H S 019 - High School Lab Science 2

5 Credits

In High School Lab Science 2, students study major unifying concepts and methods of the life sciences from the cell to evolution. This course includes a laboratory component. The course prepares students to differentiate between the processes of ecological relationships among organisms and organisms and their environment (includes plant growth and function). This course fulfills the requirement for a second high school lab science and one high school credit.

Instructor Permission Required Yes
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered

Winter Day

Designed to Serve ExCel, Pathway to College, and Adult High School Completion program students working to complete a high school diploma.
Active Date 20180601T15:05:51

Grading System Decimal Grade
Continuous Enrollment Yes
Class Limit 24
Shared Learning Environment Yes
Contact Hours: Lecture 44 Lab 22
Total Contact Hours 66
Degree Distributions:
Course Outline
1. Cells and Organelles

2. Creating graphs from data

3. Photosynthesis and its varieties

4. Science literacy and the media

Student Learning Outcomes
Describe the characteristics of cells and organelles.

Create graphs from data and correctly interpret the result.

Demonstrate knowledge of photosynthesis and its varieties.

Critique information presented online and in the media to determine if it is scientific and credible.

Describe and apply advanced information and concepts relevant to general laboratory science.