Tonka Online offers the courses listed below. Click on a course title below to read specific details. Note the term each course is offered, as some are available throughout the year and others are only during the summer term.
Please note that due to the supplemental nature of Tonka Online, courses run if they meet enrollment requirements. If you have questions about pending courses, please contact the Tonka Online Lead Teacher.
To filter courses by grade level, please type your grade (Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12) into the search bar above and click "search."
Course: #T3100*, part 1, Tonka Online
*Select term F=fall
Course: #T3102*, part 2, Tonka Online
*Select term W=winter
*Online, complete part 1 before part 2.
Grade(s) offered: grade 11, grade 12
Credits: 0.5 (per semester, full-year course)
Prerequisites: Chemistry
This is a multidisciplinary course for students interested in the world’s natural environment and related issues.
Course: #T3104W, Tonka Online
Grade(s) offered: grade 10, grade 11, grade 12
Credits: 0.5 (Spring semester only)
Prerequisites: Have completed or be concurrently enrolled in both AP Physics 1 AND a calculus course.
This semester-long Tonka Online course is for students who have already taken AP Physics 1 and wish to take the AP Physics C: Mechanics test.
This course covers mechanics topics with a calculus lens in a self-paced/teacher-guided online format. These topics are Kinematics, Newton’s Laws, Work/Energy/Power, Momentum, Rotation, and Oscillations.
Course: #T3026
Grade(s) offered: Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Credits: 0.5 (single semester course)
This course completes .5 of a Science credit.
Prerequisites: None
In this class, you will learn the constellations, how to use a telescope along with the science and history of astronomy.
Course: #3044, S1
Course: #3046, S2
Online Option: #T3044*, part 1, Tonka Online
*Select term F=fall
Online Option: #T3046*, part 2, Tonka Online
*Select term W=winter
Grade(s) offered: grade 11, grade 12
Credits: 0.5 (per semester, full-year course)
Prerequisites: Chemistry
This course is a study of biology, with an emphasis on biology topics at the cellular and molecular level.
Course: #
T3090F*, #T3090W*, Tonka Online
*Select term F=fall, W= winter
Grade(s) offered: Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Credits: 0.5 (single semester course)
Course Description:
Explore scientific discoveries and advancements in a context of non-fiction texts and media.
Course: #3020
Online Option: #T3020,Tonka Online
This course can also be taken through VANTAGE #V200 (choose one)
Grade(s) offered: grade 10, grade 11, grade 12
Credits: 0.5 (single semester course)
Prerequisites: Chemistry
A course for students interested in how the human body works, including anatomy (body structure) and physiology (body functions).
Course: #T3023
Grade(s) offered: Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Credits: 0.5 (single semester course)
Prerequisites: None
Neuroscience is a semester-long evidence-based science elective which covers how the human brain works in relation to cognition, memory, and learning.
Course: #3028, S1
Course: #3030, S2
Online Option: #T3028*, part 1, Tonka Online
*Select term S=summer, F=fall
Online Option: #T3030*, part 2, Tonka Online
*Select term S=summer, W=winter
Grade(s) offered: Grade 11, Grade 12
Credits: 0.5 (per semester, full-year course)
Practical applications are used to explore topics in optics, wave motion, mechanics, energy, and electricity.
Course: #T7204S, summer only
Grade(s) offered: grade 10, grade 11, grade 12
Credits: 0.5 (summer course)
This course completes .5 toward an elective credit.
Prerequisites: Students should be registered for AP Biology in the fall; optional course for preceding summer.
This course does not count toward the state graduation requirement of 3.0 credits of science.
Students in this summer course will complete online study and engage in learning activities to prepare for the rigor and pace of Advanced Placement (AP) Biology.
Course: #T7202S, summer only, Tonka Online
Grade(s) offered: grade 9, grade 10, grade 11, grade 12
Credits: 0.5 (summer course)
This course completes .5 toward an elective credit.
Prerequisites: Students should be registered for AP Chemistry in the fall; optional course for preceding summer.
This course does not count toward the state graduation requirement of 3.0 credits of science.
This course includes essential chemistry skills and includes support for the AP Chemistry summer assignment. The overall goal is to provide a pathway for prospective AP Chemistry students to solidify a strong chemistry foundation as they transition to college level coursework.
Benjamin Stanerson
Tonka Online Lead Teacher
tonkaonline@minnetonkaschools.org
952-401-4047
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