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Tracy Rumbaugh Department Head tracy.rumbaugh@ops.org 531-299-5536
Matt Aguilar matthew.aguilar@ops.org 531-299-5538
Alicia Beckman-Petersen alicia.beckmanPetersen@ops.org 531-299-5540
Rachel Benzoni rachel.benzoni@ops.org 531-299-5874
Kristoff Berzins kristoff.berzins@ops.org 531-299-5547
Josh Bullock joshua.bullock@ops.org 531-299-5546
Sharon Elliott sharon.elliott@ops.org 531-299-5534 Roxi Erickson roxi.erickson@ops.org 531-299-5544
Ariel Gass ariel.gass@ops.org 531-299-5532 Matt Hamill matt.hamill@ops.org 531-299-5542
Naomi Kirkvold naomi.kirkvold@ops.org 531-299-5859 Ashutosh Kumar ashutosh.kumar@ops.org 531-299-5541
Alexis Madsen alexis.madsen@ops.org 531-299-5430
Jackie Morales jackie.morales@ops.org 531-299-5539 John Morley john.morley@ops.org 531-299-5533 Aaron Strain aaron.strain@ops.org 531-299-5535
Noah Vasa noah.vasa@ops.org 531-299-5793
Elizabeth Zurfluh elizabeth.zurfluh1@ops.org 531-299-3760
Science and Technology are major influences in the lives of everyone, no matter what their roles in society may be. The Science Department offers a sequence of courses that give students basic science knowledge through the use of scientific processes and technology. The courses are designed sequentially to prepare students for each future science class, as well as to foster inquiry, problem solving skills which are needed to produce scientifically literate citizens. The continued advances in technology require citizens to have an appreciation and understanding of science and the role it plays in society. Each successive science course is developed by expanding and unifying the concepts and processes of the previous course.
Number of Credits Required for Graduation Six
Required Courses
Physical Science or Physical Science Fundamentals 1-2
Biology 1-2 or Biology Fundamentals 1-2
Two semesters of Elective Course(s)
College/University bound students are encouraged to take biology, chemistry and physics, or earth science to prepare them for the rigor of higher education classes. Honors level courses are recommended.
Honors Courses
Honors Physical Science 1-2
Honors Biology 1-2
Honors Chemistry 1-2
Honors Science Research
AP Courses
AP Biology 1-2
AP Chemistry 1-2
AP Physics 1
AP Physics 2
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
AP Physics C: Mechanics
Elective Courses
Anatomy and Physiology 1-2 (Honors Option)
Earth Science 3-4 (Honors Option)
Science Seminar 1-2 (Honors Option)
Forensics 1 (Honors Option)
Environmental Science 1 (Honors Option)
Astronomy 1 (Honors Option)
Marine Biology/Oceanography 1 (Honors Option)
Physics 1-2 (Honors Option) Course Descriptions (PDF)