lllllllllEARTH SCIENCE  
lllllll FIRST SEMESTER

lllllllllPHYSICAL GEOLOGY          
Science Basic
Rocks and Minerals
Plate Tectonics
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Basic Structural Geology
The Atmosphere and Weather

  llllSECOND SEMESTER

Oceanography

llllllHISTORICAL GEOLOGY
Rules for Interpretation
Geologic Time
Overview of Earth History
Application
Earth Science Field Trip

lllllllllllllllllBIOLOGY

  lllllllFIRST SEMESTER

Unit 1 – What Is Alive?
iiiBiology as science
iiiDefinition of life       
iiiDiversity of life
Unit 2 – The World of Living lllllllllllllllllllThings
iiiHow life may have started
iiiCells – the basic unit of life
iiiThree groups of living things:
iiiPlants
iiiAnimals
iiiNeither plant or animal
Unit 3 -  Microbes and Fungi.

lllllSECOND SEMESTER

Unit 4 -  The World of Animals
Unit 5 -  The World of Plants
Unit 6 -  Cell Division
Unit 7 -  Basic Heredity
Unit 8 – The Human Being

llllllllllPHYSICAL SCIENCE

   lllllllllllllFIRST SEMESTER

Science and Technology
Physical Science Methods
Nature of Matter
Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Classification of Matter
Atomic Structure
Chemical Bonds
Kinds Of Substances
Elements
Organic and Biological Compounds
Useful Materials
Interactions Of Matter
Solutions

  lllllllllSECOND SEMESTER

Motion and Forces
Acceleration and Momentum
Energy
Using Thermal Energy
Machines
Waves
Sound
Light
Mirrors and Lenses

llllllllllllllllPHYSICS

Science Basics
   Mathematics
    Vectors
Kinematics
llllMotion Basics
llllDescribing Motion
Dynamics
llllWhat Produces Motion?
ll Three Laws of Motion
Momentum
Collisions
Energy
   Potential Energy
   Kinetic Energy
   Work
   Conservation of Energy
Circular Motion
Gravitation
Kinetic Molecular Theory
Thermodynamics
Waves and Wave Interactions
    lSound
     Light
     Reflection
     Refraction
     Diffraction
Mirrors and Lenses
Relativity
Great Escape Lab Exercise

lllllllllllllllFIRST SEMESTER
Matter and Energy for Life
Basic Ecology and Human Activity
Chemistry of Life
Cellular Respiration
Ecosystems
When People Damage an Ecosystem
Photosynthesis
Cycles
Food Chains, Webs, and Pyramids
How Much Earth Does It Take To lllllllSupport You?

You Have no midyear exam.

lllllllllllllSECOND SEMESTER
Homeostasis
Balance In Systems
Diffusion
Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes
Cell Structure
Excretory and Digestive Systems
Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
Homeostasis and Activity
Endocrine System and Hormones
The Immune System
Inheritance
Basic Human Genetics
Genetic Disorders
Mitosis and Meiosis
Genetic Problems
Structure of DNA; DNA Replication
Protein Synthesis