SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
Three science credits are required for graduation ; qualifying courses are designated in the following course list .
Students may be teacher-recommended for honors science courses ; those who successfully complete the yearlong honors course may be teacher-recommended for the AP course in that specific discipline in subsequent years ( other prerequisites may apply .)
Courses in the order that they appear in this section :
* means class does not fulfill Science and Engineering requirement , 3 credits are needed for graduation , # means not NCAA approved
Physical Science Physical Science Foundations # Physical Science Honors Biology Biology Foundations # Biology Honors AP Biology Chemistry Chemistry Honors AP Chemistry Physics Physics Honors AP Physics I & II AP Physics C Applied Science Foundations # Intro to Engineering Honors AP Environmental Science Anatomy & Physiology * Anatomy & Physiology Honors * Everyday Engineering * # Maine Fish and Wildlife * # Marine Biology * Marine Biology Honors * Robotics I * # Robotics II * # Trees and the Maine Forest * # Scientific Research * #
FRESHMEN
All freshmen take Physical Science . Participation in Biology Honors is by invitation only and must be taken in addition to Physical Science Honors .
Physical Science ( or ) Physical Science Foundations
1 Credit • Grade 9
This introductory course will expose students to a wide variety of disciplines within the physical sciences . Topics covered will include matter and energy , chemistry , astronomy , earth science , and climate change . School counselor and teacher referral is required for enrollment in Foundations of Physical Science .
Physical Science Honors
1 Credit • Grade 9 Prerequisites : Teacher recommendation , enrollment in honors math
This course acts as an introduction to high school science at the honors level and covers similar course content to the college-preparatory physical science course with greater breadth and depth . Topics include an introduction to scientific thinking and quantitative analysis , matter and energy , chemistry , cosmology , astronomy , bedrock geology and the history of the earth , earth surface processes , and climate change . In addition , honors physical science incorporates a high degree of mathematics , writing , and field and lab techniques to prepare students for future honors and AP-level science courses .
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