HALF HOLLOW HILLS SCIENCEK-12

2007-2008

ELEMENTARYK- 5 PROGRAM

Spiral Development of Curriculum

Scientific Knowledge and Skills

Caleb Smith Outdoor Education Program

Planetarium Program

Shuttle Room

• District Science Elementary Committee– Science Kits– Trade Books– Review and Alignment of K-5 Curriculum

– Preparation for the Elementary Science Examination in Grade 5

– Professional Development • Teaching Science in the Elementary Classroom• Western Suffolk BOCES courses• Meetings with Grade Level Teachers

– SUMMER 2007/2008• Grade 2 and 5• K-5 Creating Specific Lessons

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Transition Between Elementary and High School

Full Laboratory ProgramAcceleration in Science

Cold Spring Harbor DNA Learning CenterWildwood State Park

Science OlympiadLong Island Science Congress

Science 7 Outdoor Education Project

DNA LEARNING CENTERSIXTH GRADE

Wildwood State Park

Science 7 Outdoor Ed Project

• Science 7 students are involved in an authentic investigation of their environment. – Fall Program-Sunken Forest– Spring Program- Pine Barrens

Investigation: the Ecology of Long Island’s Forests

– Clam / Fish Dissection

HIGH SCHOOL• Full Science Program Offered

• Living Environment, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics– Overall Passing Rate for Department 93.8%– Mastery For the Department 48.4%

• Advanced Placement Courses:– Biology, Chemistry, Physics B, Physics C– Psychology, Environmental Science– 2007 Enrollment 578 Students– Successful AP Audit 2007

• Electives:– Meteorology – Astronomy – Forensics – Anatomy and Physiology – Genetics– Chemistry A/B * – Physics A/B *– Marine Science* – Introduction to Engineering*

* Third year credit

EARTH SCIENCE PERFORMANCE TEST

• New for June 2008• All Earth Science Teachers Must Be Trained in the

Set up and Administration of the Performance Test

• Hands-on Tasks Designed to Measure Student Achievement as included in the PS/ES Core Curriculum

• Four Stations :• Mineral and Rock Identification• Locating an Epicenter• Relative Density of Fluids• Constructing and Analyzing Asteroid’s

Elliptical Orbit

NEW SCIENCE LABS

Biotechnology Program: In-school, SUNY Stony Brook, Cold Spring Harbor DNA Lab

Marine Science Schooner Excursion

Anatomy and Physiology: Bodies Exhibit

Nissequogue River Study

Environmental Club Adopt a Highway

HSW Aquascapes Pond

Physics Day at Adventureland

Physics Day

Marine ScienceSchooner Excursion

High School West’s Pond Project

SCIENCE OLYMPIADRegional Competitions held at

• High School East February 2 • Candlewood February 9

• NY State Finals– At the State Finals this year, High School East finished

19th overall out of 338 Teams that participated at West Point. Congratulations to the team and to their coach, Mr. Thomas Page.