Upper School 科学

本课程从原子层面到生态系统探讨生命科学, 同时为学生准备在高中取得成功所必需的基本学习技能. Students study the various kingdoms of life, cellular structures, 系统, 生物化学, 和遗传学. 学生还将学习生物在环境系统和生命过程中的相互作用. As a laboratory science course, 频繁的探究体验有助于支持课程内容和培养学生的研究能力, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.

化学10 对化学性质和化学相互作用采取全面、深入的方法. Students investigate advanced topics in scientific ethics, laboratory safety, and the presentation of scientific research. 主题 化学 include the Periodic Table of Elements, atomic structure, chemical reactions, stoichiometric calculations, reaction rates, and nuclear 化学. As a laboratory science course, 频繁的探究体验有助于支持课程内容和培养学生的研究能力, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.

的 AP物理1 本课程相当于大学物理入门课程，使用代数和三角计算. 的 course covers topics of Newtonian mechanics, mechanical and nonmechanical energy, 波, applied interactions and transformations, and the function of electronic circuits. 学生通过深刻理解和批判性思维的镜头来接近这些概念, 学习用代数方法模拟现实世界的现象，并用书面回答证明其结果. This course prepares students for the College Board AP examination.

Conceptual Physics 是一门使用单变量代数计算的物理入门课程吗, basic statistics, and technology-supported data collection and analysis. 的 course covers topics of Newtonian mechanics, mechanical energy, electromagnetic 波 and sound, electrical circuits, 磁性, 和热. 学生参与几个设计-建造工程项目，包括工作电机的建设, medieval trebuchets, 火箭, and roller coasters.

的 美联社生物学 本课程相当于大学生物学入门课程，并包含生态学的主题, molecular biology, 遗传学, 进化, 种系发生, and plant and animal structure. 深入的实验室整合使学生能够进一步参与课程主题. 美联社生物学 is recommended only for students that have already completed 生物学9 or a similar introductory biology course. This course prepares students for the College Board AP examination.

AP Psychology 大学水平的课程是否旨在向学生介绍对人类思想的科学而严谨的研究, 感觉, mental process, 和行为. Students learn to appreciate the fundamental psychological concepts, their day-to-day applications, 以及上个世纪心理学家的重大科学发现. Major subjects covered in this course are research methods, biology of nervous system, 学习, 内存, 语言, 动机, 情感, 发展, social psychology, and psychological disorders and treatment. This course prepares students for the College Board AP examination.