This course is designed to provide information regarding the fundamental concepts of life and life processes. Topics covered include, but are not restricted to, cell structure and function, biochemistry, genetics, ecology, evolution, taxonomy, and certain aspects of earth science. This course prepares students for college-level chemistry. Students investigate scientific measurement, properties & structures of matter, atomic theory, classification & periodic trends, bonding theory, chemical reactions, quantum mechanics, & nuclear chemistry. World History studies human civilization & culture since the Renaissance. This course emphasizes continuity, as well as changes over time, and the technological and political trends, culminating in our present world. United States History is a survey course with a focus on post-Reconstruction United States (1877 – Present). Major emphasis is placed on American society, culture, and politics. The student uses critical thinking skills to demonstrate understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in the history of the United States. This course provides students with a framework for understanding the purposes, principles, and practices of American government as established by the United States Constitution, analyzing the history and changing interpretations of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, & decisions of the Court. Economics investigates the allocation of scarce resources, and the economic reasoning used by government agencies and by people in various roles. Students examines topics such as scarcity, supply and demand, market structures, the role of government, money, the role of financial institutions, and international trade.