Welcome to the Science Department at Cape Coral High School

Course Descriptions

ANATOMY PHYSIOLOGY HONORS
Grades 11-12
2003600 (1 Credit)

This course provides in-depth activities relating to the structures and functions of the components of the human body. The content will cover anatomical terms of all systems of the body. Extensive laboratory investigations are an important part of the course.

AP BIOLOGY
Grade 11-12
Prerequisite: Chemistry, teacher recommendation, and 3.0 GPA in Science
2003400 (1 Credit)

Designed for the student who will major in science, become a premedical student, or who needs a background in biology, this course is equivalent to a one-year college survey course treating three main content categories: cellular and molecular organism, ecological and evolutionary. Knowledge of algebra

AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Grades 11-12
Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation and 3.0 in
Science
20013400 (1 Credit)

Designed for the student who will major in science or who needs an in-depth background in environmental science, this course is equivalent to a one-year college survey course.

AP PHYSICS B
Grades 11-12
Prerequisite: Physics 1, Teacher
recommendation, 3.0 GPA in Science
20034200 (1 Credit)

This course is designed for the student who will major in life science, become a premedical student, or who needs background in physics. It is equivalent to a one-year college survey course treating all major topics, including: classical mechanics, electricity and magnetism and waves, heat and kinetic theory and modern concepts. Knowledge of algebra and trigonometry is essential.

ASTRONOMY SOLAR/GALACTIC
Grades 11-12
Prerequisite: Biology and second year of science
20013500 (1 Credit)

This course provides the student with a study of the universe and the conditions, properties, and motions of bodies in space.

BIOLOGY 1
Grade 9
20003100 (1 Credit)

A survey course designed to develop an understanding and appreciation of living organisms. Inquiry, observation, field study and experimentation provide a scientific view of our world. Contents include: cell structure and function, biochemistry, genetics, taxonomy, human systems, plants and animals.

BIOLOGY 1 HONORS
Grade 9
2003200 (1 Credit)

For the talented student, advanced biology is an accelerated college preparatory course designed to develop an appreciative scientific attitude toward the interrelationship of living organisms. Inquiry, observation, field study, and experimentation provide students a scientific view of their world. Contents include the study of the scientific process, cellular and molecular biology, genetics and development, comparative anatomy, and human systems.

CHEMISTRY 1
Grades 11-12
Prerequisite: A or B in Algebra
20033400 (1 Credit)

This is a lecture and laboratory course. The student will learn the importance of chemicals in our everyday life and how to make them work usefully in our world. This course would be helpful to a student planning to enter health services, cosmetology or laboratory services.

CHEMISTRY 1 HONORS
Grades 10-12
Prerequisite: A or B in Honors Biology and
A or B in Honors Algebra
20033500 (1 Credit)

Emphasis is on developing the ability to think and to use available facts in the analysis of laboratory investigations. This course prepares students for college work in both biological and physical sciences.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Grades 11 – 12
20013400 1 Credit

This activity-oriented course explores topics in pollution, land use, and the role of the individual in both causing and solving problems related to the environment.

 INTEGRATED SCIENCE 1
Grade 10
20024000 (1 Credit)

The purpose of this course is to develop comprehensive concepts and to do investigative studies of concepts basic to the earth, its materials, processes, and history and environment in space. This course will also provide students with investigative studies of the theories and laws associated with the natural physical and chemical properties of matter and familiarize students with human growth and development within the context of our society.

MARINE  SCIENCE
Grades 11-12
Prerequisite: Biology and Integrated Science
20025000 (1 Credit)

This course provides the student with a survey of marine science. Laboratory activities that include the use of the scientific method, measurement, laboratory apparatus and safety are integral parts of this course.

MARINE SCHIENCE HONORS
Grades 11-12
Prerequisite: Biology and Chemistry
20025100 (1 Credit)

The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the marine environment. The content should include, but not be limited to, the following: the nature of science, the origins of the oceans, the chemical, physical, and geological aspects of the marine environment, ecology of various sea zones, marine communities, the diversity of marine organisms, characteristics of major marine ecosystems, characteristics of major marine phyla/divisions, and the interrelationship between man and the ocean.

PHYSICS I
Grades 11-12
Prerequisite: Algebra 2
20033800 (1 Credit)

The purpose of this course is to provide students with an introductory study of the theories and law governing the interaction of matter, energy, and the forces of nature.

PHYSOCS I HONORS
Grades 11-12
Prerequisite: Enrolled in Pre-Calculus
20033900 (1 Credit)

This is a lab-centered course that emphasizes conceptual understanding and critical thinking as encountered in investigations into the physical properties and characteristics of matter, energy, and resultant forces.

ZOOLOGY
Grades 11-12
2004100 (1 Credit)

This is a lecture and laboratory course in biology presenting in-depth concepts of invertebrate and vertebrate zoology. Semester one will give students a comprehensive survey of invertebrate zoology. The second semester will survey vertebrate life processes.