This course covers the three major areas in bioresearch: biotechnology, nanotechnology, and pharmaceutical research and development. More than two dozen career fields are explored along the way including laboratory techs, phlebotomists, and pathologist assistants. Students learn what is necessary in the areas of education and credentialing with an idea of the job outlook and salaries.

The focus of this course is to assist students in making career choices. The overview of careers includes job descriptions and availability, educational and training requirements, licensing and certification, and typical annual salaries. Students who take this class become equipped to make more informed career choices regarding the forensic, computer science, and medical science fields. At the same time, students survey the history and scope of present-day forensic science work.

Through a combination of lessons and projects, students trace a trajectory of their potential role in the American economy as consumers, laborers, and executives.

Topics covered include different systems in the human body, social and mental health, emergency care,
and disease prevention, as well as responsible living regarding pollution, drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.

Topics studied include constructive conflict resolution, nutrition and health, building healthy families, financial responsibility, and long-term employment.

Students examine media such as magazines, the Internet, video games, and movies and learn the kinds of strategies advertisers use to persuade people to buy products. They also encourage students to examine ways in which media helps shape our culture and the ways in which our culture shapes the media.

Students enrolled in this full-year course will cover topics including early Medieval and Romanesque art through modern art in Europe and the Americas.

The course builds on this foundation by guiding students through the function of government today and the role of citizens in the civic process and culminates in an examination of public policy and the roles of citizens and organizations in promoting policy approaches. Throughout the course, students examine primary and secondary sources, including political cartoons, essays, and judicial opinions. Students also sharpen their writing skills in shorter tasks and assignments, and practice outlining and drafting skills by writing full informative and argumentative essays.

Throughout the course, students apply critical thinking skills while making practical economic choices. Students also master literacy skills through rigorous reading and writing activities. Students analyze data and write routinely and responsively in tasks and assignments that are based on scenarios, texts, activities, and examples. In more extensive, process-based writing lessons, students write full-length essays in informative and argumentative formats.

Through unique activities and material, high school students connect scientific theory and concepts to current, real-world dilemmas, providing them with opportunities for mastery in each of the segments throughout the semester.