Science DepartmentAparna Rajagopal (Chairperson)

arajagopal@sbschools.org

• Possible options for sequence of high school science courses if incoming freshman has been placed in Algebra for grade 9.

Physical and Earth

Science

Biology

Chemistry and /orPhysics

Chemistry and/or Physics and/or Elective

Physical and Earth

Science

Biology and

Chemistry

Physics and/or Elective

Elective

Physical and Earth

Science

Physics and

Chemistry

Biology and/or Elective

Elective

Physics

Chemistry

Biology

Elective

Physics

Biology and

Chemistry

Elective

Elective

Placement criteria

• Current math course• Grade in math course• Teacher recommendation only after pre-

requisite is met.• http://www.sbschools.org/schools/sbhs/sc

hool_information/courses

(The online course book has been rewritten and is very user friendly now)

Levels of Physics available for 9th grade

• Traditional (level I)• Honors• AP

Summer courses• Chemistry offered at high school – don’t

count toward GPA will appear on transcript if Option II form has been filled out, but qualify as pre-requisites for higher level course.

• There will be a lab practicum that students need to pass for summer science

• Concerns about summer courses - long term retention, growth over the year versus over 6 weeks

Please feel free to e-mail aparna.rajagopal@sbschools.org for further information and clarification