2013 lhs course selection guide - Longview Independent School ...

APPLIED FOUNDATIONS OF PERSONAL FITNESS
APPLIED ADV/OUTDOOR EDUCATION
APPLIED AEROBICS
½ or 1 credit
½ or 1 credit
½ or 1 credit
Grade Placement: 9 – 12
Gross motor skills, basic physical fitness, team game participation, social recreation, table games, basic
first aid and community recreation sources are included. The student will be expected to demonstrate
physical fitness and recreation skills.
APPLIED HEALTH I
½ state credit
APPLIED HEALTH II
1 local credit
Grade Placement: 9 – 12
These courses will stress the importance of good nutrition and exercise. The body, its parts and
functions, as well as safety rules in the home, medicine, emergency first aid, the effects of drug abuse,
adequate dental care, and related health career field and qualifications are included in these courses.
BASIC HEALTH DE
Grade Placement: 9 – 12
½ credit
Basic Health is designed to provide hearing-impaired students who function two or more years below
grade level with appropriate health instruction. Core curriculum for the course is based on the TEKS as
described in the Special Education Academics section.
SCIENCE
The courses listed below are for students eligible for Special Education Services. Admission, Review
and Dismissal (ARD) Committee and Instructional arrangement determine enrollment.
BASIC INTEGRATED PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY
Grade Placement: 9 – 12
1 credit
Students conduct field and laboratory investigations and make informal decisions using critical-thinking
and scientific problem solving. Students will study topics such as motion, waves, energy
transformations, properties of matter, change in matter, and solution chemistry.
BASIC BIOLOGY
Grade Placement: 9 – 12
1 credit
Students study a variety of topics such as structure and functions of cells and viruses, growth and
development of organisms, cells, tissues, organs, nucleic acids, genetics, biological evolution,
taxonomy, metabolism, living systems, homeostasis, ecosystems, plants, and the environment.
BASIC INTEGRATED PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY DE
BASIC BIOLOGY DE
Grade Placement: 9 – 12
1 credit
Basic Science is designed to provide successful science experiences for the hearing-impaired student
who functions two or more years below grade level. Core curriculum for each course is based on the
TEKS as described in the Special Education Academics sections.
BIOLOGY ALT
CHEMISTRY ALT
PHYSICS ALT
APPLIED INTEGRATED PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY
APPLIED SCIENCE III
APPLIED SCIENCE IV
APPLIED SCIENCE V
APPLIED SCIENCE VI
1 credit
1 credit
1 credit
1 credit
1 local credit
1 local credit
1 local credit
1 local credit
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