The Science department at Madison Park Technical Vocational High School is committed to the academic success of all students. The Science faculty is committed to helping students develop critical thinking and next generation science skills. A major emphasis is placed on analysis and inquiry skills and academic discourse in scientific discussions.
Physics is the study of how objects of all kinds work and interact. Those objects could be people, baseballs, cars, rocket ships or planets, just to name a few. This is an introductory course to the study of physics. Students begin the year learning about the next generation science practices and putting them into practice.
The content of the Biology course focuses on the big ideas in the field. These include ecology, interdependence, and evolution.
In Chemistry, students will be introduced to matter, defining the variety of materials of the physical world around us, and the concepts and interrelated laws of chemistry. The course will address state curriculum frameworks, with an additional emphasis on exploring topics in greater depth in order to prepare students for their respective vocations and for college level chemistry courses in the future.
At the current time, Madison Park follows a traditional Science sequence: