INT+46+Sci+Elect


 * SCIENCE **

__ 11873 Target Science __
This course is offered to 8th grade students who are struggling with science class. Students will have the opportunity to get one-on-one assistance, valuable re-teaching instruction, and strategies addressing a variety of learning styles to help them master the information required of the TEKS.
 * Duration: ** One Semester**/**One Year  **Grade Level(s):** 8
 * Eligibility: ** 5th grade Science TAKS score below passing standard
 * Notes: ** Elective credit only
 * Campus: Based Upon Enrollment **

__11931 ____ Environmental Education __
In Environmental Education, students will study a variety of topics. Taxonomy will be discussed. Students will identify, study and grow native plants and understand their role in the ecosystem. They will study biotic and abiotic factors of the coastal wetlands and prairies that once covered the Galveston Bay watershed. They will conduct hands-on scientific experiments. Students will learn how their actions impact the ecosystem around them. This course focuses solely on local and native systems. Animal dissection is a required part of the curriculum in this course.
 * Duration: ** One Year  **Grade level(s): **7-8
 * Eligibility: ** None
 * Notes: ** None
 * Campuses: Westbrook Intermediate School **

__ 3021* Biology (PreAP/GT) __
**Duration: **One Year **Grade Level(s):** 8 **Eligibility:** Algebra I prerequisite or concurrent. **Notes:** Course must be taken in addition to Grade 8: Science (PreAP recommended). Upon successful completion of each semester of this course, students will be awarded **one-half state high school science credit** toward graduation requirements. The high school level semester and final exams are required in this course. Advanced-level products and an __experimental design project__ are required in this course. In Biology, students conduct field and laboratory investigations, use scientific methods during investigations, and make informed decisions using critical-thinking and scientific problem-solving. Students in biology study a variety of topics, including structures and functions of cells and viruses; growth and development of organisms; cells, tissues, and organs; nucleic acids and genetics; biological evolution; taxonomy; metabolism and energy transfers in living organisms; living systems; homeostasis; ecosystems; and plant and the environment. Laboratory activities are presented as a combination of inquiry and confirmatory exercises, including animal dissection. Animal dissection is a required part of the curriculum. An __experimental design project__ is a requirement in this course. * COURSES RECEIVE HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT BUT WILL NOT COUNT IN HIGH SCHOOL GPA, PENDING ACTION OF HOUSE BILL 3851. ACCORDING TO POLICY EIF (LOCAL), STUDENTS IN GRADES 9-11 MUST BE ENROLLED IN A MATH, SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES COURSE.
 * Campuses: B ased Upon Enrollment; See campus selection sheet for availability.  **