Earth Science

• This course is offered for 8th grade Junior High students.  We will cover a range of topics which include: Mapping the Earth, Earth's structure, Minerals and Rocks, Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Clues to Earth's Past, Weather and Climate, and Exploring the Universe.  Students will have to use scientific methods to answer questions in labs.  A variety of assessments will be used to assess student knowledge.

Chemistry

• This course is offered for Juniors and Seniors at the High School.  We will cover a range of topics which include: Analyzing Data with units and Measurement, Properties of Matter, Structure and Electrons of the Atom, The Periodic Table and Periodic Law, Ionic and Covalent compounds, Chemical Reactions, Stoichiometry, States of Matter, and Acids and Bases.  Students will have to purchase a composition notebook for all labs.  A variety of assessments will be used to assess student knowledge.

Physics

• This course is offered for Seniors at the High School.  We will cover a range of topics which include: Motion and Accelerated Motion, Forces in One-Dimension and Two-Dimensions, Gravitation, Momentum and Conservation, Energy, Work, Simple Machines, States of Matter, Vibrations and Waves, Sound and Light, and Electricity.  Students will be using Excel Document to type up all lab reports.  We will also be doing course work with the Elementary Schools.  A variety of assessments will be used to assess student knowledge.

Advanced Science

• This course is offered for Seniors at the High School.  Students will be working with Modules from the Corps of Discovery.  It is a consortium that Dickinson Catholic Schools is a member.  The subject titles that we will be working with include: Robotics, Electricity, Mechanics/Pneumatics/Hydraulics, and Bio-Chemistry.  Students may work at their own pace but all materials have to stay in the classroom.  Students will be working out of the curriculum that is provided with the Modules.  Student Assessment will be graded after each activity for the above Modules.
  

Advanced Chemistry

• This course is offered for Seniors after they have taken the Chemistry course.  We will cover a range of topics which include: Organic Chemistry (Naming and Reactions), Nuclear Chemistry, Oxidation-Reduction Reactions, Reaction Energies, Acid/Bases.  Students will be required to complete the course work which will include presentations, debates, and lab studies.