The American Academy

The Biology Core Curriculum has two primary goals: (1) students will value and use science as a process of obtaining knowledge based on observable evidence, and (2) students’ curiosity will be sustained as they develop and refine the abilities associated with scientific inquiry.

Earth Systems is an exciting course that offers you the opportunity to study Earth, physical, space, and life sciences as they relate to each other. Earth has a myriad of complex, interacting, and, might I add, fascinating, systems that directly influence our lives. These interacting, fascinating systems are the focus of this course.

This course is designed to familiarize students with the principles of physical science and its uses in every day life. While developing thinking and problem solving skill, students will work on projects using a computer, the internet and other media. This class will allow students to explore more fully the many facets of physical science with a focus on how physical science is impacted by and uses technology which includes the areas of Power, Energy, Tranprotation, and Communication.

This course begins by studying the solar neighborhood...our sun and the bodies around it. Then the view expands to include the universe.

First quarter focuses on matter and atomic energy, the second quarter focuses on electricity and magnetism, the third quarter focuses on momentum and energy, and the fourth quarter focuses on motion and waves.

The Human Biology course is a set of learning standards that all students are expected to know and be able to do upon completion of this course. The only difference between the Human Biology and Biology curriculum is the degree of emphasis on the human organism. Biology is not a prerequisite. This course is designed to meet the requirements for biological science credit.

The purpose of this course is to achieve basic scientific literacy in chemistry. The Utah State Science Core Curriculum, which is based on Project 2061's Benchmarks For Science Literacy and The National Science Education Standards, was used as a guide to determine appropriate content and process skills for students.

This course provides students with an in-depth study of health care careers including actual clinical experience in a variety of areas. Instruction includes intermediate anatomy & physiology, medical terminology, diseases and disorders, medical ethics and first aid. The class is designed to prepare students for the Advanced Health Science course and/or for a variety of health technology programs.