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Advanced Placement (AP) at Delta High School. 2013-2014. AP Courses Offered. Science: Environmental Science Physics B Chemistry. English: Language and Composition Literature and Composition. Social Studies: US Government and Politics. Math: Statistics Calculus AB. Schedule. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Advanced Placement (AP) at Delta High School2013-2014
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AP Courses OfferedScience:Environmental SciencePhysics BChemistryMath:StatisticsCalculus ABEnglish:Language and CompositionLiterature and CompositionSocial Studies:US Government and Politics
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Schedule
Class PeriodClassInstructorRoom #1st HourAP Environmental ScienceReiherA-39AP Language and Comp.GroomeA-292nd HourAP Physics BMagtutuD-23rd HourAP StatisticsDavisA-37AP Calculus ABRoverA-104th HourAP Literature and Comp.AmesA-32AP ChemistryMockD-35th HourAP US Government and PoliticsMacKendrickA-426th HourAP StatisticsCronenbergA-9AP Language and Comp.GroomeA-297th HourAP Literature and CompAmesA-32
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AP Environmental ScienceAP Environmental Science is designed to give students the opportunity to study our environment through the integration of biological, chemical, physical, and geological concepts as well as the cultural and political aspects. Students will involve critical thinking skills along with the scientific method to gain an understanding of the relationships between living things and their environment as well as human impact on the environment.
**This class is open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors**Instructor:Steve [email protected]
Rm. A-39
8:10-9:00
Prerequisites:None
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Sample Units:Aquatic EcologyBiodiversityGeologyHuman PopulationsNon-renewable Resources/EnergyNuclear EnergyMeteorology and the Atmosphere
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AP Physics BThis course is designed to develop an appreciation of the beauty of the physical universe and the laws that govern it. In order to reach this goal we will work daily at developing your intuition, creativity, and inquiry skills. You will be designing and implementing experiments that lead to greater mastery of the laws of the phenomenon we see in the physical universe. We will also be using historical experiments and perspectives to uncover the elegance of how physics has developed over the last 400 years.
**This class is open to Juniors and Seniors**Instructor:Ben [email protected]
Rm. D-2
9:05-9:55
Prerequisites:PhysicsAlgebra II
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Sample UnitsNewtonian Mechanics: KinematicsFluid MechanicsThermodynamicsElectricity and Magnetism: ElectrostaticsWave MotionOptics
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AP ChemistryThis course is structured around the six big ideas presented by College Board for AP Chemistry. The following is the order of the content presented along with the big idea in which it aligns:1. Chemical Elements2. Chemical and Physical Properties3. Change in Matter4. Chemical Reactions5. Thermodynamics6. Intermolecular Attraction**This course is open to Juniors and Seniors**
Instructor:Joe [email protected]
Rm. D-3
10:55-11:45
Prerequisites:Chemistry
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Sample Units and LabsUnits: Chemical Foundations; Stoichiometry; Bonding; Gases; Chemical Kinetics; Acids and Bases; Thermochemistry; Spontaneity, Entropy, and Free EnergyLabs: Chromatography; Molar Volume of a Gas; Spectrophotometry; Titration: How Much Acid Is in Fruit Juice and Soft Drinks?; Calorimetry: The Hand Warmer Design Challenge: Where Does the Heat Come From?
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AP Language and CompositionBy focusing on American literature, the "AP English Language and Composition [course] engages students in becoming skilled readers of prose written in a variety of rhetorical contexts and in becoming skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes. Both their writing and their reading should make students aware of the interactions among a writers purposes, audience expectations, and subjects, as well as the way genre conventions and the resource of language contribute to effectiveness in writing.Instructor:Mary [email protected]
Rm. A-29
8:10-9:00/1:50-2:40
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Sample Texts/Writing AssignmentsThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; The Scarlett Letter; The Crucible; The Color Purple; BelovedRhetoric and Rhetorical Analysis; Memoirs; Comparison/Contrast; Research Paper
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Reading in an AP course is both wide and deep, and through the close reading of selected texts, students deepen their understanding of the ways writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure for their readers. The course includes intensive study of representative works from various genres and periods with each study corresponding to an approach to writing about literary works. Writing to understand a literary work may involve writing response and reaction papers, along with annotation, free writing, and keeping some form of a reading journal.Instructor:Rob [email protected]
Rm. A-32
10:55-11:45/2:45-3:35AP Literature and Composition
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Novels: Frankenstein; 1984; A Modest Proposal; Death of a Salesman; Brave New World; The Road; Ethan Frome; Heart of Darkness
Unit Themes: College Application Essay; Elements of Genre; Responsibility and Consequence; Ambition; Perfection; Pain; Beauty; Sample Texts/Unit Themes
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AP StatisticsAdvanced Placement Statistics acquaints students with the major concepts and tools for collecting, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from data. Students will frequently work on projects involving the hands-on gathering and analysis of real world data. Ideas and computations presented in this course have immediate links and connections with actual events. Computers and calculators will allow students to focus deeply on the concepts involved in Statistics.**This course is open to Sophomores, Juniors, and SeniorsInstructors:Renee [email protected] Teresa [email protected]
Rm. A-9/A-36
Prerequisites:Algebra II
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Sample UnitsExploring and Understanding DataExploring Relationships Between VariablesGathering DataRandomness and ProbabilityInference When Variables Are Related
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AP Calculus ABThe course teaches for major topics during the year: limits, derivatives, indefinite integrals and definite integrals. In each unit, we will study the topics graphically, numerically, analytically and verbally. We will not just learn the how, but the why to each of these four main topics. Students are encouraged to learn calculus through a variety of formats: direct teacher instruction, exploration, reading and writing about calculus topics, and cooperative group learning.
**This course is open to Juniors and Seniors**Instructor:Marty [email protected]
Rm. A-10
10:00-10:50
Prerequisite:Pre-Calculus
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Sample Units and ActivitiesUnits:Velocity and other rates of changeDerivatives of trigonometric functionsFundamental Theorem of CalculusTrapezoidal rule and Simpsons rule
Activities:MODELING HORIZONTAL MOTIONTRAPEZOIDAL METHODCBL BALL TOSS EXPERIMENT
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AP US Government and PoliticsThis course includes both the study of general concepts used to interpret U.S. government and politics and the analysis of specific examples. It also requires familiarity with the various institutions, groups, beliefs, and ideas that constitute U.S. government and politics. While there is no single approach that an AP United States Government and Politics course must follow, students should become acquainted with the variety of theoretical perspectives and explanations for various behaviors and outcomes. Certain topics are usually covered in all college courses.**This course is open to Seniors**Instructor:Tonya [email protected]
Rm. A-4212:55-1:45
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Sample UnitsOrigins of the American RepublicOrigins of American FederalismVoter BehaviorPath to PresidencyInterest Groups/Political Parties/MediaCivil Liberties/Civil Rights
*Beginning course details and/or books/materials needed for a class/project.*A schedule design for optional periods of time/objectives. *Introductory notes.*Introductory notes.*Objectives for instruction and expected results and/or skills developed from learning. *Relative vocabulary list. *A list of procedures and steps, or a lecture slide with media.*Example graph/chart.*Example graph/chart.
*An opportunity for questions and discussions.*Conclusion to course, lecture, et al. *