For a full list of science classes available to LHS students, please click here to get to the course catalog.

Course Name: Advanced Placement Environmental Science 

Teacher: Mr. Grant

Prerequisites: Chemistry A/B, Algebra I

Course Description: What is biodiversity and does it matter? How does the Earth change over hundreds of millions of years?  How has evolution played a role in shaping today’s biosphere? Are humans changing the global climate on Earth? How have humans affected the Earth?

The goal of the AP Environmental Science course is to provide students with the knowledge to answer these questions and many more. During the course scientific principles, concepts, and methodologies required to understand the interrelationships of the natural world are investigated. 

Students will be able to identify and analyze environmental problems both natural and human-made, to evaluate the relative risks associated with these problems, and to examine alternative solutions for resolving or preventing them. Environmental science is interdisciplinary; it embraces a wide variety of topics from different areas of study.

The AP Environmental Science course has been developed to enable students to undertake, as first-year college students, a more advanced study of topics in environmental science or, alternatively, to fulfill a basic requirement for a laboratory science and thus free time for taking other courses.  Students take several trips throughout the year including visits to the New England Aquarium, Harvard’s Museum of Natural History, and a field-study of Mt. Kearsarge. 

Students taking AP courses are required to participate in the Advanced Placement examination administered by the College Board in May.

Course Name: Advanced Placement Biology

Teacher: Ms. Borroto

Full Year for grades 11 – 12

Prerequisites: Honors Biology or CP Biology A or CP Biology A with Biomedical Science and Technology (B or better in Biology Classes). Honors Chemistry or CP Chemistry A recommended, but not required and can be taken concurrently with AP Bio.

Course Description:This course is an inquiry-based course centered around four big ideas: evolution, energetics, information storage and transmission, and systems interactions. Students get the opportunity to participate in 12 hands-on, engaging labs to dive deeper into the course content. This course is perfect for students interested in going into any life science-related career field such as healthcare, laboratory research, biomedical technology, etc.

Students taking AP courses are required to participate in the Advanced Placement examination administered by the College Board in May.

Early College

Course Name: Advanced Placement Physics 1

Teacher: Mr. Cariello

Full Year for grades 10 – 12

Prerequisite: CP Algebra 2A (grade of B or better) or higher

Course Description: This science course is an algebra-based, introductory college-level physics course. Students cultivate their understanding of physics through inquiry-based investigations as they explore these topics: kinematics, dynamics, circular motion and gravitation, energy, momentum, torque and rotational motion, oscillations, and fluids.

Notes: This class is a College Board AP Class as well as an Early College class through Manchester Community College.

Students taking AP courses are required to participate in the Advanced Placement examination administered by the College Board in May.

Course Name: Advanced Placement Physics II

Teacher: Mr. Cariello

Prerequisite: AP Physics I

Course Description: This course is a continuation of the study of elementary physics that began in Advanced Placement Physics I. Topics to be investigated include Heat Energy and Thermodynamics, Electrical Charges, Electric Circuits, Magnetic Fields, Magnetic Flux, Geometric Optics, Waves, Sound, Physical Optics, and Modern Physics.

Notes: This class is a College Board AP Class as well as an Early College class through Manchester Community College.

Students taking AP courses are required to participate in the Advanced Placement examination administered by the College Board in May.

Course Name: AP Chemistry

Teacher: Teacher may vary

Prerequisites: Must have taken Honors Chemistry or CP Chemistry A. 

AP Chemistry is an introductory college-level chemistry course. Students cultivate their understanding of chemistry through inquiry-based investigations as they explore topics like atomic and molecular structure, chemical reactions, kinetics, equilibrium, and thermodynamics.  

Students taking AP courses are required to participate in the Advanced Placement examination administered by the College Board in May.

Course Name: Anatomy and Physiology

Course Description: The Anatomy & Physiology class at LHS has become a very good class at preparing students for College Level Anatomy & Physiology. It is an excellent class for students interested in pursuing a career in the Medical field. Students who are interested in nursing, or becoming a doctor, surgeon, Physician’s Assistant, Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Psychologist or Psychiatrist, or a Veterinarian or similar careers typically take Anatomy & Physiology in college and beyond.

Since this class has a lot of memorization to it, taking the class for a second time in college usually results in a higher grade. Many of our past students have found Anatomy much easier in college than here at LHS. Even some students who weren’t very successful here have earned A’s in college.

We cover Human Anatomy and Physiology and cover the entire college textbook in the Honors and A level and Most of the book in the B level. The class covers the topics at a College pace for the Honors and A level. The students are required to complete dissections. There has been a lot of research recently on the benefit of actual dissections for learning anatomy over other ways of learning anatomy. The students will dissect a cat and various organs.

Levels Offered
There are currently 3 levels of Anatomy & Physiology offered at LHS: Honors, A and B.

The Anatomy & Physiology Honors and A classes at LHS go over the same topics as Anatomy I and Anatomy II in college and this year.

Honors: This level is for students who have done very well in Biology or Honors Biology and Chemistry. Test questions are harder, more thinking type and open-ended questions, and there is more work expected for labs and other work. It requires a lot of time for proper learning of the material for the assessments.

A Level: This level is for students who have been successful in Biology, Honors Biology and Chemistry. It is a good fit for students who have a lot of time commitments in other Honors or AP classes, work and athletics and other hobbies. It still requires a lot of time for proper preparation for assessments.

B level: This level is for students who have been successful at the B level of Biology and Chemistry. It covers most of the same topics as the A level but at a slower pace and easier testing. It still requires a lot of time for proper preparation for tests.

Course Name: CP Biology A with Biomedical Science and Technology

NAME CHANGE ALERT: Previously named Biology through Biotechnology

Teacher: Mrs. Girvin

Grade 10

Prerequisite: CP Freshman Science

Course Description: Biology A with Biomedical Science and Technology is a tenth grade laboratory course designed to provide students with an intensive investigative approach to biological concepts. Through various hands-on activities (including extensive laboratory experiments) students will study a multitude of topics including, but not limited to, molecular biology, cellular biology, microbiology, genetics, immunology, evolution and ethical issues. These topics will be explored within the context of biotechnology, communicable disease and ecology. Through the use of research investigations, students will begin to develop laboratory skills and techniques that are valued in modern scientific communities. NCAA approved. ***College Preparatory A level course*** 

Course Notes:
*Fulfills state requirements for biology

Course Name:  CP Organic Chemistry/ Honors Organic Chemistry (taught concurrently)

Teacher: Mrs. Fraser

Level: Honors and CP

Prerequisite: Honors Chemistry or CP Chemistry A

Course Description: This one-semester course is designed to explore the breadth of chemistry by introducing students to organic chemistry. The course will focus on the structure-function theories of Organic Chemistry. Topics would include organic nomenclature, pushing electrons, pKa, reaction mechanisms, and organic reactions. This course would be a great addition for those students planning on majoring in pre-med, pre-vet, pre-dental, pharmaceutical, chemical engineering, forensics, bio-technology, physician assistant programs in college.

Course Name: CP Forensic Science

Teacher: Mrs. Whitehead

Course Description: This is a one semester elective offered to sophomores, juniors and seniors.  This is a lab centered class that covers many topics in forensic science. Topics include evidence and crime scenes,  fingerprints, bite-marks, time of death, forensic entomology, blood spatter analysis, and forensic anthropology to name a few.

It’s fun, fast-paced and hands-on.

Course Name: Geology

Teacher: Mr. Couture

Prerequisite: Earth Space Science

Course Description: Have you ever wondered what Earth was like thousands of years ago? How about millions or billions of years ago? Do you know how mountains form? Or, maybe you have a cool rock that you want to know more about. These are all questions that Geology can answer. Geology is the study of Earth and the processes that transform Earth over time. In this 1-semester course, we will dive into rock and mineral identification, Earth’s geological history, and more. Be prepared to go outside and learn how our dynamic Earth is constantly changing!