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All junior high students must be equipped to work in, contribute to, and benefit from our technological society. The junior high school curriculum, using district resource manuals especially prepared for these courses, develops thinking strategies and problem solving skills so students will be able to effectively participate in a society in which mathematics, technology, and science are a significant force.

The junior high science program, with the exception of Earth Science 8A, is based on New York State's Intermediate Level Science Curriculum (grades 5-8).

The advanced-track science program (Science 7A and Earth Science 8A) allows students to earn a Regents credit in science while still in junior high school. Students in this program have an opportunity to take college-level courses for credit, while in the 11th and 12th grade of high school.

All 8th grade students enrolled in Science 8R will be required to take the Intermediate Level State Assessment in May. Students in Physical Setting: Earth Science 8A must take the New York State Regents Exam in June.

Science 7

This course explores the fundamentals of life science and chemistry through hands-on laboratory activities based on the Intermediate Level Science Curriculum. Students gain insights as to how these sciences impact their lives as they learn to analyze and interpret data and work cooperatively to solve problems while learning important scientific principles. The skills students learn in this course provide a foundation for their high school studies in Living Environment and Chemistry.
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Science 7A

Students who are identified as being capable of successfully completing an accelerated study of science explore life science and physical science in this course. The curriculum is dedicated to the organization and interactions of living organisms in various ecosystems with application of physical principles to life functions and cellular biology.  Students will explore the fundamentals of living environment,  and chemistry through hands-on laboratory activities based on the New York State Intermediate Level Curriculum.  
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Science 8

This course explores the fundamentals of physics and earth science through hands-on laboratory activities based on the Intermediate Level Science Curriculum. Students gain insights as to how these sciences impact their lives as they learn to analyze and interpret data and work cooperatively to solve problems while learning important scientific principles. The skills students learn in this course provide a foundation for their high school studies in earth science and physics. All students will be required to take the Intermediate Level State Assessment in June in addition to the course's final examination.
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Physical Setting: Earth Science A                                         1 year 1 credit

This course explores concepts and principles about the dynamic nature of our planet and its environment in space.  Understandings are developed through an investigative approach that emphasizes cooperative learning during laboratory activities.  Students meet six times in a four day cycle so that time for discovery is made available to these students.  Topics include:  Investigating Processes of Change, The Earth and Its History, Energy Exchanges and Budgets, The Rock Cycle, Erosion and Deposition, and The Earth's Changing Environment.  A portfolio of completed laboratory reports representing 1200 minutes of class work is required before students take the June New York State Regents Examination in Physical Setting:  Earth Science, the final examination for this course.  Students who successfully pass this course will receive one high school Regents credit.
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