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Course: Principles of Biomedical Sciences PLTW

School Type:
High School
School Max Description:
Biomedical Sciences
Content Area:
Project Lead The Way (PLTW)
Description:
Students investigate the human body systems and various health conditions including heart diseases, sickle cell disease, hypercholesterolemia, and infectious diseases. They determine the factors that led to the death of a fictional person, and investigate lifestyle choices and medical treatments that may have prolonged the person’s life. The activities and projects introduce students to human physiology, medicine, research processes and bioinformatics. This course is designed to provide an overview of all the courses in the Biomedical Sciences program and lay the scientific foundation for subsequent courses. Transcripted college credit is available to students, who receive a grade of 80% in three pathway courses and pass the end of course assessments administered by PLTW, at Stevenson University.
Course Code:
868103
Prerequisites:
Biomedical Science; concurrent enrollment in Biology
Credits:
1.0
Biomedical Sciences CTE
Dual Enrollment Compatible Course:
No
NCAA Eligible:
No
Textbooks
Title:
Online PLTW resources
Grading Factors:

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