Science

LIFE SCIENCE/BIOLOGY REGENTS (SCI 118) 1 Credit 

This course has been established to meet NYSSLS curriculum for Biology. This course will prepare students to explain accurately and with appropriate depth, the most important ideas about matter and energy in ecosystems, inheritance and variation of traits, natural selection and evolution, Earth’s systems, and engineering design. Written lab reports are required and their successful completion is a requirement for taking the NYS Regents Examination in Biology. This course is scheduled to meet seven periods a week. This course can be used to fulfill one science credit for the Biology graduation requirement. This course of study will prepare students for the NYS Comprehensive Regents Examination that is administered TO ALL LAB ELIGIBLE STUDENTS.

EARTH & SPACE SCIENCE (SCI 115) 1 Credit 

This course follows the NYSSLS Earth & Space Science curriculum. The focus of this course will be on application skills related to real world situations in the field of Earth & Space Science such as environmental sustainability, earthquakes and volcanoes, plate tectonics, weathering and erosion, geology history, earth motions, the solar system, deep space astronomy, weather systems, weather prediction, seasons and climate. This course requires the use of a calculator. Written lab reports are required and their successful completion is a requirement for taking the NYS Regents Examination in Earth & Space Science. This course is scheduled to meet seven (7) periods per week. This course can be used to fulfill one science credit for the physical setting graduation requirement. This course of study will prepare students for the NYS Comprehensive Regents Examination that is administered TO ALL LAB ELIGIBLE STUDENTS. 

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (SCI 327) ½ Credit 

This half year course meets five (5) periods a week. The focus of this course will be on the cause/effect relationships of pollution and other environmental concerns. Special attention will be given to the Long Island environment and issues surrounding the varied ecosystems present. This course is designed to provide one half credit toward a third year of science and would meet the requirements for a Regents diploma or a Regents sequence in science provided the  prerequisites are met.

OCEANOGRAPHY (SCI 329) ½ Credit 

This half year course meets five (5) periods a week. Aquatic life is studied in relation to the physical and geological makeup of the ocean. This course is designed to provide one half credit toward a third year of science and would meet the requirements for a Regents diploma or a Regents sequence in science provided the prerequisites are met.