Grade: 9
One Semester, 1 credit 

Integrated Science is a project-based science course that focuses on problem solving and pulls from multiple science disciplines.  Students work within teams to practice and enhance investigative skills.  Problems are identified, refined, and researched.  Students design projects that solve problems through experimentation and critical data analysis.  Students develop critical communication and collaboration skills that assist in vocational, engineering and science career fields. The standards of Integrated Science focus on Science Inquiry.

Grades: 9-10
One Semester, 1 credit weighted

Honors Biology serves as a faster-paced and greater depth introduction to the life sciences.  The course will provide the student with a detailed study of cellular structure and cellular processes.  Investigation of cellular and hereditary genetics help the student build a solid foundation to deal with current genetic issues.  The addition of mechanics of evolution and ecological systems allows students to trace the problems facing wildlife and the health of our planet in our growing society.  Inquiry-based lab experiences help students prepare, test, and communicate their biological experiments within their community.  

Grade: 10
One Semester, 1 credit

Biology serves as an introduction to the life sciences.  The course will provide the student with a detailed study of cellular structure and cellular processes.  Investigation of cellular and hereditary genetics help the student build a solid foundation to deal with current genetic issues.  The addition of mechanics of evolution and ecological systems allows students to trace the problems facing wildlife and the health of our planet in our growing society.  Inquiry-based lab experiences help students prepare, test, and communicate their biological experiments within their community.

Grades: 9-10-11
One Semester, 1 credit weighted

Honors Chemistry is a college preparatory course designed to prepare students for General Chemistry I (taken during a science major’s college freshman year) or AP Chemistry (the high school equivalent of university level General Chemistry I and II).  This course will bridge the gap between mathematics and the physical sciences while forcing students to think abstractly about concepts that may at first glance seem concrete.  Student laboratory skills will be applied to conceptual concepts discussed in class.
*Auburn Career Center cosmetology students will need to take chemistry their junior year.

Grades: 10-11
One Semester, 1 credit 

This course integrates a fundamental understanding of the theoretical and practical applications of chemistry in the classroom, laboratory, and the world around us. Major units include atomic theory and structure, nuclear chemistry, the periodic table, chemical bonding, the mole concept, quantitative analysis, reactions, gas laws, and solution concentrations.  Cooperative learning strategies pervade the course in the form of laboratory partnerships and small-group work.

*Auburn Career Center cosmetology students will need to take chemistry their junior year.

Grades: 11-12
One Semester, 1 credit 

The environmental science class will help you better understand the relationship between humans and the world in which we live, including environmental impact of air and water quality, wildlife management, forestry and renewable and non-renewable sources for power generation. You will study environmental issues that our planet is facing today and various efforts to solve these problems, ultimately understanding the need for a sustainable future. The course has many opportunities for hands-on activities that are designed to engage you with your environment. 

Grades: 10-11-12
One Semester, 1 credit

Human Anatomy and Physiology comprises a systematic study in which students will examine human anatomy and physical functions, as well as homeostatic imbalances. Body systems investigated include the circulatory/blood, respiratory, digestive, nervous, muscular, skeletal, endocrine, and reproductive systems.  Students will investigate body systems through dissections and inquiry-based labs designed around physiological processes.  Students will also use/learn a working knowledge of medical terminology.

Grades: 10-11-12
One Semester, 1 credit weighted

Honors Physics is a high school physics course covering many topics in physics, including kinematics, dynamics and Newton’s Laws, circular motion and gravitation, work and energy, momentum, and electricity and magnetism.  Honors Physics is a weighted, 1-credit course which requires strong skills in Algebra II.  The course focuses on problem solving and math skills including advanced algebraic manipulations, analytical graphing skills, and geometric and trigonometric applications.  

Grades: 10-11-12
One Semester, 1 credit

Astronomy is a branch of science that studies celestial objects, space and the physical universe as a whole.  We humans have gazed into the sky for countless generations, wondering how our lives are connected to the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars that adorn the heavens.  Today, through the science of astronomy, we know that these connections go far deeper than our ancestors ever imagined. This course will allow students the opportunity to carefully explore space and the objects and phenomena that occupy it from a scientific perspective. 

AP Science Courses could be offered on a rotating basis. Please see your school counselor to determine course availability.

Grades: 11-12
Two Semesters, 2 credits weighted

AP Physics 1 is strongly recommended for all students bound for technical science engineering, medical, or pre-professional collegiate careers. AP Physics 1 is taught at the college level, being at a faster pace than a normal high school classes and requiring more responsibility by the AP student. AP Physics 1 is equivalent to two semesters of the freshman year college and is an algebra-based, introductory level Physics course. AP Physics 1 is a 2-credit weighted course, taught one block for the entire year. Students may receive college credit based upon the results of the Advanced Placement Exam.  AP Physics 1 explores topics in Newtonian mechanics (including rotational motion); work, energy, power. AP Physics 1 includes 25% of the time devoted to Inquiry-Based Investigations which will require students to ask questions, make observations and predictions, design experiments, analyze data, and construct arguments in a collaborative setting, where they direct and monitor their progress. Students are expected to register and participate in the Advanced Placement Examination for this course. Perry Local Schools will pay for the exam fees.

Grades: 11-12
Two Semesters, 2 credits weighted

This course is designed to be the equivalent of a college introductory biology course usually taken by biology majors during their first year. The AP Biology curriculum is prescribed by College Board.  It aims to provide students with the conceptual framework, factual knowledge, and analytical skills necessary to deal critically with the rapidly changing science of biology. 
The two main goals of AP Biology are to help students develop a conceptual framework for modern biology and to help students gain an appreciation of science as a process. The ongoing information explosion in biology makes these goals even more challenging. Course topics include biochemistry, cellular processes, genetics and heredity, organic evolution, and population ecology.  Essential to the conceptual understanding of biology are a grasp of science as a process rather than as an accumulation of facts; personal experience in scientific inquiry; recognition of unifying themes that integrate the major topics of biology; and application of biological knowledge and critical thinking to environmental and social concerns.  Students are expected to register and participate in the Advanced Placement Examination for this course.  Perry Local Schools will pay for exam fees.

Grades: 11-12
Two Semesters, 2 credits weighted

AP Chemistry is equivalent to General Chemistry I and General Chemistry II, which are usually taken during a science major's freshman year of college.  AP Chemistry is a very demanding, rigorous course.  Students will have the opportunity to take the AP Chemistry Exam in early May.  Significant emphasis is placed on theoretical aspects of chemistry, in-depth laboratory experiences, and problem solving. The curriculum for all AP classes is prescribed by the College Board. Units include atomic structure, periodicity, bonding, reactions, gas laws, stoichiometry, thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibrium, solution chemistry, and electrochemistry. Practical and problematic chemistry issues are integrated to illustrate and illuminate theoretical principles. Group problem solving is suggested and encouraged, both inside and outside the classroom. Students are expected to register and participate in the Advanced Placement Examination for this course.  Perry Local Schools will pay for exam fees.