Science Department Mission Statement
Hyde School’s Science Department endeavors to give students broad exposure to traditional science fields and increase their overall science literacy. Class lectures, interactive lessons, group projects, field trips, and laboratory experiments combine to form a strong foundation of skills and knowledge with the intent that students will pursue further study in the physical and natural sciences.
Biology (9 grade) th
Physics (11 grade) th
Biology introduces students to habits of observing, critiquing, and relating general biological topics to the living world around them. They begin to see behaviors and attributes as adaptations to survival and reproduction, and then to apply these concepts to vertebrate anatomy, cell physiology, health, and plant biology. Students become familiar with the adaptive strategies of the full range of life forms. Concepts and terminology are perceived as tools for understanding the complexity of their own lives as they exercise their skills in writing, presenting, analyzing, and applying material from the class, the text, research, and their own experiences.
This course is intended to stress the physical aspects of science and the further development of scientific reasoning. The fundamental concepts dealing with mechanics, heat, light, sound, electricity, and nuclear physics are investigated through extensive use of laboratory exercises and computers. Physics course work requires students to demonstrate fairly advanced math skills as the math level is rigorous.
AP Physics
AP Physics 1 is an algebra-based, introductory college-level physics course. Students cultivate their understanding of physics by developing models of physical phenomena through inquiry-based investigations. Students build their understanding of physical models as they explore and solve problems in content areas such as kinematics; forces & translational dynamics; work, energy, & power; linear momentum; torque and rotational dynamics; energy and momentum of rotating systems; oscillations; and fluids.
Chemistry (10 grade) th
This course provides an opportunity for students to understand the nature of chemistry through exploration, experimentation, student directed projects, and a rigorous study of scientific principles related to the study of matter. Course content will include atomic structure and theory, chemical composition, bonding, and chemical reactions. In addition to gaining knowledge about matter and chemistry, students focus on improving academic skill, as well as developing tools that will be useful for their future as learners.
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