S112实地研究
Field Studies is designed to expose Third Form students to essential concepts of natural physical 科学s, 利用实地和实验室研究. The landscapes of the beat365体育亚洲官网 campus and the surrounding area provide an ideal outdoor classroom through which students will gain exposure to concepts that are the foundation of studies in Biology, 环境科学, 林业, 和地质学. 秋季学期主要研究生态系统功能, 包括物种鉴定和地质原理. The winter trimester is spent largely indoors and concentrates on quantitative aspects of 科学 fundamental to physics and chemistry. 在春季,这个班将回到实地工作, 以一份关于春季池塘生态系统的全面研究和报告来结束这一年.
S222生物学
这 course examines the structure and function of living organisms as seen through the historical development of biological concepts, 从细胞开始. 生物与环境的关系, 从简单到复杂的过程, 变化的连续性是研究的基本要素.
环境科学
本课程从三个有利角度探讨环境问题:未受破坏的自然世界, 人类对自然界的影响, 以及解决问题的方法. 学生调查历史和当前的伦理问题在我们使用的自然环境. Field work is integrated into the course as a means of exploring the various 生态系统 on the school’s acreage, 包括流, 湖泊, 森林, 和池塘. 我们社区的项目调查被整合到本课程中, with an emphasis on developing and improving our own stewardship of the local and global environment.
S332 PBS心理与脑科学
这门为期一年的课程将向学生介绍人类大脑的复杂性, 心, 和行为. 特别强调大脑和神经科学, students will investigate the major sub-disciplines of psychology including: consciousness; development through the life span; sex, 性别, and sexuality; sensation and perception; learning; memory; thinking, language and intelligence; motivation and emotion; 压力 and health; social psychology; psychological disorders; and treatment. 学生将培养分析能力, 进行研究, and formulate a keen understanding of how neural activity in the brain impacts our underlying psychological processes. 运用科学的思维方式, students will investigate the most fundamental questions of the 心 和行为 and gain an appreciation for the study of psychology. 这门课不是每年都开的.
S342C化学
这 is an introductory chemistry course covering the following topics: an introduction to matter; compounds, 混合物, and elements; the metric system; measurements in 科学; atomic structure; the periodic table; chemical formulas and equations; stoichiometry, 气体, 水, and solutions; thermochemistry; reaction rates, 平衡, 酸, and bases; oxidation/reduction; and some carbon chemistry. 本课程探讨化学概念在环境中的应用, 能源, 营养, 以及我们这个世界的材料和工艺. Numerical 解决问题 and the ability to communicate scientific ideas are key skills that are developed and used throughout the course. 先决条件:生物和代数1
S342P物理
物理和荣誉物理采用建模教学, in which the students actively build scientific models of motion and forces by 分析 their own data. 该组织被视为一个科学团体. 讨论, 演讲, 在这个群体中,基于证据的论点对发展物理模型至关重要. 男孩们必须互相质疑,向对方证明自己的理由. 本课程涵盖牛顿力学、能源,以及一些电学和磁学的主题. 前提条件:代数II
S442AN解剖学与生理学
这 is an elective 科学 course that offers an overview of the internal and external structures and functions of the human body. 研究开始于细胞水平,包括每个身体系统和功能. 这 elective is geared toward students who are interested in achieving a greater understanding of the human body. They will increase their awareness of their own personal health and wellness and also learn how their bodies use outside resources to function both on and off the field. 这门课不是每年都开的.
S442F森林科学
本课程的目的是教授学生有关森林生态学和林业实践的知识. 主题的范围是全面的,涵盖了科学, 技术, 以及美国林业的社会方面. The course introduces students to the importance of healthy 森林 as a contributing factor to ecological and economic stability. beat365体育亚洲官网坐落在600英亩的森林里, 哪一个是学生野外作业的室外实验室. 这门课程包括十二个主题, 包括树木鉴定和树木学, 植物生理学, 森林生态, 逆境林遗传学, 测量和抽样, 造林, 野生动物, 政策与经济, 还有林产品. 最近具有全球意义的问题包括碳封存, 森林砍伐, 以及入侵物种的影响. 除了, 学生准备森林水文学的独立报告, 火的作用, 和映射.
S442G地质
这门地质学课程是以实地考察为基础的地质地貌研究. We learn to understand geologic processes that lead to the formation and alteration of landforms through the study of plate tectonics, 风化和侵蚀, 沉积, 流水的作用, 海洋和风, 火山活动, 和冰川作用. Students will learn to interpret landforms through hands-on work in the field as well as with the aid of in-class 演讲, 地形图, 以及地质特征的三维照片. 我们还将讨论地质对有关人类住区的决定的直接影响, 资源的使用, 以及由于资源利用而引起的自然环境的改变. 这门课不是每年都开的.
STEM基础
STEM基金会为期一年, 以项目为基础的学习课程,侧重于让学生参与设计思维, 影响工程, 和创业. 学生将与社区合作伙伴一起确定他们可以通过设计解决的问题, 原型设计, 建筑, 并销售电子物理技术. Students will share their work externally with industry professionals and students across the country at Project Invent’s Idea Review and Demo Days. The industry professionals at these events will provide students with actionable feedback on their product and marketing pitch. 技能发展的关键领域是沟通, 研究, 实验, 原型设计, 测试, 迭代, Arduino, 计算机辅助设计, 还有3d打印. 四年级或以上.
能源系统工程
这 course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of 能源 concepts and their applications in designing, 分析, 优化人造能源系统. 在beat365体育亚洲官网的三个学期中,课程的重点会有所变化. 在秋天, 学生将学习机械中基本的能量概念, 热, 还有电能, 最后介绍了电路及其应用的研究. 在冬季学期,学生将学习可再生能源技术, 我们的电网, 可持续建筑设计. 在春天, students will apply the knowledge that they’ve gained throughout the year as they carry out term-long group projects. Students will gain 21st century skills as they work in a team-based environment that mimics the workforce while conceptualizing, 工程, 原型设备从自然中获取能量, 重新捕获耗散的能量, 或者以创新的方式储存能量. 前提条件:代数1
S553可持续发展
这 course is designed to introduce the concepts and theories of sustainability and explores how 索尔斯堡 gentlemen can endure in the face of 全球变化, 生态系统退化, 资源有限. Focused on beat365体育亚洲官网 and its greater community through a project-based learning and student-centered pedagogy, 学生将研究可持续发展理论和实践的关键领域, 包括人口, 生态系统, 全球变化, 能源, 农业, 水, 环境经济学与政策, 道德, 以及文化历史. Student choice and interest will play a critical role in the projects and activities completed within this course. 先决条件:实地研究或生物学