Science

Physical Science Course Numbers: 3651 & 3652 Grade: 9 Credit: 1.0

The central theme of this year-long course is the introductory study of matter. Students work on laboratory activities which lead to the atomic model of matter. The course is task-centered with a balance between student-centered discussions and student-centered laboratory activities. The work concludes with a unit on the primary concepts in physics; including force, energy and motion.

Prerequisite Students are expected to meet requirements to must enroll for both college and high school credit. Advanced Physical Science

evolution. Course Numbers: 3601 & 3602 Grade: 9 Credit: 1.0 Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment of Geometry or higher is recommended

This activity and lab-centered year-long course begins with the physics-based study of particle interactions, encompassing force, energy, and motion. This then leads into the chemistry-based study of the interactions of systems of particles, encompassing properties of matter, the atomic model of matter, and atomic properties. The pace and rigor of the course is suitable for the student with an inclination toward science and a corresponding work ethic. Successful completion of this course provides the student with the 21st century genetic technologies and microbiology (the study of viruses and bacteria). In the microbiology laboratory you will get to analyze food from your kitchen to see if it has been genetically

opportunity to enroll in AP Biology in their 10th grade year.

Biology Course Numbers: 3617 & 3618 Grades: 10, 11, 12 Credit: 1.0

This course studies the basic principles governing all living things. The topics include the study of cell structure and cell functions, cell chemistry and energy systems, heredity, microbiology, and the study Credit: 1.0

of the human body. Biology also explores the relationship of humans to their environment with emphasis on diversity within plants and animals, and the principles of ecology and evolution.

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Course Numbers: 3604 & 3605 Grade: 10, 11, 12 Credit: 1.0 Prerequisite: An A- in Honors Physical Science or an A- average in regular Chemistry or a B or higher average in ARCC College Chemistry

This is an Advanced Biology class which covers a broad range of biology topics and provides students with a challenging college level experience. The expected outcome is a comprehensive understanding of biological interrelationships. The rigorous pace of this course requires a significant time commitment. Students successful in this course are encouraged to take the National AP College Biology - ARCC Course Numbers: 3610 & 3611 Grades: 10, 11, 12 Credit: 1.0 register for ARCC courses. Please speak to your Dean to learn more about specific requirements. Note: This is an Anoka Ramsey Community College course offered at Irondale. Students will earn 4 college credits for BIOL 1100, Unifying Concepts in Biology, upon successful completion. This course fulfills the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum Goal 3: Natural Sciences. Students

Introductory course designed to teach the process of science as it applies to biology today. Topics in biology that will be covered include heredity, evolution and ecosystems. Biology also explores the relationship of humans to their environment with emphasis on diversity within plants and animals, and the principles of ecology and

Genetics and Microbiology Course Number: 3669 Grades: 11, 12 Credit: .5 Prerequisite: Successful completions of Biology, ARCC College Biology, or AP Biology.

In this lab-based-course you will have the opportunity to learn about make yogurt from bacteria, simulate disease spread, and genetically engineer glow-in-the-dark bacteria. The genetics laboratory will provide you the opportunity to isolate your own DNA and use it to analyze your own ancestry, use DNA to solve a crime scene, and modified.

Chemistry Course Numbers: 3632 & 3633 Grades: 11, 12

This course is designed for students not pursuing science-related fields in college (note: College Chemistry is recommended for those interested in science-related careers). This introductory course places emphasis on the basics of chemistry. Topics include lab skills, mat- ter, formula writing, balancing equations, atomic structure, chemical bonding, the periodic table, the mole concept, gases, solutions, and Biology exam given in mid-May which may earn them college credit.

College Chemistry - ARCC Course Numbers: 3612 & 3613 Grades: 11, 12 Credit: 1.0 Anoka Ramsey Prerequisite: Students are expected to meet requirements to register for ARCC courses. Please speak to your Dean to learn more about specific requirements. Note: This is an Anoka Ramsey Community College course offered at Irondale. Students will earn 4 college credits for CHEM 1020, Interpretive Chemistry, upon successful completion. This course meets a requirement for the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum Goal 3: Natural Sciences (Physical Sciences). Students must enroll for both college and high school credit.

Introductory course in chemistry emphasizing elementary principles and applications intended for non-science and allied health majors and preparation for the Principles of Chemistry sequence. Topics include matter, measurement, atomic theory, bonding theory, nomenclature, organic chemistry, stoichiometry and the mole concept, reactions, liquids and solids, solutions, and acid-base chemistry.

Human Anatomy & Physiology Course Number: 3650 Grades: 11, 12 Credit: .5 Prerequisite: Biology

This course is designed for students with an interest in the biological sciences who intend to pursue further-study in the health or medical fields. The course is a comprehensive study of both the anatomy and the physiology of the human body systems. Included in the study are skin, bones and muscles, nervous system, respiration, circulation, digestion. This is a dissection based course.

College Environmental Science - ARCC Course Number: 3616 Grades: 11, 12 Credit: .5 Prerequisite: Students are expected to meet requirements to register for ARCC courses. Please speak to your dean to learn more about specific requirements. Note: This is an Anoka Ramsey Community College course offered at Irondale. Students will earn 4 college credits for BIOL 1103 Environmental Science, upon successful completion. This course fulfills the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum Goal 10: People and the Environment. Students must enroll for both college and high school credit.

BIOL 1103: Environmental Science Lecture

Introduction to the basic characteristics and dynamics of the ecosystems. The effects of the increasing and changing human demands on our environment are explored. Includes an environmentally based lab-like experience. Investigations include field studies, experiments, and analyzing and reporting outcomes. This course can be used with BIOL 1103 lecture to satisfy a general education lab course requirement. Physics Course Numbers: 3654 & 3655 Grades: 11, 12 Credit: 1.0 Prerequisite: Completion of Advanced Algebra

This year-long course provides a fundamental knowledge of the workings of the physical world. Topics of motion, force, momentum, energy, oscillations and waves, sound, and light will be examined during the year. This is a student-centered course in which student- groups perform investigations that involve gathering and analyzing data. These experiences are the foundation for the conceptual model that is developed in each unit. All Irondale physics students participate in and attend Irondale’s Physics Fair. This is an evening event at Irondale that is usually the Tuesday before spring break. Please contact a Physics teacher with any questions regarding the Physics Fair or to confirm specific dates for the Physics Fair.

College Physics - ARCC Course Numbers: 3614 & 3615 Grades: 11, 12 Credit: 1.0 Prerequisite: Students are expected to meet requirements to register for ARCC courses. Please speak to your Dean to learn more about specific requirements. Note: This is an Anoka Ramsey Community College course offered at Irondale. Students will earn 5 college credits for Physics 1317, upon successful completion. This course meets a requirement for the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum Goal 3: Natural Sciences (Physical Sciences). Students must enroll for both college and high school credit.

This full-year course is equivalent to the first-semester of a college course in algebra-based physics. The course topics include Newtonian mechanics, “Newton’s” laws of motion, gravitation, energy, work, power, momentum, rotational motion, fluids, thermodynamics, oscillations and mechanical waves, and sound.

All Irondale physics students participate in and attend Irondale’s Physics Fair. This is an evening event at Irondale that is usually the Tuesday before spring break. Please contact a Physics teacher with any questions regarding the Physics Fair or to confirm specific dates for the Physics Fair.

AP Physics C: Mechanics FY Course Number: 3643 & 3644 Grades: 11, 12 Credit: 1.0 Prerequisite: AP Calculus I

This full-year course is equivalent to the first-semester of a college course in calculus-based physics taken by science and engineering students. The course topics include kinematics, dynamics, energy, momentum, rotation, gravitation and oscillation. Students will be prepared for the national AP Physics C Mechanics exam given in mid-May.

All Irondale physics students participate in and attend Irondale’s Physics Fair. This is an evening event at Irondale that is usually the primarily after school, but may also include occasional early morn-

Tuesday before spring break. Please contact a Physics teacher with any questions regarding the Physics Fair or to confirm specific dates Hybrid AP Physics C: Mechanics

for the Physics Fair. Course Number: 3640H in-class instruction with online assignments throughout the week.

Zoology Course Number: 3658 Grades: 11, 12 Credit: .5

Zoology is a semester-long course that will examine the diversity of the animal kingdom by studying the morphology of each animal phyla. Using dissections and other lab procedures, the students will learn about the similarities and differences of animal phyla, as well students at most colleges and universities. Prepares students for the

and how animals function and why animals are united with other forms of life. Topics will also include embryonic development of animals, invertebrate and vertebrate development and the social interactions of animals.

Hybrid Particle Physics Research Course Number: 3645H Grades: 11, 12 Credit: .5 Prerequisite: Students must either have taken or are concurrently taking a chemistry or physics course. Note: Dates of course: Will meet as a 0/7 hybrid option from late November or early December through mid-March for a period of time equivalent to one semester.

This course will give students an authentic experience working in scientific research. Students will collect data from a cosmic ray muon detector located at school and/or collect data (via Internet) from a particle detector located at the European Organization for Nuclear Physics (CERN) near Geneva, Switzerland. Data collection and analysis will be accomplished using online software made available to students through online “e-Labs” from the I2U2 (Interactions in Understanding the Universe) collaboration. Conclusions will be drawn from these analyzed data and presented by each student in order to Hybrid Astronomy Course Number: 3659H Grades: 10, 11, 12 Credit: .5 Prerequisite: Successful completion of geometry.

This course will be a rigorous introduction to the concepts and methods of astronomy, astrophysics, and cosmology. Emphasis will be placed on understanding how we know what we know about the universe, both on the small and large scales. Topics will include solar system dynamics, stellar evolution, and the composition, history, and evolution of the universe. Meeting times for this class will be ings, late evenings, and/or weekends. Students will be expected to be able to provide their own transportation.

Grades: 11, 12 Credit: .5 Prerequisite: One year of AP Physics, Physics, or equivalent course. One year of Calculus. Note: This course will be offered as a hybrid, combining traditional Students are required to attend class twice a week at Mounds View High School. This course meets period 1 or 6. Student must provide their own transportation

This course is a calculus-based physics course that covers kinematics, dynamics, energy, momentum, rotation, gravitation and oscillation. This course is the first of a two-course sequence that is equivalent to the introductory physics sequence taken by science and engineering communicate results and conclusions.

national AP Physics C: Mechanics exam given in mid-May.

Hybrid AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism Course Number: 3641H Grades: 11, 12 Credit: .5 Prerequisite: One year of AP Physics, Physics, or equivalent course. One year of Calculus. Note: This course will be offered as a hybrid, combining traditional in-class instruction with online assignments throughout the week. Students are required to attend class twice a week at Mounds View High School. This course meets period 1 or 6.

Transportation to MVHS is not provided.

This course builds on the Hybrid AP Physics C: Mechanics course with the addition of forces exerted on charged particles, electric and magnetic fields, electric circuits and their components, and the nature of electromagnetic radiation. This course is equivalent to the second semester of the introductory physics sequence typically offered at colleges and universities. This course applies both differential and integral calculus. Prepares students for the national AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism exam given in mid-May. Hybrid Science of Engineering Course Number: 3937H Grades: 10, 11, 12 Credit: .5

Prerequisite: C or better in Geometry, C or better in Physical Science.

Note: This course will be offered as a hybrid, combining traditional in-class instruction with online assignments throughout the week. Students are required to attend class once a week at Mounds View High School during the twelve-week course. This course meets outside of the regular school day, either before or after school (hours 0 or 7). A parent information meeting will be required upon registration.

Transportation to MVHS is not provided.

This course is a scientific project-based introduction to engineering experience that exposes the student to the variety of engineering fields and to the practice of engineering. The course has weekly meetings but is primarily internet and teamwork based. Real world, open-ended engineering problems with an emphasis on hands on projects that cover a wide range of content will be presented. This course is intended for students who have an interest in engineering..