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DepartmentDepartmentScott BestScott Best610-240-1000610-240-1000
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Science Department Science Department PhilosophyPhilosophy
Expose students to all three major Expose students to all three major disciplines of science while in high disciplines of science while in high schoolschool
Produce active, informed students Produce active, informed students who begin to understand the who begin to understand the interrelationships between interrelationships between different disciplinesdifferent disciplines
Graduation Graduation RequirementsRequirements
Minimum: Students must complete Minimum: Students must complete three full years of laboratory science, three full years of laboratory science, including one year of biology.including one year of biology.
Actual: Most students (95%) complete Actual: Most students (95%) complete four full years of science. Many four full years of science. Many double-up on science courses during double-up on science courses during 11th or 12th grade and complete 5 or 11th or 12th grade and complete 5 or 6 full science courses by graduation.6 full science courses by graduation.
Science Course Science Course SequenceSequence
Sequence ISequence I Biology, 9thBiology, 9th EnvironmentaEnvironmenta
l Science, l Science, 10th10th
Chemistry, Chemistry, 11th11th
Physics, 12thPhysics, 12th Electives, Electives,
11th, 12th11th, 12th
Sequence Sequence IIII
Biology, 9thBiology, 9th Chemistry, Chemistry,
10th10th Physics, Physics,
11th11th Electives, Electives,
11th, 12th11th, 12th
Course Options for 11th Course Options for 11th GradeGrade
ChemistryChemistry AP Chemistry IAP Chemistry I Honors LevelHonors Level Accelerated LevelAccelerated Level Academic LevelAcademic Level
PhysicsPhysics AP LevelAP Level Honors LevelHonors Level Accelerated Accelerated
LevelLevel
ElectivesElectives
Elective Science CoursesElective Science Courses Science OlympiadScience Olympiad Environmental Science - AP, Honors Environmental Science - AP, Honors
and Accelerated Levelsand Accelerated Levels Microbiology - Honors and Microbiology - Honors and
Accelerated LevelsAccelerated Levels AP Chemistry IIAP Chemistry II Biology or Chemistry Lab AidBiology or Chemistry Lab Aid Independent StudyIndependent Study
11th Grade Enrollment 11th Grade Enrollment PatternsPatterns
AP Chem. I – 19%AP Chem. I – 19% AP Chem II – 25%AP Chem II – 25% Honors Chem. – 41%Honors Chem. – 41% Accelerated Chemistry – 30%Accelerated Chemistry – 30% Academic Chemistry – 3%Academic Chemistry – 3% Physics – 10%Physics – 10% Environmental Science and Environmental Science and
Microbiology Microbiology ≈≈ 60 students 60 students
Science Olympiad in Science Olympiad in ActionAction
Science Olympiad in Science Olympiad in ActionAction
Science Clubs and Science Clubs and OpportunitiesOpportunities
Chemistry ClubChemistry Club
Chemistry Chemistry OlympiadOlympiad
Physics OlympiadPhysics Olympiad
Biology OlympiadBiology Olympiad EnvirothonEnvirothon Science OlympiadScience Olympiad
Questions?Questions?
Read the Course of Studies Book Read the Course of Studies Book carefullycarefully
Contact your student’s counselorContact your student’s counselor
Contact me at [email protected] me at [email protected]
