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IB ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS AND SOCIETIES SL

S971 *^

Offered at Canyon High School
The Environmental Systems and Societies standard level course aims to provide students with a coherent perspective of the
interrelationships between environmental systems and societies; one that enables them to adopt an informed personal
response to the wide range of pressing environmental issues that they will inevitably come to face. Students’ attention is
constantly drawn to their own relationship with their environment and the significance of choices and decisions that they make
in their own lives. It is intended that students develop a sound understanding of the interrelationships between environmental
systems and societies, rather than a purely journalistic appreciation of environmental issues. The teaching approach strives to
be conducive to students evaluating the scientific, ethical and socio-political aspects of issues.

PHYSICS

S780 *^
S789 HONORS *^

Physics (S780) is offered at Canyon, El Modena, and Orange High only
Honors Physics (S789) is offered at Orange High School only
An introductory physics course that helps increase knowledge of the physical world. The material is presented through a wide
variety of different media including textbook, laboratory work, film loops, readers, and transparencies. Topics include the
study of measurement, motion, forces that cause motion, momentum, and energy (including heat, electrical, atomic, and nuclear),
and the properties of waves through a study of sound and light. Physics is a college preparatory course that meets the
SCIENCE/PHYSICAL AP PHYSICS
University of California physical laboratory science entrance requirement.

S997 *^
AP Physics is a second year course designed for those highly motivated juniors and seniors who have a desire to do college
level work. The course will include kinematics and motion, conservation laws and classical mechanics, optics, thermodynamics,
electricity and magnetism, and modern physics. It is expected that students will study much of the material on an independent
basis. Laboratory work will be an important part of the course and will emphasize cognitive interpretation of results.

AP PHYSICS C: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
S994 *^

Offered at Villa Park High School Only
A calculus-based, college-level physics course, especially appropriate for students planning to specialize or major in physical
science or engineering. The course explores topics such as electrostatics; conductors, capacitors, and dielectrics; electric circuits;
magnetic fields; and electromagnetism. Introductory differential and integral calculus is used throughout the course.
AP PHYSICS C: MECHANICS

S995 *^

Offered at Canyon, El Modena, and Villa Park High School only
Intended to be a second year Physics course, Physics C allows students to develop a deep understanding of foundational
principles in classical mechanics by applying these principles to complex physical situations that combine multiple aspects of
physics rather than present concepts in isolation. Students design and conduct inquiry-based laboratory investigations to
solve problems through first-hand observations, data collection, analysis and interpretation. Students develop critical
thinking skills through applying methods of differential and integral calculus to formulate physical principles and solve
complex problems
Prerequisite: Completed Algebra II with a B or better

KEY * meets UC approval for “A-G” ^ meets course requirements for NCAA
An “E” at the end of the course number indicates that the class is offered online through Virtual Learning