a one semester course that introduces students to marine life, their biological communities, and marine ecology. The class will focus on the physical characteristics of the Earth’s oceans; prominent marine communities and the physical and biological factors that shape their composition; representative marine organisms from major marine ecosystems; environmental science principles that relate to ocean environments, and how humans use biological ocean resources. Students will complete a variety of lab experiences that include observational study of marine organism forms, dissection of select organisms, and other lab activities related to the ocean environment and organisms.
Earth Systems
The Earth Systems course includes topics that describe the functioning of the physical and biological components of the Earth that interact with each other to form the various surface conditions we see on planet Earth. The course centers around discussions on how matter and energy moves through the systems on earth’s surface via life, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, geologic time, oceanography, cryosphere, near-earth objects, and weather; from gentle breezes to hurricanes.
Botany
This course is an introduction to basic botany as it relates to horticulture. It will cover plant anatomy, growing plants from seeds and cuttings, floral art, small scale landscaping and farm-to-table gardening. Specific plant groups discussed include flowering plants, ferns, cacti and succulents and carnivorous plants, among many others.