Hillsboro High School
Group 4: Sciences
IB DP Biology SL/HL
This course is a broad and rigorous study of biological concepts. Topics studied include cells, biochemistry, genetics and heredity, evolution, ecology, and human and plant physiology. Laboratory activities are inquiry-based and assist students in developing their skills in designing experiments and analyzing data. Students who successfully complete this course are eligible to take the IB Biology SL/HL examinations. This course is part of the Bioscience Pathway
IB DP Environmental Systems & Societies SL
ES&S is one of two interdisciplinary courses offered in the Diploma Programme, Literature and Performance is the other interdisciplinary course. Because it is an interdisciplinary course, students can study this course and have it count as either an individuals and societies or a science course, or both. This gives students the opportunity to study (an) additional subject(s) from any group. Students will be able to study this course successfully with no specific previous knowledge of science or geography. However, as the course aims to foster an international perspective, awareness of local and global environmental concerns and an understanding of the scientific methods, a course that shares these aims would be good preparation. During the course, students will study eight different topics. An important aspect of the ES&S course is hands-on work in the laboratory and/or out in the field.
IB DP Sports, Exercise, and Health Science SL
The IB DP course in sports, exercise and health science standard level (SL) involves the study of the science that underpins physical performance. The course incorporates the traditional disciplines of anatomy and physiology, biomechanics, psychology and nutrition. Students cover a range of topics and carry out practical (experimental) investigations in both laboratory and field settings. This provides an opportunity to acquire the knowledge and understanding necessary to apply scientific principles and critically analyse human performance. Where relevant, the course will address issues of international dimensions and ethics by considering sport, exercise and health relative to the individual in a global context.
Teachers
Kori Sakamoto
Sports, Exercise & Health Science - SL1
Sports, Exercise & Health Science
- SL2
Brian Pendergrass
Biology SL1
Biology HL1
Carrie Webber
Environmental Systems & Societies SL
Subject Briefs
Biology
Sports, Exercise, and Health Science (SEHS)
Physics
Environmental Systems & Societies
