J.D. Darnall High School

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Coordinator:	Jenny A-Hoag Young
Earth Science:	Brad Schoon
Biology:	Phil Paulson
Chemistry:	Elizabeth Heiberger

ILabS is a three-year class integrating the subjects of Earth Science, Biology, and Chemistry.  Students will be in classrooms with each of the three participating teachers for a portion of each of the three years of ILabS.

Course Syllabus:

ILabS I (Fall 1998)

1st Quarter - Chemistry

Measurement; atomic structure; periodicity; ionic bonding; moles; solutions; conservation of energy

2nd and 3rd Quarters - Earth Science

Non-renewable, renewable, and nuclear energy; minerals;
rock cycle; soil formation; weathering and erosion; atmosphere; weather; climate; fresh water and oceans

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4th Quarter - Biology

Cellular structure; cellular transport;
human effect on land, air, and water

Field Trip Photos

ILabS II (Fall 1999)

1st Quarter - Earth Science

Topography; plate tectonics; Earthís interior; volcanoes and earthquakes;
fossilization, geologic time

Field Trip Photos

2nd and 3rd Quarters - Biology

Replication; transcription; translation; mitosis and meiosis; genetics;
causes of mutations; evolution; taxonomy

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4th Quarter - Chemistry

Quantum theory; covalent bonding; stoichiometry; gas laws;
acids and bases

ILabS III (Fall 2000)

1st Quarter - Biology

Plant and animal kingdoms; energy transfer in living organisms;
ecosystems

2nd and 3rd Quarters - Chemistry

Equilibrium systems; reaction rates; redox systems;
electromagnetic spectrum

4th Quarter - Earth Science

Earth-moon system; solar system; stars;
theories of formation of the universe