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Science
Every student should experience an education that amplifies their full development. The science curriculum strives to develop critical thinking skills, promote creativity, and help students connect scientific phenomena to real world issues. We accomplish this by providing opportunities to study real-life and societal science and technology problems across the scientific disciplines. We strive to provide programs which are responsive to students’ needs in areas such as reproductive biology, nutrition, drugs, etc. and to provide an environment that enables students to achieve scientific literacy. Recognizing that we live in an interconnected universe, we believe science education is most effective when it is integrated throughout the content areas.
Michael Bailey is the Subject Area Leader (SAL) for the Science Department.
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Due to the integrated nature of math and science, I will be using one webpage as the main source of information for students and parents.
You can find the page by going through the mathmatics category, or by clicking here.
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Textbook: Glencoe Science Level Green
Course Description (From the BFIS Science Curriculum Guide):
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the scientific method and the comprehensive nature of science. Strong emphasis will be placed on learning through exploratory activities, problem solving, and hands-on labs. Science 7 builds on the skills introduced in Science 6.
7th Grade Science Syllabus
Instructions on Accessing Grade 7 Science Textbook Online
Link to current events assignment guidelines & rubric
Science Fair Research Proposal Guidelines
Science Fair final report and display guidelines
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Welcome to 7th Grade Wellness Class!
This year promises to be an exciting year, and we in the counseling department hope to enrich it even further with this very special class.
Wellness 7 focuses on the achievement of a balance of physical, mental, emotional, and social health.
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For the Grade 8 student or parents of a Grade 8 student you can find the syllabus (science_8_syllabus_2007-2008) and parent letter (science_8_letter_to_the_parents)by clicking on the links to each document.
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For the Biology 9 student or parents of a Grade 9 student you can find the syllabus (biology_9_syllabus_2007-2008_fixed) and parent letter (biology_9_letter_to_the_parents)by clicking on the links to each document.
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Welcome to Wellness 9 with Ms. McDiarmid!
Wellness 9 is a
semester-long course designed to help grade 9 students reflect upon their own
well-being – physical, emotional, spiritual, social and academic. Students will work with Ms. McDiarmid
in an exploration of the following topics:
Peer relationships
Dating
Conflict Management
Self-esteem
Nutrition and Exercise
Managing Stress
Spirituality
University Major/Career
Choices
Ultimately, the goal of the
course is that each student will develop a more sophisticated understanding
of the person they have become, and begin employing strategies for improved
wellness in the areas where they have identified a need for growth.
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Course Description:
This course explores the composition, properties and changes associated with matter and their applications. Skills are developed through laboratory investigations, the application of the scientific method, limited use of mathematical processes, some graphing and data analysis. Concepts are reinforced through hands-on activities and demonstrations.
Link to Conceptual Chemistry syllabus
Link to Conceptual Chemistry Course Policies
Link to Lab and Prelab Guidelines
Instructions on Accessing Conceptual Chemistry Textbook Online
Science Fair Research Proposal Guidelines
Link to Water in Our Lives project website
To view your final class letter of introduction, click on the link above and enter the username: shelleyb and the password: ciese.
Science Fair final report and display guidelines
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Course Description:
This course explores the composition, properties and changes associated with matter and their applications through chemical calculations and the mathematical formulation of principles. This chemistry offering differs from Conceptual Chemistry in approach, depth, and pace, in that it is more rigorous, more mathematical, less time is spent developing concepts and more time is spent exploring the applications of the concepts. Laboratory explorations are an important aspect of this course to reinforce concepts, applications including data analysis, and teach important lab skills.
Link to Chemistry Matter and Change syllabus
Link to Chemistry Matter and Change policies
Link to Lab Report and Prelab Guidelines
Instructions on Accessing Chemistry Matter & Change Textbook Online
Science Fair Research Proposal Guidelines
Link to The Water in Our Lives project
To view your final class letter of introduction, click on the link above and enter the username: shelleyb and password: ciese.
Science Fair final report and display guidelines
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Course Description:
Students build on basic physical science principles by exploring in depth the nature and characteristics of energy and its interaction with matter. Key areas covered include force and motion, light, wave phenomena and the em spectrum, energy transformations, electricity, and radioactivity. Stress is placed on the practical application of physics. Although the conceptual understanding of physical systems remains a primary concern, considerable use is made of mathematics, especially algebra and trigonometry, in the analysis of data and the evaluation of evidence.
Link to 11th grade physics syllabus
Link to the applets used in this course
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Course Description:
Environmental Science is the study of the living and nonliving components of our surroundings, and their interactions. This course will explore these components in more depth, including air, water, soil, geology, human ecology, succession, and human relationships with environmental systems. Skills developed include observation, objective analysis, scientific inquiry, and oral and written communications.
Link to Environmental Science syllabus
Link to Environmental Science policies
Current Events Assignment guidelines & rubrics
Spring 2008 Current Events Due Dates
Link to Water in Our Lives project
To view your final class letter of introduction, click on the link above and enter the username: shelleyb and the password: ciese.
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AP Biology students and Parents of AP Biology students can access the syllabus (ap_biology_syllabus_2007-2008) and letter to the parents (ap_biology_letter_to_the_parents) by clicking on the previous links.
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Course Description
AP Chemistry - Grade 12
Textbook: Brown, LeMay, and Bursten, Chemistry - The Central Science, Prentice Hall 2000
This course is designed to prepare the student for the AP Chemistry
exam. The course covers the equivalent of one full year of college
level General Chemistry, comparable to a first year course at a college
or university. The course is a rigorous math-based course, with a
strong laboratory component. It is intended for students who have
demonstrated a willingness to commit considerable time to studying and
completing assignments outside of class, and who have successfully
completed a prior course in chemistry during high school. The course
will develop the student's ability to incorporate mathematical skills
in the solution of chemistry problems, both through the use of textbook
problems and laboratory activities. Since the AP exam no longer allows
the use of calculators, significant emphasis will be placed on
developing the student's ability to solve problems through dimensional
analysis and estimation. Students will be required to do extensive
writing, and to keep a thorough and accurate ongoing laboratory
notebook.
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