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__11631 Science: Grade 6__
Science: Grade 6 is a hands-on course in which students learn science skills and concepts. The skills and concepts are integrated in an environment stressing verbal and written communication as well as teamwork. Students identify components of the solar system including the sun, planets, moon, and asteroids and learn how seasons and the length of the day are caused by the tilt and rotation of the Earth as it orbits the Sun. Students investigate the rock cycle and identify sources of water in a watershed. In addition, students identify changes in objects including position, direction, and speed when acted upon by a force. Students classify substances by their chemical properties and identify the water cycle and decay of biomass as examples of the interactions between matter and energy. They identify life processes and the relationships between structure and function of organisms.
 * Duration: **  Seabrook Intermediate One Semester; All others One Year  **Grade Level(s):** 6
 * Eligibility: ** None
 * Notes: ** **11634** Science, Grade 6: Sheltered (for English Language Learners); LPAC approval required; See page 25.
 * Campuses: ALL SCHOOLS **

**Notes: **Students must demonstrate high academic performance. Advanced-level products and independent research are required on this course. Science: Grade 6 (PreAP), offers a more advanced level of experiences in the concepts of science. Laboratory activities are presented as a combination of inquiry and confirmatory exercises. Many of the concepts are the same as those in Science: Grade 6, except the presentation is more accelerated and in greater depth. An experimental design project is required for this course.
 * Duration: ** Seabrook Intermediate One Semester; All others One Year  **Grade Level(s):** 6
 * Eligibility: ** See page 5
 * Campuses: ALL SCHOOLS  **

Science: Grade 6 (PreAP/GT) offers a more advanced level of experiences in the concepts of science. Laboratory activities are presented as a combination of inquiry and confirmatory exercises. Many of the concepts are the same as those in Science: Grade 6 except the presentation is more accelerated and in greater depth. The curriculum is interdisciplinary and is taught using GT strategies. This course must be taken with PreAP/GT/Omega Language Arts and Pre AP/GT/Omega Social Studies. An experimental design project is required for this course.
 * Duration: **  Seabrook Intermediate One Semester; All others One Year  **Grade Level(s):** 6
 * Eligibility: ** Identified highly capable or identified GT; See page 5; Completion of OMEGA application and matrix.
 * Notes: ** This course is designed for the highly capable student and GT student. It is an interdisciplinary approach using GT strategies in PreAP/GT/Omega Language Arts, PreAP/GT/Omega Science, and PreAP/GT/Omega Social Studies. Students must meet eligibility requirements of the OMEGA Program. Advanced level products and independent research are required in this course. This course must be taken with PreAP/GT/Omega Language Arts and Pre AP/GT/Omega Social Studies.
 * Campuses: ALL SCHOOLS **

Science: Grade 7 is a hands-on course in which students learn science skills and concepts. The skills and concepts are integrated in an environment stressing verbal and written communication as well as teamwork. Students identify gravity and phases of the moon as components of the solar system and explore the effects of events such as hurricanes on the Earth. Students use pulleys and levers to understand the relationship between force and motion. Students then relate the concept to processes in the human organism such as the movement of blood. In addition, students study examples of chemical processes, and by identifying chemical and physical properties of substances by examining the tarnishing of metal or burning of wood as physical properties used to place elements on the periodic table. Students learn about kinetic and potential energy and identify photosynthesis as an example of the transformation of radiant energy from the sun into chemical energy for use by plants. Students investigate systems in humans to identify their structures and functions. Students compare asexual and sexual reproduction to illustrate that genetic materials are responsible for both dominant and recessive traits in organisms.
 * Duration: ** Seabrook Intermediate One Semester; All others One Year **Grade Level(s):** 7
 * Eligibility: ** Student must have passed Science Grade 6
 * Notes: ** **11734** Science, Grade 7: Sheltered (for English Language Learners); LPAC approval required; See page 25.
 * Campuses: ALL SCHOOLS **

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Science: Grade 7 (PreAP), offers a more advanced level of experiences in the concepts of science. Laboratory activities are presented as a combination of inquiry and confirmatory exercises. Many of the concepts are the same as those in Science: Grade 6 except the presentation is more accelerated and in greater depth. An experimental design project is required for this course.
 * Duration: ** Seabrook Intermediate One Semester; All others One Year **Grade Level(s):** 7
 * Eligibility: ** See page 5
 * Notes: ** Students must demonstrate high academic performance.
 * Campuses: **  **ALL SCHOOLS**

__11733 Science: Grade 7 (PreAP/GT or Omega)__
Science: Grade 7 (PreAP/GT) offers a more advanced level of experiences in the concepts of science. Laboratory activities are presented as a combination of inquiry and confirmatory exercises. Many of the concepts are the same as those in Science: Grade 7 except the presentation is more accelerated and in greater depth. The curriculum is interdisciplinary and is taught using GT strategies. This course must be taken with PreAP/GT/Omega Language Arts and PreAP/GT/Omega Social Studies. An experimental design project is required for this course.
 * Duration: ** Seabrook Intermediate One Semester; All others One Year **Grade Level(s):** 7
 * Eligibility: ** Identified highly capable or identified GT; See page 5; Completion of OMEGA application and matrix.
 * Notes: ** This course is designed for the highly capable student and GT student. It is an interdisciplinary approach using GT strategies in PreAP/GT Language Arts, PreAP/GT Science, and PreAP/GT Social Studies. Students must meet the eligibility requirements of the OMEGA Program. Advanced level products and independent research are required in this course. Students must demonstrate high academic performance and will be subject to District Probation Exit Procedure. This course must be taken with PreAP/GT Language Arts and PreAP/GT Social Studies. GT students are subject to District Probation, Furlough, Exit Procedures.
 * Campuses: ALL SCHOOLS **

Science: Grade 8 is a hands-on course in which students learn science skills and concepts. The skills and concepts are integrated in an environment stressing verbal and written communication as well as teamwork. Students identify the roles of both human activities and natural events in altering Earth systems. Students learn that stars and galaxies are part of the universe, identify light years as a way to describe distance, and learn about scientific theories of the origin of the universe. Cycles within Earth systems are studied as students learn about lunar cycles and the rock cycle. Students examine information on the periodic table to recognize that elements are grouped into families. In addition, students demonstrate that exothermic and endothermic chemical reactions indicate that energy is lost or gained during a chemical reaction. Interactions in matter and energy are explored in solar, weather, and ocean systems. Students identify the origin of waves and investigate their ability to travel through different media. Students predict possible outcomes that result from different genetic combinations and explore the extinction of some species.
 * Duration: **  Seabrook Intermediate One Semester; All Others One Year **Grade Level(s):** 8
 * Eligibility: ** Students must have passed Science Grade 7
 * Notes: **  **11834** Science, Grade 8: Sheltered (for English Language Learners)**;** LPAC approval required; See page 25.
 * Campuses: ALL SCHOOLS **

Science: Grade 8 (PreAP), offers a more advanced level of experiences in the concepts of science. Laboratory activities are presented as a combination of inquiry and confirmatory exercises. Many of the concepts are the same as those in Science: Grade 8 except the presentation is more accelerated and in greater depth. An experimental design project is required for this course.
 * Duration:  ** One Year/One Semester **Grade Level(s): **8
 * Eligibility: ** See page 5
 * Notes: ** None
 * Campuses: **  **ALL SCHOOLS**

__11833 Science: Grade 8 (PreAP/GT or Omega)__
Science: Grade 8 (PreAP/GT/Omega) offers a more advanced level of experiences in the concepts of science. Laboratory activities are presented as a combination of inquiry and confirmatory exercises. Many of the concepts are the same as those in Science: Grade 8 except the presentation is more accelerated and in greater depth. The curriculum is interdisciplinary and is taught using GT strategies. This course must be taken with PreAP/GT/Omega Language Arts and PreAP/GT/Omega Social Studies.   
 * Duration:  ** One Year /One Semester **Grade Level(s):** 8
 * Eligibility: ** Identified highly capable or identified GT; See page 5; Completion of OMEGA application and matrix.
 * Notes: ** This course is designed for the highly capable student and GT student. It is an interdisciplinary approach using GT strategies in PreAp/GT/Omega Language Arts, PreAP/GT/Omega Science, and PreAP/GT/Omega Social Studies. Students must meet the eligibility requirements of the OMEGA Program. Advanced level products and independent research are required in this course. An experimental design project is required for this course. GT students are subject to District Probation, Furlough, Exit Procedures. This course must be taken with PreAP/GT Language Arts and PreAP/GT Social Studies.
 * Campuses: ALL SCHOOLS **

PROGRAM

 * The Science Magnet Program provides unique opportunities for students with a high interest in science. Open to students in grades six through eight from throughout the district, this program combines traditional science instruction with student choice of additional science electives. Field trips and enrichment opportunities foster greater involvement of the scientific community in the classroom and bring the students into the real world of science. Family science nights and family field trips allow the entire family to become involved with the activities and experiences of the science magnet student. **

Students will learn the basic scientific process skills used by scientists in solving problems. Extensive hands-on experience with basic equipment is incorporated into instruction. A research course is required each year as well as a scientific research project.
 * Duration: **  One Semester **Grade Level:** 6
 * Eligibility: ** None
 * Notes: ** This course may **not** be used to complete the one-year science requirement for sixth grade.
 * Campus: Seabrook Science Magnet Students Only  **

Students apply, identify, and build upon the research skills introduced in Scientific Research, Grade 6. More advanced research skills are introduced and utilized in solving independent investigations. A research course is required each year as well as a scientific research project.
 * Duration:  ** One Semester **Grade Level(s): **7
 * Eligibility: ** None
 * Notes: ** This course may **not** be used to complete the one-year science requirement for seventh grade.
 * Campus: Seabrook Science Magnet Students Only  **

Students apply and strengthen the research and process skills developed in previous Scientific Research classes. Students design experiments and use problem solving skills to follow through investigative projects. A research course is required each year as well as a scientific research project.
 * Duration:  ** One Semester **Grade Level(s):** 8
 * Eligibility: ** None
 * Notes: ** This course may **not** be used to complete the one-year science requirement for eighth grade.
 * Campus: Seabrook Science Magnet Students Only  **


** Duration:  ** One Semester **Grade Level(s):** 6 ** Eligibility: **  None ** Notes: **  This course may be used to complete the one-year science requirement for sixth grade ** Campus: Seabrook Intermediate School  **  This course is a hands-on course where students explore ocean environments from Galveston Bay and its wetlands to the deepest ocean trenches. Students will participate in a simulated voyage to the depths of the ocean to learn how plant and animal life form, exist, and constantly change. Student field trips will enhance the overall learning and extend the classroom experience.

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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309002;">** Duration:  ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309002; msobookmark: _Toc93309002;">One Semester **Grade Level(s):** 6 <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309002;">** Eligibility: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309002; msobookmark: _Toc93309002;"> None <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309002;">** Notes: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309002; msobookmark: _Toc93309002;"> This course may be used to complete the one-year science requirement for sixth grade. <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309002;">** Campus: Seabrook Intermediate School  ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309002; msobookmark: _Toc93309002;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309002; msobookmark: _Toc93309002;">This outdoor/indoor biology course allows students to investigate plant and animal interactions and adaptations. Students gain an awareness of animals by studying habitats and animal tracks. Teams investigate live animals from the Living Materials Center, map their movements, and collect data in laboratory settings. Students simulate life processes and relationships between structure and function of organisms and study how wildlife management affects the environment. Student field trips will enhance the overall student learning and extend the classroom experience. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309002; msobookmark: _Toc93309002;">

<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309002;">__ 11934 Project CATS __
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309002;">** Duration: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309002; msobookmark: _Toc93309002;"> One Semester  **Grade Level(s):** 6 <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309002;">** Eligibility: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309002; msobookmark: _Toc93309002;"> None <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309002;">** Notes: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309002; msobookmark: _Toc93309002;"> This course may not be used to complete the one-year Science requirement <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309002;">** Campus: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309002; msobookmark: _Toc93309002;"> **Seabrook Science Magnet Students Only** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309002; msobookmark: _Toc93309002;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309002; msobookmark: _Toc93309002;">Project CATS is a unique course designed to provide students with the opportunity to explore in greater detail, common interests in science and study its application in the real world, while at the same time building cooperative learning skills in a team setting. Student teams will form simulated companies to explore science top

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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;">** Duration:  ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005; msobookmark: _Toc93309005;">One Semester **Grade Level(s):** 7 <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;">** Eligibility: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005; msobookmark: _Toc93309005;"> None <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;">** Notes: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005; msobookmark: _Toc93309005;"> This course may be used to complete the one-year science requirement for seventh grade. <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;">** Campus: Seabrook Intermediate School   ** <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005; msobookmark: _Toc93309005;">Study plant growth, gardening, and landscape design utilizing the Seabrook greenhouse, garden and classroom. Students will work in teams to cultivate and care for native plants, wildflowers, and vegetables. Plants will be identified and their importance to the ecosystem will be studied. Students will also design and conduct scientific explorations and experiments with plants. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005; msobookmark: _Toc93309005;">

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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;">** Duration:  ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005; msobookmark: _Toc93309005;">One Semester **Grade Level(s):** 7 <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;">** Eligibility: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005; msobookmark: _Toc93309005;"> None <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;">** Notes: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005; msobookmark: _Toc93309005;"> This course may be used to complete the one-year science requirement for seventh grade <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;">** Campus: Seabrook Intermediate School   ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005; msobookmark: _Toc93309005;"> <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc186976078; msobookmark: _Toc186976078;">Gulf <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc186976078; msobookmark: _Toc186976078;"> Coast <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc186976078; msobookmark: _Toc186976078;"> wetlands. Students will identify plants found in tide pools and coastal wetlands along Galveston Bay. They will study sources of toxic waste and use hands-on experimentation to explain how it effects the local environment. The growth of the Galveston Bay area will be studied as well as the human effects on the surrounding wetlands. Students will design and build models of dams, learn how electricity is produced, determine causes of erosion, and study flood control. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005; msobookmark: _Toc93309005;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005; msobookmark: _Toc93309005;">

<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;">__ 11837 Body Works __
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;">** Duration:  ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005; msobookmark: _Toc93309005;">One Semester **Grade Level(s):**  7 -8 <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;">** Eligibility: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005; msobookmark: _Toc93309005;"> Magnet students. Based upon space availability, non-magnet students with class average of 90% in previous Science classes are eligible. <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;">** Notes: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005; msobookmark: _Toc93309005;"> This course may **not** be used to complete the one-year science requirement. Offered as an additional science elective only. <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;">** Campus: Seabrook Intermediate School   ** <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005; msobookmark: _Toc93309005;">Body Works is an exploration of the human body designed to extend the study of body systems studied in the regular curriculum. Learn how the body changes in space and what NASA is learning about the effects of long term space travel. Learn how the body changes in space and what NASA is learning about the effects of long term space travel. What recent advances are there in biotechnology and medicine and how will they affect our lives? Journey through the human body and explore, discover and examine DNA, body organs, and nutrition. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005; msobookmark: _Toc93309005;">

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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;">** Duration:  ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005; msobookmark: _Toc93309005;">One Semester **Grade Level(s):** 7 -8 <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;">** Eligibility: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005; msobookmark: _Toc93309005;"> Magnet students. Based upon space availability, non-magnet students with class average of 90% in previous Science classes are eligible. <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;">** Notes: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005; msobookmark: _Toc93309005;">This course may **not** be used to complete the one-year science requirement. Offered as an additional science elective only. Strong math background recommended. <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;">** Campus: Seabrook Intermediate School ** <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005; msobookmark: _Toc93309005;">Working in teams, students create, design, test models of airplanes, bridges, boats, kites and more. Through actual construction and testing students gain a better understanding of the mechanics of physics concepts and simple machines. <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;">

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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;">** Duration:  ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005; msobookmark: _Toc93309005;">One Semester **Grade Level(s):** 7 -8 <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;">** Eligibility: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005; msobookmark: _Toc93309005;"> Magnet students. Based upon space availability, non-magnet students with class average of 90% in previous Science classes are eligible. <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;">** Notes: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005; msobookmark: _Toc93309005;">This course may **not** be used to complete the one-year science requirement. Offered as an additional science elective only. <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;">** Campus: Seabrook Intermediate School ** <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005; msobookmark: _Toc93309005;">See Earth from the unique perspective of space using the EarthKam camera on the International Space Station and NASA Space Shuttle Earth Observations Photography. Learn to take science beyond the text and labs and into the realm of geography, social studies, mathematics, English, and technology.

<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309005;">__11737 Future Think__
What will the world be like as we move into the new millennium? Predict future events as they affect the individual, society, and the environment. Students will use their imaginations to create a vision of technology of the future. They will form teams to design robots, solar carts, and become problem solvers of the future.
 * Duration:  ** One Semester **Grade Level(s):** 7 -8
 * Eligibility: ** Magnet students. Based upon space availability, non-magnet students with class average of 90% in previous Science classes are eligible.
 * Notes: ** This course may **not** be used to complete the one-year science requirement. Offered as an additional science elective only.
 * Campus: Seabrook Intermediate School   **

__ 11838 Star Search __
Students take a simulated ride to the outermost regions of the solar system and study the sky from different perspectives. Ancient models of the universe are used to study astronomy from the curiosity of the ancients to the latest NASA expeditions. Topics include a study of planets in our solar system and prospective travel to Mars. 
 * Duration:  ** One Semester **Grade Level(s):** 7 -8
 * Eligibility: ** Magnet students. Based upon space availability, non-magnet students with class average of 90% in previous Science classes are eligible.
 * Notes: ** This course may **not** be used to complete the one-year science requirement. Offered as an additional science elective only.
 * Campus: Seabrook Intermediate School   **

<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309007;">__ 11835 Extreme Science __
Go to the extremes of Earth through the study of deep space, frozen wonderlands, and tropical paradises. Students will go through the changing history of Earth and its inhabitants and describe interactions within geology, genetics, extinction, and humankind’s importance on an ever-changing Earth. Students will also study information and evidence collected during scientific investigations to define the changes in the extreme areas of Earth.
 * Duration: **  One Semester **Grade Level(s):** 8
 * Eligibility: ** None
 * Notes: ** This course may be used to complete the one-year science requirement for eighth grade.
 * Campus: Seabrook Intermediate School   **

<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc93309010;">__11932 SCI: Science Investigations__
Science in the news! Phenomena such as El Nino, global warming, cloning, and predictions of geological events are examples of topics examined. Sort out the science facts and myths for a better understanding of today’s world. Analyze the work of modern scientists to find the truth—it is out there!
 * Duration:  ** One Semester **Grade Level(s):** 8
 * Eligibility: ** None
 * Notes: ** This course may be used to complete the one-year science requirement for eighth grade.
 * Campus: Seabrook Intermediate School  **

__11730 ____ BIRPS __
**Duration: **One Semester **Grade Level(s):** 7 -8 **Eligibility:** Magnet students. Based upon space availability, non-magnet students with class average of 90% in previous Science classes are eligible. **Notes: **This course may **not** be used to complete the one-year science requirement. Offered as an additional science elective only. This semester course will begin by providing a brief overview of the animal kingdom, classification, taxonomy, and how to use a dichotomous key to identify organisms. We will then explore the rise and fall of dinosaurs and begin looking at modern reptiles, amphibians and birds. Students will learn about the anatomy and physiology of these animals, and will discuss the many amazing adaptation that have made these animals so successful. Students will learn to identify local reptiles, birds, and amphibians, discuss current and future conservation and management issues, and look at why scientists are so concerned with the health and decline of specific populations like amphibians.
 * Campus: Seabrook Intermediate School **

__11933 ____ Phundamentals of Physics and Chemistry __
**Duration: **One Year **Grade Level(s):** 8 **Eligibility:** All students. Average of 80% or better in PreAP Science and PreAP Math. **Notes: **Formerly titled IPC; Integrated Physics and Chemistry. This class may not be used to complete one year science requirement. Offered as an additional science elective. __This course does not receive high school credit__. **Campus: Seabrook Intermediate School** __ This course lays the groundwork for high school chemistry and physics __. Students conduct field and laboratory investigations, use scientific methods during investigations, and make informed decisions using critical thinking and scientific problem solving. This course integrates the concepts of physics and chemistry using practical applications relating to the following topics: properties of matter; changes in matter; solution chemistry, motion; waves; and energy transformations.