SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• 1 Year 1 Credit

• Requirements: Midterm, Regent Examination

The Solar System and the Planet Earth are a result of certain processes that have a history as old as the planet itself. The course will explore these processes, the Earth’s structure, and the Earth’s place in the universe. The subject matter deals with geology, paleontology, meteorology, and space science. Emphasis will be placed on students demonstrating these explanations, exhibiting creative problem-solving, reasoning, and informed decision-making. The course includes 1200 minutes of laboratory periods and corresponding written laboratory reports.

• 1 Year 1 Credit

• Requirements: Midterm, Regent Examination

This course is required for graduation by all students. It stresses the importance of balance in the environment, both that around and that within. The course emphasizes the structure, function, and relationships of living organisms. Strong emphasis will be placed on problem-solving and discovery by scientific methodology. The course includes 1200 minutes of laboratory periods and corresponding written laboratory reports.

• 1 Year 1 Credit

• Requirements: Midterm, Regent Examination

• Prerequisite: Living Environment 

The course is based on the New York State core curriculum. The emphasis of the course of study is focused on principles of chemical reactions. Also emphasized are experiments in which students discover the basis for principles of chemistry. Our students will question, explore answers, and develop solutions to problems using scientific inquiry. The course includes 1200 minutes of laboratory periods and corresponding written laboratory reports.

The course is based on the New York State core curriculum. Students should have a solid foundation in basic algebra, geometry, and trigonometry in preparation for this course as they explore the study of basic physical principles with emphasis on the relationship of energy to time, space, motion, matter, electricity, light, and radiation. The course includes 1200 minutes of laboratory periods and corresponding written laboratory reports.

• 1 Year 1 Credit

An introduction surveying the major principles derived from research on human and animal behavior. Topics studied include heredity and environment, intelligence, emotions, motivation, learning, personality, the senses, perception, and the form and functions of the nervous system.  Furthermore, developing the capacity for critically evaluating "scientific evidence" that is communicated in academic journals, the popular press, and other outlets such as reports from government agencies, non-profit organizations, and corporations.

• 1 Year 1 Credit

This course will introduce the science of criminology, including its theories, basic assumptions, definitions, and current research. The course will review basic assumptions and definitions of crime and issues related to crime measurement. Students learn and research the study of victims, victimization, and public order crime, including sex and substance abuse. Topics covered include theories of crime causation, including rational choice, trait, social structure, social process, social conflict, and developmental theories.  This pre-college course required students to perform scholarly academic research and writing of study of criminology and related scientific phenomena. 

• 1 Year 1 Credit

Computer Science Principles introduces students to the foundational concepts of computer science and challenges them to explore how computing and technology can impact the world. More than a traditional introduction to programming, it is a rigorous, engaging, and approachable curriculum that explores many of the foundational ideas of computing, so all students understand how these concepts are transforming the world we live in.