HS 13 - High School General Science

5 Credits

The high school general science course is an introduction to scientific inquiry and thinking. In this class, students will focus on developing scientific skills (such as observation prediction, data collection and presentation) and applying them to real-world problems affecting our modern society. Topics of study typically include an introduction to the scientific method, biology, and earth science. This course fulfills the requirement for high school general science and one high school credit.

Instructor Permission Required Yes
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered

Fall Day
Winter Day
Spring Day

Designed to Serve ExCel, Pathway to College, and Adult High School Completion program students working to complete a high school diploma.
Active Date 2013-02-19

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
OEE Yes
Class Limit 35
Shared Learning Environment Yes
Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
Course Outline
Students focus on developing scientific skills (such as observation prediction, data collection and presentation) and applying them to real-world problems affecting our modern society.

Student Learning Outcomes
Identify steps of the scientific method in a given science experiment.

Conduct a complete scientific experiment.

Effectively communicate results of an experiment in an oral presentation.

Use scientific data and evidence to support an argument for or against an issue facing our modern society (such as GMOs or “designer babies”).

Explain how scientific findings relate to a current issue in the state of Washington.