Mt. Lebanon Science Department

Mt. Lebanon Science DepartmentCurricular Sequence

Core SequenceEvery student will need two credits in each of the following disciplines to graduate:Physical ScienceLife ScienceGeoscience

9th GradeChemistry (Full Year, 6 periods/week) Honors Chemistry (Full Year, 6 periods/week)

10th GradeBiology (Full Year, 6 periods/week) Honors Biology (Full Year, 6 periods/week)

11th GradeEnvironmental Geoscience (Full Year, 6 periods/week) AP Environmental Geoscience (Full Year, 6 periods/week)

ElectivesFurthering your scientific understanding

Physics ElectivesPhysics: Sound, Optics, Magnetism and Electricity (Semester, 9th grade-12th grade)Physics: Principles of Energy (Semester, 9th grade-12th grade)Honors Physics: Models of Motion and Forces (Full Year, 9th grade-12th grade)Honors Engineering Statics (Full Year, 9th grade-12th grade)AP Physics C: Mechanics (Full Year, 11th grade-12th grade)AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism (Full Year, 12th grade)

Chemistry ElectivesAP Chemistry (Full Year, 6 periods/week, 10th grade-12th grade)Honors Organic Chemistry (Full Year, 10th grade-12th grade)

Biology ElectivesAP Biology (Full Year, 6 periods/week, 11th grade-12th grade)Honors Human Anatomy and Physiology (Semester, 11th grade-12th grade)

Geoscience ElectivesAstronomy (Semester, 12th grade)

Multidisciplinary ElectivesAstrobiology (Semester, 12th grade)Forensic Science (Semester, 11th grade-12th grade)Honors Scientific Investigations (Semester, 9th grade-12th grade)

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