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- Accounting with QuickBooks
- Application of Business Technology
- Art of Animation I
- Art of Animation II
- Art of Digital Photography
- Art of Graphic Design I
- Art of Graphic Design II
- Auto MLR I
- Auto MLR II
- Auto MLR III
- Child Development
- Computer Aided Design / 3D
- Criminal Justice
- Culinary Arts
- Dental Assistant
- Dental Assistant Advanced
- Exploring Computer Science (UC)
- Fashion Design & Merchandising I
- Hospital Occupations
- Medical Assistant Back Office Clinical Assistant
- Medical Core
- PLTW - Aerospace Engineering
- PLTW - Automation and Robotics
- PLTW - Computer Science and Software Engineering (CSE)
- PLTW - Design and Modeling (DM)
- PLTW - Energy and Environment
- PLTW - Engineering Design and Development (EDD)
- PLTW - Flight and Space (FS)
- PLTW - Human Body Systems (HBS)
- PLTW - Introduction to Computer Science (ICS)
- PLTW - Introduction To Engineering Design (IED)
- PLTW - Medical Detective
- PLTW - Medical Interventions
- PLTW - Principles of Biomedical Science (PBS)
- PLTW - Principles of Engineering
- Professional Internship
- Sports Medicine
- Video Production II
- Video Production I
- Writing For Stage and Screen
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Course name:Principles of Biomedical Science (PLTW-PBS)Course Description:From the moment students walk into the Principles of Biomedical Science (PBS) classroom, they are immersed in the mysterious death of Anna. They are asked to investigate, document, and analyze evidence to solve the case. The Principles of Biomedical Science (PBS) course provides an introduction to biomedical science through exciting hands-on projects and problems. Students investigate concepts of biology and medicine as they explore health conditions including heart disease, diabetes, sickle-cell disease, hypercholesterolemia, and infectious diseases. They will determine the factors that led to the death of a fictional woman as they sequentially piece together evidence found in her medical history and her autopsy report. Students will investigate lifestyle choices and medical treatments that might have prolonged the woman’s life and demonstrate how the development of disease is related to changes in human body systems. The activities and projects in PBS introduce students to human physiology, basic biology, medicine, and research processes and allow students to design experiments to solve problems. Key biological concepts, including maintenance of homeostasis in the body, metabolism, inheritance of traits, and defense against disease are embedded in the curriculum. This course is designed to provide an overview of all the courses in the biomedical science program and lay the scientific foundation for subsequent courses. Students practice problem solving with structured activities and progress to open-ended projects and problems that require them to develop planning, documentation, communication, and other professional skills.Articulated: No
UC "a-g" approved: YesOffered at school:- Saddleback High School
Last Modified on August 24, 2015