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Science Department

Welcome:

The Science Department offers a wide variety of courses which introduce students to the concepts, laws, and processes of both life and physical sciences. The objective of our science program is to provide students with the skillsand knowledge that are necessary to be scientifically literate and responsible citizens. Each student is offered an opportunity to experience a developmentally apprpriate and logically sequenced program that is rooted in problem solving and inquiry. Students in all of our classes, regardless of the level of instruction, utilize the laboratory extensively with two 105-minute labs within the eight-day cycle.

Click here for the PowerPoint used at 8th grade orientation

While most students follow one of the four suggested sequences below, individual programs can be designed with department permission.

Science Course Sequences
Some science courses have concurrent mathematics prerequisites that identify the minimum performance skills used in that course.
Possible Sequence	Grade 9	Grade 10	Grade 11	Grade 12
1	Geo-Physical Science	Honors Biology	Honors Chemistry	AP Physics I
		Biology	Chemistry	Physics
			Electives	AP Environmental Science
				Electives
2	Honors Geo-Physical Science	Honors Biology	Honors Chemistry	AP Biology
		Biology	Chemistry	AP Chemistry
				AP Environmental Science
				AP Physics I
				Physics
				Electives
3	Honors Biology	Honors Chemistry	AP Environmental Science	AP Biology
	Biology	Chemistry	AP Chemistry	AP Chemistry
			AP Physics I	AP Physics C
				AP Environmental Science
				Electives
Electives – Open to Grades 11 and 12
	Astronomy		Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II
	Conceptual Science		Honors Anatomy and Physiology I and II^*
	Marine Science		Forensic Science
	Environmental Science		NCHS Science Research Program (Grades 10-12)
^*College Credit from Norwalk Community College