Freshmen
Basic Biology
This course is designed for students with little background in biology. Information will be taught on a beginner’s level. Topics covered in this class include scientific principles, which explain how living things, plants and animals, function, develop, and interact with the environment. Topics to be covered will include cell structure, genetics, microorganisms, photosynthesis, invertebrate and vertebrate animals, and human biology. Students will explore the use of scientific equipment and instruments through laboratory activities. Students will learn how to incorporate knowledge from online or text based research to topics being discussed in class. Often topics being discussed in the latest research and medical online sites pertain to our classroom discussions. In this particular course, students will gain skills in interfacing such research into our daily classroom discussions. Technology plays a significant role in the classroom as students use many computer applications to gain an enhanced understanding of the topic at hand.
Topics covered in this class include:
- Chemistry of Life
- Cell Structure and Organization
- Energy and Cell Metabolism
- Cellular Reproduction
- Genetics and Modern Genetic Technology
- Animals: Form and Function
- Human Biology and the Human Systems in Detail
- Plants: Form and Function
- Evolution
- Taxonomy
- Ecology
This course includes scientific principles in Biology, which explains how living things, plants and animals, function, develop, and interact with the environment. Biology is a vast subject which includes many topics and subdivisions. Many of the subtopics and units are listed below. Student will explore the use of scientific equipment and instruments through laboratory activities pertaining to the particular unit of the week. Students will also be required to incorporate up to date research relating to the topic at hand. Often students will be interfacing technology and science and we learn how to incorporate many useful applications into our day to day lessons. In this course, students will gain an appreciation for applying classroom based knowledge to the real world of science, research, and medicine .
Topics include:
- Chemistry of Life
- Cell Structure and Organization
- Energy and Cell Metabolism
- Cellular Reproduction
- Genetics and Modern Genetic Technology
- Animals: Form and Function
- Human Biology and the Human Systems in Detail
- Plants: Form and Function
- Evolution
- Taxonomy
- Ecology
The Robotics and Automation course is designed to explore the current and future use of automation technology in industry and everyday use. Students master the skills of circuitry, both theoretical and practical, as well as basic programming. The students will receive a comprehensive overview of robotic systems and of their subsystems. Careers in robotics, programming and engineering will be discussed.