Advanced Placement Biology        Life Science            1 Unit (W.F 1.04)

Prerequisite: Students must pass Regents Chemistry final exam, and Regents Living Environment final exam

This course follows the Advanced Placement College Board curriculum that follows four Big Ideas:
Big Idea 1: The process of evolution drives the diversity and unity of life.
Big Idea 2: Biological systems utilize free energy and molecular building blocks to grow, to reproduce, and to maintain dynamic homeostasis. 
Big Idea 3: Living systems store, retrieve, transmit, and respond to information essential to life processes.
Big Idea 4: Biological systems interact, and these systems and their interactions possess complex properties.

Post requisite
This is one of the last classes a student will take but is allowed to take this course with any other non Regents class concurrently: Anatomy and Physiology, Environmental Science, and Forensics
Fail Course: Students will be assessed 5 weeks into the first marking period to determine if the student is meeting the requirements of the class. Attendance and consistency with the workload will determine placement at this time.

Anatomy & Physiology Non-Regents    Physical Setting        1 Unit (W.F. 1.02)

Prerequisite: Students must have passed Living Environment class.  If a student failed Living Environment Regents exam, the student must repeat the Living Environment.

Topics include, Organization of the Human Body, Integumentary System, Skeletal System, Muscular System, Cardiovascular System, Nervous System, Endocrine System, Digestive System, Lymphatic System, and Reproductive System.

Post requisite:
Pass course:  Environmental, Forensics, or Regents Earth Science
Fail course:  repeat course or Environmental or other non-regents class

Chemistry Regents            Physical Setting            1 Unit (W.F. 1.02)

Prerequisite:  Successful completion of Regents Living Environment and/or Regents Earth Science. Successful completion of Integrated Algebra course and Regents exam.

This course follows the NYS curriculum for Chemistry.  Topics taught include: Matter & Measurement, Atomic Structure, The Periodic Table, Stoichiometry, Kinetics, Solutions Chemistry, Physical Behavior of Matter, Oxidation-Reduction, Acids and Bases, Nuclear Chemistry. Each student must complete a minimum of 1200 minutes of laboratory investigation and satisfactory reports in order to be eligible for the Chemistry Regents Exam.

Post requisite:
Pass course, pass exam: Physics OR AP Science OR any non-Regents class.
Pass course, fail exam:  Any Non-regents science- Anatomy & Physiology, Environmental Science, OR Forensics.
Fail course, Fail exam:  Any Non-regents science class.
Fail course, Pass exam:  Any Non-regents science class.
** If you fail the course you may repeat it in summer school, but only if you have enough lab hours to qualify for the Regents.

Conceptual Biology            Life Science                1 Unit (W.F. 1.02)

Prerequisite:
Eighth Grade Science Assessment: Score of 1 –2, and or 
Successful completion of Eighth grade Science.

This course is aligned to the NYS MST Standards and Common Core Standards. Topics taught include Nature of Science, Chemistry of Life, Ecology, Cells and their Environment, Energy and Living Systems , Cellular Reproduction, Genetic Inheritance, Genetic Engineering, Evolution and Human Biology. Students will be required to complete lab components infused throughout the curriculum. This course is designed to provide a foundation for success in the Regents Living Environment. A culminating assessment will be given upon completion of the course that will count as an additional quarter.

Post requisite:
Pass course with above 75: Living Regents class
Pass course with average between 65-75:or Stretch Living Environment Class
Fail course: Repeat Course.

Conceptual Earth Science                            Physical Setting         1 Unit (W.F. 1.02)

This course is aligned to the NYS MST Standards and Common Core Standards.  Topics taught include:  geology, meteorology, astronomy and oceanography.  Students will be required to complete lab components infused throughout the curriculum. A culminating assessment will be given upon completion of the course that will count as an additional quarter.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Living Environment course AND exam.  

This course is aligned to the NYS MST Standards and Common Core Standards.

Earth Science Regents/Honors        Physical Setting    1 Unit (W.F. 1.02/Honors 1.03)

Prerequisite:
Successful completion of Regents Living Environment course AND a minimum grade of 70 on both the exam and the class, or
If LE exam failed, Earth Science AIS is required.
For Honors, Teacher recommendation and/or final average above 80%.

This course explores the Earth’s processes through the study of geology, meteorology, astronomy and oceanography. Each student must complete a minimum of 1200 minutes of laboratory investigation and satisfactory reports in order to be eligible for the Earth Science Regents Exam.
Post requisite:
Pass course, Pass exam:  Chemistry
Pass course, fail exam:  Any Non-regents science- Anatomy & Physiology, Environmental Science, OR Forensics
Fail course, Fail exam:  Repeat Earth Science Regents class OR Gradpoint
** If you fail the course you may repeat it in summer school, but only if you have enough lab hours to qualify for the Regents.

Environmental Science- Non Regents    Physical Science        1 Unit (W.F. 1.02)

Prerequisite: Student must have passed Living Environment class (one Science Regents).  If student failed Living Environment Regents exam, student must repeat Living Environment.

Topics taught include Introduction to Environmental Science, Ecology, Populations, Water, Air and Land, Mineral and Energy Resources, The Environment and Human Health.
Post requisite:
Pass course:  Forensics, Anatomy & Physiology, Regents Earth Science
Fail course:  repeat course or Anatomy & Physiology

Forensics- Non-Regents            Physical Setting        1 Unit (W.F 1.02)

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Regents Living Environment and Chemistry.

This course focuses on the scientific method through crime scene investigation. Students will learn the skills of forensic science through hands-on activities and criminal case research. Topics include methods of analysis for blood, DNA, fingerprints, hair and fibers. Students will participate in activities such as identifying skeletal remains, blood spatter analysis and mock crime scene investigations.
Post requisite: This is one of the last classes a student will take but is allowed to take this course with any other non Regents class concurrently: Anatomy and Physiology, Environmental Science, and Forensics.

Food Science-Non-Regents            Life Science            1 Unit(W.F 1.02)

Prerequisite:
SIFE student
This course follows NYS Bridges Science.  This is an interdisciplinary course in nature, drawing from biology, chemistry, earth, and environmental science. Students study the following topics: nutrition, seed germination, photosynthesis, food production and preservation, access to food, and how food practices and consumption patterns influence local and global environments.
Post requisite
Pass course 85 or better:  Reagents ENL science
Pass course 85 and below: ENL Conceptual Biology
Fail course:  Repeat

Living Environment     Regents        Life Science            1 Unit (W.F. 1.02)

Prerequisite:
Eighth Grade Science Assessment: Score of 2 – 4, or
Successful completion of general science.
This course follows the NYS curriculum for Living Environment.  Topics taught include Nature of Science, Chemistry of Life, Ecology, Cells and their Environment, Energy and Living Systems , Cellular Reproduction,  Genetic Inheritance, Genetic Engineering, Evolution and Human Biology.  Each student must complete a minimum of 1200 minutes of laboratory investigation and satisfactory reports in order to be eligible for the Living Environment Regents Exam.
Post requisite:
Pass course, pass exam with 85 or better: Honor Earth Science
Pass course, pass exam: Earth Science
Pass course, fail exam:  Earth Science and/or Principles of Molecular Biology and Principles of Ecology
Fail course, Fail exam:  Repeat LE Regents class 
Fail course, Pass exam:  Repeat LE Regents class

Stretch Living Environment Regents        Life Science        1 Unit (W.F. 1.02)

Prerequisite:
Successful completion of general science (Conceptual Biology) and teacher recommendation.  

This course follows the NYS curriculum for Living Environment.  Topics taught include:  Nature of Science, Chemistry of Life, Ecology, Cells and their Environment, Energy and Living Systems , Cellular Reproduction,  Genetic Inheritance, Genetic Engineering, Evolution and Human Biology.  Each student must complete a minimum of 1200 minutes of laboratory investigation and satisfactory reports in order to be eligible for the Living Environment Regents Exam. This course provides students with extra time to focus on concepts taught during the class.  
Post requisite:
Pass course, pass exam with 85 or better: Honor Earth Science
Pass course, pass exam: Earth Science
Pass course, fail exam with a 55 or above:  Anatomy & Physiology and/or Principles of Molecular Biology (half year course) and Principles of Ecology (half year course)
Pass course, fail exam with a 55 or below:  Repeat Living Environment Regents course
Fail course, Fail exam:  Repeat Living Environment Regents course

Physics Regents             Physical Setting            1 Unit (W.F. 1.02)

Prerequisite:
Successful completion of Regents Living Environment AND either Regents Earth Science OR Regents Chemistry.
 Successful completion of Integrated Algebra and Geometry courses and Regents exams.

This course follows the NYS curriculum for Regents Physics.  Topics taught include Kinematics, Projectile Motion, Mechanics, Gravity, Momentum, Energy, Static Electricity, Electrical Circuits, Magnetism, Vibrations and Waves, Sound and Light, and Modern Physics. Each student must complete a minimum of 1200 minutes of laboratory investigation and satisfactory reports in order to be eligible for the Physics Regents Exam.

Post requisite:
Pass course, pass exam: AP Science OR any non-Regents class
Pass course, fail exam:  Any Non-regents science- Anatomy & Physiology, Environmental Science, OR Forensics.
Fail course, Fail exam:  Any Non-regents science class 
Fail course, Pass exam:  Any Non-regents science class 
** If you fail the course you may repeat it in summer school, but only if you have enough lab hours to qualify for the Regents.