Description: Accelerated and advanced studies of Environmental Science. The academic standards for Environmental Science establish the content knowledge and skills for Tennessee students necessary to prepare them for the rigorous levels of higher education and future job markets. The course provides students with an opportunity to develop an understanding of interrelationships in the natural world. In addition, it allows them to identify natural and man-made environmental problems and design and evaluate possible solutions for these problems. The academic standards for Environmental Science are research-based, supported by the National Research Council’s Framework for K-12 Science Education. The standards establish the core ideas and practices of science and engineering that will prepare students to use scientific thinking to examine and evaluate knowledge encountered throughout their lives.

Materials: 

• See teacher syllabus.

Tennessee Academic Standards for Science

Description: The academic standards for Environmental Science establish the content knowledge and skills for Tennessee students necessary to prepare them for the rigorous levels of higher education and future job markets. The course provides students with an opportunity to develop an understanding of interrelationships in the natural world. In addition, it allows them to identify natural and man-made environmental problems and design and evaluate possible solutions for these problems. The academic standards for Environmental Science are research-based, supported by the National Research Council’s Framework for K-12 Science Education. The standards establish the core ideas and practices of science and engineering that will prepare students to use scientific thinking to examine and evaluate knowledge encountered throughout their lives.

Materials: 

• See teacher syllabus.

Tennessee Academic Standards for Science

Description: Accelerated and advanced studies of Biology I. The academic standards for High School Biology I establish the content knowledge and skills for Tennessee students in order to prepare them for the rigorous levels of higher education and future job markets. The course provides students with a wealth of experience of both science practices and content knowledge needed in an ever changing world. The academic standards for Biology I are research-based, supported by the National Research Council’s Framework for K-12 Science Education, and establish the core ideas and practices of science and engineering that will prepare students to use scientific thinking to examine and evaluate knowledge encountered throughout their lives.

Materials: 

• Miller and Levine Biology; Pearson

Tennessee Academic Standards for Science

Description: The academic standards for High School Biology I establish the content knowledge and skills for Tennessee students in order to prepare them for the rigorous levels of higher education and future job markets. The course provides students with a wealth of experience of both science practices and content knowledge needed in an ever changing world. The academic standards for Biology I are research-based, supported by the National Research Council’s Framework for K-12 Science Education, and establish the core ideas and practices of science and engineering that will prepare students to use scientific thinking to examine and evaluate knowledge encountered throughout their lives.

Materials: 

• Miller and Levine Biology; Pearson

Tennessee Academic Standards for Science

Description: These academic standards establish the core content for Physical Science courses taught in Tennessee high schools. The major disciplinary core ideas utilized for Physical Science include: Physical Science (PSCI) Physical Sciences (PS) Matter and Its Interactions • Structure and properties of matter • Chemical reactions • Nuclear process Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions • Forces and motion • Types of interactions • Stability and instability in physical systems Energy • Definitions of energy • Conservation of energy and energy transfer • Relationship between energy and forces • Energy in chemical processes and everyday life Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer • Wave properties • Electromagnetic radiation.

Materials: 

• Physical Science; Glencoe/McGraw Hill

Tennessee Academic Standards for Science

Description: The academic standards establish the practices and core content for all Chemistry I courses in Tennessee high schools. The core ideas within the framework and standards are not meant to represent an equal division of material and concepts. The major disciplinary core ideas utilized for Chemistry I include: Physical Science (PSCI) Physical Sciences (PS) Matter and Its Interactions • Structure and properties of matter • Chemical reactions • Nuclear process Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions • Forces and motion • Types of interactions • Stability and instability in physical systems Energy • Definitions of energy • Conservation of energy and energy transfer • Relationship between energy and forces • Energy in chemical processes and everyday life Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer • Wave properties • Electromagnetic radiation.

Materials: 

• Chemistry Matter and Change;Glencoe/McGraw Hill

Tennessee Academic Standards for Science

Description: Accelerated and advanced studies of Chemistry I. The academic standards establish the practices and core content for all Chemistry I courses in Tennessee high schools. The core ideas within the framework and standards are not meant to represent an equal division of material and concepts. The major disciplinary core ideas utilized for Chemistry I include: Physical Science (PSCI) Physical Sciences (PS) Matter and Its Interactions • Structure and properties of matter • Chemical reactions • Nuclear process Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions • Forces and motion • Types of interactions • Stability and instability in physical systems Energy • Definitions of energy • Conservation of energy and energy transfer • Relationship between energy and forces • Energy in chemical processes and everyday life Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer • Wave properties • Electromagnetic radiation

Supplemental Materials: 

• Chemistry Matter and Change;Glencoe/McGraw Hill

Tennessee Academic Standards for Science

Description: The Geology course examines Earth’s history and changes over time, Earth’s surface features and interior, and the processes that affect life on Earth. Also included in this course is a look at the tools used to study the Earth, rocks, minerals, and natural resources. As Earth events have impacts on the hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere, there are also sphere-to-sphere dynamics taking place in the short, medium, and long-term. This is a lab course, with an emphasis on important 21st century critical thinking skills.

Materials: 

• See teacher syllabus.

Tennessee Academic Standards for Science

Description: Accelerated and advanced studies of Biology II.The academic standards for high school Biology II are built on the foundation provided by Biology I (a prerequisite course) and are research-based, supported by the National Research Council’s Framework for K-12 Science Education. Biology II provides students with the opportunity to focus on a particular aspect of life science in more detail while continuing to provide knowledge that is rooted in the same crosscutting concepts and practices utilized throughout all of the sciences. The academic standards for Biology II focus on organism classification and evolution with in depth analysis of plants and animals.

Materials: 

• See teacher syllabus.

Tennessee Academic Standards for Science

Description: Accelerated and advanced studies of Chemistry II. The academic standards establish the practices and core content for all Chemistry II courses in Tennessee high schools. The core ideas within the framework and standards are not meant to represent an equal division of material and concepts. The major disciplinary core ideas utilized for Chemistry II include: Physical Science (PSCI) Physical Sciences (PS) Matter and Its Interactions • Structure and properties of matter • Chemical reactions • Nuclear process Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions • Forces and motion • Types of interactions • Stability and instability in physical systems Energy • Definitions of energy • Conservation of energy and energy transfer • Relationship between energy and forces • Energy in chemical processes and everyday life Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer • Wave properties • Electromagnetic radiation.

Materials: 

• Chemistry (AP Ed.; Cengage Learning

Tennessee Academic Standards for Science

Description: Accelerated and advanced studies of Ecology. The academic standards for Ecology establish the content knowledge and skills for Tennessee students in order to prepare them for the rigorous levels of higher education and future job markets. The course provides students with an opportunity to develop an understanding of interrelationships in the natural world in addition to allowing them to analyze human impacts. The academic standards for Ecology are research-based, supported by the National Research Council’s Framework for K-12 Science Education, and establish the core ideas and practices of science and engineering that will prepare students to use scientific thinking to examine and evaluate knowledge encountered throughout their lives.

Materials: 

• See teacher syllabus.

Tennessee Academic Standards for Science

Description: Accelerated and advanced studies of Human Anatomy and Physiology. The academic standards for high school Human Anatomy and Physiology are built on the foundation provided by Biology I (a prerequisite course) and are research-based, supported by the National Research Council’s Framework for K-12 Science Education. Human Anatomy and Physiology provides students with the opportunity to focus on a particular aspect of life science in more detail while continuing to provide knowledge that is rooted in the same crosscutting concepts and practices utilized throughout all of the sciences. The academic standards for Human Anatomy and Physiology are focused on an in depth analysis of the human organ systems and how they function to support life.

Materials: 

• Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology; Pearson

Tennessee Academic Standards for Science

Description: The Physics academic standards were written to establish the core content and practices for all schools in the state of Tennessee. The core and component ideas in the Physical Sciences section in A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ides were used to subdivide the Physics course content into four sections: Physics (PHYS) Physical Sciences (PS) Matter and Its Interactions • Structure and properties of matter • Chemical reactions • Nuclear process Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions • Forces and motion • Types of interactions • Stability and instability in physical systems Energy • Definitions of energy • Conservation of energy and energy transfer • Relationship between energy and forces • Energy in chemical processes and everyday life Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer • Wave properties • Electromagnetic radiation • Information technologies and instrumentation

Supplemental Materials: 

• Physics Principles & Problems; Glencoe/McGraw Hill

Tennessee Academic Standards for Science

Description: Study the core scientific principles, theories, and processes that govern living organisms and biological systems. You’ll do hands-on laboratory work to investigate natural phenomena.

Materials: 

• Campbell Biology 11th ed.; Pearson

AP Courses and Exams

Description: Learn about the fundamental concepts of chemistry including structure and states of matter, intermolecular forces, and reactions. You’ll do hands-on lab investigations and use chemical calculations to solve problems.

Materials: 

• Chemistry: Matter and Change, Tennessee eStudent Edition 2019

AP Courses and Exams

Description: AP Computer Science Principles is an introductory college-level computing course that introduces students to the breadth of the field of computer science. Students learn to design and evaluate solutions and to apply computer science to solve problems through the development of algorithms and programs. They incorporate abstraction into programs and use data to discover new knowledge. Students also explain how computing innovations and computing systems—including the internet—work, explore their potential impacts, and contribute to a computing culture that is collaborative and ethical. 

Materials:

AP Courses and Exams

Description: Explore and investigate the interrelationships of the natural world and analyze environmental problems, both natural and human-made. You’ll take part in laboratory investigations and field work.

Materials: 

• Environmental Science for AP(2nd Ed.); Freeman

AP Courses and Exams

Description: Learn about the foundational principles of physics as you explore Newtonian mechanics; work, energy, and power; mechanical waves and sound; and introductory, simple circuits. You’ll do hands-on laboratory work to investigate phenomena. 

Materials:

• See teacher syllabus.

AP Courses and Exams

Description: The academic standards for Scientific Research establish the content knowledge and skills for Tennessee students necessary to prepare them for the rigorous levels of higher education and future job markets. The course provides students with a wealth of experiences for both science practices and content knowledge needed in an ever changing 21st century.

Materials: 

• See teacher syllabus.

Tennessee Academic Standards for Science