Teacher Leader: Ms. Carolyn Ross, [email protected]
Mission
The Science Department's mission is to inspire students to explore and investigate the ever changing world that surrounds them. This is accomplished by:
- asking questions
- collecting and analyzing data
- thinking critically and analytically
- solving problems through trial and error
- using technology
- researching and keeping current with science literature
It is our goal to develop problem-solvers and to excite students about science.
Courses
The Science Department offers curriculum designed to provide rigorous, hands-on opportunities that allow students to make connections between the sciences and the real world.
- Earth and Space Science
- Biology
- Honors Biology
- AP Biology
- Physics First
- Honors Physics
- AP Physics
- Chemistry
- Honors Chemistry
- AP Chemistry
- AP Environmental Science
- PLTW: Principles of Biomedical Science
- PLTW: Human Body Systems
Local Science Attractions
Adler Planetarium: www.adlerplanetarium.org
Brookfield Zoo: www.czs.org/czs/Brookfield/Zoo-Home.aspx
Chicago Botanical Garden:www.chicago-botanic.org
Museum of Science and Industry: www.msichicago.org
Shedd Aquarium: www.sheddaquarium.org
Strickler Planetarium: strickler.olivet.edu
News/Periodicals
NASA: www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/9-12/index.html
The Chicago Tribune: Science News and Photos: www.chicagotribune.com/topic/science-technology/natural-science/13004000.topic
How Stuff Works: www.howstuffworks.com
The Discovery Channel: dsc.discovery.com
The Science Channel: science.discovery.com
Nobel Prize: nobelprize.org
PBS Science: www.pbs.org/science/
TIME – Health and Science: www.time.com/time/health
Research Resources
Ebsco Databases: search.ebscohost.com
Turnitin: www.turnitin.com/static/