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AP Science Courses

Explore advanced AP Science courses like Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Physics for motivated learners with strong math skills and work ethic. Prerequisites, exams, labs, and key concepts explained.

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AP Science Courses

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  1. AP Science Courses Advanced Studies Night February 5, 2015

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  3. Characteristics of Successful AP Science Students • High grades in previous science and/or math courses • Recommended by science teacher • Strong work ethic • Motivated • Independent learner • Able to devote at least one hour/night to studying • Able to apply content, not just memorize

  4. AP Biology • Prerequisites – Honors Biology, Chemistry (preferably Honors) • Exam consists of 55 multiple choice questions, 5 numerical grid-in questions, 2 multi-part free response questions (1 lab-based), and 7 single-part free response questions • Curriculum based on 4 “Big Ideas” in biology • Course requires 25% laboratory experiences, including 8-12 in-depth, inquiry-based labs

  5. AP Chemistry • Prerequisite – Honors Chemistry • Higher level math strongly recommended • Exam consists of 60 multiple choice and 7 free response questions (3 requiring calculations) • Focus on inquiry-based learning of essential concepts:  Matter, chemical & physical properties, atomic structure, bonding, chemical reactions, thermodynamics • 16 guided-inquiry labs that give students opportunities to explore chemical concepts, answer questions of interest, and learn correct lab techniques and safety procedures

  6. AP Environmental Science • Prerequisites – Honors Biology, Chemistry (preferably Honors) • AP Exam consists of 100 multiple choice questions and 4 free response questions • Takes an interdisciplinary approach to examine different aspects of the environment as well as human impact • Includes inquiry-based labs as well as other learning activities to enhance the curriculum

  7. AP Physics 1 “ All science is physics. Everything else is stamp collecting.” --Rutherford • Prerequisites – Math III or higher • Similar to a 1st semester algebra-based college physics course • Newtonian mechanics (including rotational dynamics and angular momentum); work, energy, and power; and mechanical waves and sound. • More than 40 hours of lab work

  8. AP Physics C-Mechanics • Prerequisites – Calculus and/or a previous physics course • Similar to a 1st semester calculus-based college physics course • Kinematics; Newton’s laws of motion; work, energy, and power; systems of particles and linear momentum; circular motion and rotation; and oscillations and gravitation • More than 40 hours of lab work

  9. Questions? Connect to Achieve; Lead to Inspire

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