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Science Department
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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.
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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
Earth Science
Honors Biology
Honors Chemistry
AP Physics I
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Electives
AP Environmental Science
Electives
2
Honors Earth 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