None Level 2 Physical Science will introduce the student to fundamental physical laws that govern our universe. The approach encourages students to reason, predict, and draw conclusions based on experimental observations. Skills in laboratory procedures, quantitative manipulations, and graph interpretations are developed. Units covered are chemical behavior, forces and motion, heat, waves, light and electricity. Students are expected to keep all lab reports and discussions notes in an orderly notebook.
Homework is given on a nightly basis, in order for the student to be prepared for the following day.
Efforts are underway to integrate design technology used in solving societal problems with several topics studied in physical science. This course is designed for the student who shows a high interest in science and may plan to major in science or engineering in college. Introductory Physical Science is a nationally known curriculum designed to help students to understand many of the principles of physical science through encouraging reasoning skills. It also provides an opportunity for students to develop their ability to communicate by requiring the individual student to take part in a collective learning process. IPS provides an excellent foundation for future chemistry and physics courses.