In Biology, we focus on the Fairfax County Schools Program of Studies and the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) in order to prepare students for the Virginia SOL test on Biology. 
Unit  1  Biology: The Study of Living things
Unit  2  Ecology: The Study of Our Environment
Unit  3  Biochemical Processes Essential for Life
Unit  4  Cells: Structure and Function
Unit  5  Cell  Growth and Reproduction
Unit  6  Genetics and Heredity
Unit  7  Evolution: Change Over time
Unit  8  Diversity of Life: Classification
Unit  9  Plants and Plant Diversity
Unit 10  Invertebrate survey
Unit 11  Vertebrate Survey
Unit 12  Human Anatomy and Physiology
Unit 13  Family Life Education

 

Focus is on the Fairfax County Schools Program of Studies and the Virginia Chemistry Standards of Learning which will prepare students for the Virginia Chemistry SOL test.
Unit   1    Introduction to Chemistry-Scientific Method
Unit   2    Matter and Energy
Unit   3    Atomic Structure
Unit   4    Periodicity-trends
Unit   5    Ionic Bonding-Compounds
Unit   6    Covalent Bonding-Compounds
Unit   7    Chemical Equations
Unit   8    Stoichiometry
Unit   9    Gases-Gas laws
Unit  10    Solutions
Unit  11    Acids and Bases
Unit  12    Nuclear Chemistry



The Active Physics Course follows the Fairfax County Schools Program of Studies. 

Unit   1    Transportation
Unit   2    Sports: Physics in Action
Unit   3    Predications: Patterns and Predications  
Unit   4    Medicine: Hearing 
Unit   5    Home: Designing the Universal Dwelling
Unit   6    Communications: Long-Distance Communication

In Geosystems we study the physical systems that govern Earth.  The Geosystems Course follows the Fairfax County’s Program of Study and the Virginia SOL for Earth Science.  

Unit 1: Astronomy

·  Origin of the Universe
·  The Sun and Start
·  Our Solar System

Unit 2: The Rock Cycle

·  Geologic Time Scale
·  Mineralogy
·  Plate Tectonics
·  Crustal Formation
·  Geomorphology
·  Sedimentation

Unit 3: The Water Cycle

·  Meteorology
·  Oceanography
·  Surface Water
·  Groundwater
 

Unit 4: The Environment

·  Earth Resources
·  Ground Water Pollution
·  Acid Rain
·  Global Warming
·  Geologic Disasters

Unit 5: Science, Technology, and Communication Skills

·  Word Processing
·  Spread Sheets
·  Presentation Software
·  Electronic Databases
·  Networks
·  Internet
·  Remote Sensing
·  GIS Databases
·  Html authoring
·  CBL’s