Science Department
Faculty:
Course Offerings:
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- Advanced Placement Biology
- Advanced Placement Physics
- Advanced Placement Chemistry
- Marine Science
- Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Environmental Science and Energy Ecology
- Forensic Science
- Introduction to Bio Technology
- Introduction Lab Technology
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Departmental Activities:
Science League consists of selected teams of students from biology, geophysicalscience,
chemistry and physics classes to compete with other schools in the area.
The students all take the same test and scores are rated.
The teams also participate in the Merck State Science Day.
Students have the opportunity to compete for a position on the United States Chemistry Olympic Team in
April at Brookdale College.
Science League consists of selected teams of students from
biology, geophysical science, chemistry, and physics classes
that compete with other schools in the area. The teams also
participate in the Merck State Science Day. Students compete for
a position on the United States Chemistry Team every April at
Brookdale Community College.
Partners in Science is a program that involves people in the community, such as mentors for scientific experiments, guest speakers, instructors
for special techniques, donators of specialized equipment, or coordinators of multimedia projects,
to enhance our current program.
The Environmental Club is open to all students who have an
interest in environmental issues.
The club participates in various activities and fund raisers in support of local environmental groups
Departmental Philosophy:
The Science Department of MHSS, offers our students the opportunity to become knowledgeable,
inquisitive individuals who understand the role of science/technology in our society.
Our students develop the ability to use analytical and
problem-solving methods.
We provide a variety of courses offerings and activities to facilitate our students becoming
scientifically literate individuals.
These expectations may be summarized as follows:
- Students understand the major concepts, principles, and theories of the sciences.
- Students apply inquiry processes to everyday problem solving.
These processes include recognizing and identifying problems, stating hypotheses,
understanding assumptions, observing critically, collecting data,
evaluating data,
and drawing conclusions.
- Students understand ways in which applications of science and uses of technology have
affected society's quality of life and apply critical thinking using scientific and technological
information in analyzing and making decisions about science-society issues.
- Students demonstrate a positive attitude toward science and technology.
- Students understand and use the language of science.
- Students learn about a variety of careers in science
and technology