This lab course provides basic instruction and lab exposure related to physical, life and earth science content. High school completion credit only. Students can earn 0.25-2.0 high school credits. This course may be repeated.
Prerequisites
Students must be enrolled in a Basic Skills class
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate the following knowledge or skills:
1.Identify the purpose of science and demonstrate scientific thinking and method.
2.Apply the steps of scientific method to everyday situations and scientific investigations.
3.Demonstrate basic lab skills through the collection, synthesis, and analysis of data, including creating graphs from data and correctly interpreting the results.
4.Critique information presented online and in media to determine if the information is “scientific and credible”
5.Increase computer literacy and proficiency in using technology for academic and professional purposes
- Nature of science and the scientific method
- Perform six scientific laboratory experiments using the scientific method, data collection, reporting and
analyzing results - Demonstrate and practice laboratory safety
- Analyze a variety of source materials, information, articles, media, and scientific announcements to
determine validity of information as ‘scientific and credible’
This course will satisfy up to two high school general lab science credits for HS+. Independent study may be
approved by instructor on a topic related to physical, life or earth science. HS+ students will demonstrate
progression by the number of credits earned during the quarter. This course may be repeated.
BEdA Program instruction is aligned to the following College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS)
C-D in Reading based on the CCRS Anchors:
• Read closely to determine what the test says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it.
• Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key
supporting details and ideas.
• Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative,
and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
• Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
• Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and
quantitatively, as well as in words.
C-D in Writing based on the CCRS Anchors:
• Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning
and relevant and sufficient evidence.
• Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and
accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
• Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate
to task, purpose, and audience.
• Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate
with others.
• Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy
of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.
C-D in Math based on the CCRS Anchors:
• Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
• Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
• Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
• Use appropriate tools strategically.
• Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.