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

SCIENCE
From the National Science Teachers of America Report
High school physics, chemistry, and biology courses duplicate substantial portions of introductory
college courses. Young people who take these high school courses enter college with prior
knowledge of the subjects, and they also score higher on entrance exams. They therefore are
perceived as having higher ability. They are given scholarships and opportunities to study under
the best faculty, so that their prior advantages are rewarded, leading them to continue in these
science fields. Young people who did not take these courses in high school, but later show
interest, are at such a disadvantage that without special assistance or extraordinary motivation and
persistence, they will never be able to compete successfully with their more advantaged peers.
--Bill G. Aldridge
Executive Director of National Science Teachers of America
Four Year Plan:
We strongly recommend the following sequence of science classes to prepare our students for
success on the science TAKS test:
Program 9th 10th 11th 12th
Recommended Biology Chemistry Physics GMO
Environmental Systems
Anatomy & Physiology
Astronomy
Environmental Systems
Scientific Research and
Design
Pre-AP
Pre-AP
Biology
Pre-AP
Chemistry
Pre-AP Physics
Minimum IPC Biology Chemistry
Physics
GMO
Environmental
Systems
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Physics
AP Environmental
Science
Anatomy & Physiology
Astronomy
Environmental Systems
Scientific Research and
Design
Chemistry
Physics
GMO
Environmental Systems
Anatomy & Physiology
Courses for Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Microbiology, Pathophysiology, Advanced Animal
Science, Advanced Plant and Soil Science, and Forensic Science can be found in the Career and
Technical Education Section of this guide. These courses will also count for the 4 th year of
science.
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