Science Dept

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
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FACULTY

Mr. K. Abbott
Mr. P. Brideson
Ms. T. Cruz
Mr. S. Krieg
Mr. M. Langer
Ms. N. Morris
Ms. J. Powers
Ms. S. Sloane
Mr. M. Steinberg (Department Assistant)

DESCRIPTION

The obligation of the Science Department to students and parents concerns itself with the past, present, as well a with the future. The needs of society, its effects on environment, and the role of individuals, produces an interplay that makes for many specific demands on the youngster of today in our ever changing scientific world.

Attention is given in all grades to the relationships between man and his ecological environment. The student is made aware of the occupations in current fields of science, as well as new vocations in the scientific world. The technique of problem solving is inherent to the teaching of science, and with the advent of a metric system of measure, much effort is placed on this area.

Our approach to the teaching of subject material is both from a theoretical and practical "hands on" approach. Students work with a variety of scientific apparatus in order to develop more meaningful concepts of science knowledge, strengthen practical aspects of content material, and to develop skills in the use and application of the tools used in science.

Seventh grade science bridges the gap between the introductory science experiences of the elementary school and the more formalized program of the secondary school. Here, pupils take part in a science orientation designed to make the transition a smooth one. Students are exposed to various branches of science including metric system, biology, and matter. Students will partake in many practical experiences.

A student taking science on the accelerated level will be doing aspects of both the seventh and eighth grade science curriculums in preparation for Earth Science in the eighth grade.