Students work with scientific instruments and materials in a problem-solving context.
The course consists of six laboratory-oriented units. Matter and Energy A includes force and motion, electricity and magnetism, and the electromagnetic spectrum. Mater and Energy B includes basic inorganic chemistry, basic organic chemistry, and basic nuclear chemistry. The science department recommends that 9th grade honors students enroll in matter and energy honors. In general, the student who completes matter and energy tends to be more successful in chemistry than one who enrolls in honors biology in the 9th grade.