科学
bbin娱乐平台’s science sequence takes 学生s through biology, chemistry, and then on to University courses. An inquiry-based approach to science allows 学生s at all grade levels to make connections between concepts learned in class and the reality of the world around them. Students are exposed to real-life science through hands-on laboratory work, 示威活动, and discussions that encourage them to become actively involved in their own learning. Students are asked to predict, 观察, 探索, 问题, 测量, and compare; to test theories and articulate beliefs with their peers and teachers; and to modify their thoughts and draw conclusions based on experience. bbin娱乐平台 学生s may also arrange for research opportunities in University labs in the summer before senior year.
BI25:生物学
在这个经验中, 基于探究的类, 学生s will 探索 the natural world and learn about the many living creatures with which they share the planet. 本课程涵盖 a range of topics including scientific 方法, molecular and cellular biology, genetics, ecology, and evolution. Extensive laboratory work supports the main themes of the curriculum, and is reinforced by hands-on, place-based learning, extending the borders of the classroom to include the living world in and around bbin娱乐平台. Other integral aspects of 课程是 学生 collaboration, attention to current scientific literature, and 学生-led seminars.
CH45:化学
This course is an intensive study of general chemistry. The course experimentally and theoretically investigates both the structure and properties of matter as well as how it changes. The historical and societal implications of chemistry are 探索d. Topics include stoichiometry, 化学成键, 热力学, 化学平衡, 酸碱化学, reduction-oxidation reactions, 和动力学. All 学生s keep an active lab notebook, write formal lab reports, give presentations on everyday chemical topics, and write a research paper. Students complete weekly laboratory experiments that correlate with topics studied throughout the year. Homework problems and laboratory exercises allow 学生s to experience how theories and principles can be used to explain their observations firsthand. Physics is a prerequisite for this course. 文本使用: Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach, Zumdahl and Zumdahl.
Junior Research Seminar: 科学, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
The class 探索s research science at 波士顿大学 and in the surrounding area. The 学生s read and discuss research articles, then meet the investigators and tour the various research labs. 在春天, they choose a lab for a hands-on rotation and training session to set-up for a six-week summer research experience. The goal is that this summer research will lead to the basis of the senior thesis. 仅限11元.