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Tom Covotsos	tcovotso@beaconschool.org
Jacki Kesselring	jkesselr@beaconschool.org
Alec Mahrer	amahrer@beaconschool.org
James McKenna	jmckenna@beaconschool.org
Colleen Meade	cmeade@beaconschool.org
Kate Oldre	koldre@beaconschool.org
Lola Oyediran	loyedira@beaconschool.org
Lewis Rosenbluth	lrosenbl@beaconschool.org
Michael Shum	mshum@beaconschool.org
Arend Thorp	athorp@beaconschool.org

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Student's science PBA should prove that you can be a scientist and a scientific citizen. Their three years of coursework in science are designed to prepare them to understand the forces of science and technology that will shape your future life. The key to understanding science is an appreciation of the scientific method and the nature of experimentation.

At the end of their science experience at Beacon, they will be able to design, perform, analyze, and discuss an independent and original scientific experiment. As a result of this work over four years, they will be able to read, with reasonable understanding, a scientific article in a newspaper or magazine and make informed judgments about the validity of the results and how they might be applicable to their lives.

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PERFORMANCE BASED ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS:

Year-to-year PBA’s: Students are required to pass 6 credits of science. At the end of each year, students will be asked to demonstrate proficiency with the specific content that they covered in that year. Each annual PBA will additionally assess a student’s knowledge of the methodology of science and basic mathematical skills, such as statistics and graphing. The annual assessments will be as follows:

Freshman year: Construction of an original project, demonstrating an understanding of basic physics principles or presentation of a portion of the “Six Flags” laboratory report. Assessed in June.

Sophomore year: Completion of a lab practicum, assessing basic skills with lab equipment and interpretation of the results. Assessed in June.

Junior year: Presentation of a scientific paper on an assigned subject, demonstrating the ability to assess and interpret scientific literature, or completion of a lab practicum, the choice to be determined by the science teacher. Assessed in June.
Sample project #1 'Global Warming'
Sample project #2 'Global Warming'
Sample project #3 'Global Warming'

Non-PBA sample project #1 Acid Base Project
Non-PBA sample project #2 Acid Base Project
Non-PBA sample project #3 Acid Base Project

 

Senior Project Requirement: Each student will design an original research project. The project will be selected from one of the following areas:

For more information about the Senior Science Project class and sample projects, click HERE

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All PBA projects must include:

As part of this requirement, each student is required to complete a scientific methods course (1/2 credit) during one of the two semesters of their senior year. This course is designed to prepare and assist the student to successfully complete the research project. Each student’s research project must be approved in advance by the instructor of this course. No student will be permitted to present a research project until all of the requirements of this course have been met.

Additional Requirement: If mandated by the state, every student must pass one New York State Regents Examination in Science.

For more information, click HERE for a pdf file

 

Science Course Selection

Click on the course name for a course description.

Course Code:	Course Name:	Teacher:	Band	Location:
apb01	AP Bio	Oyediran	A	222
apb02	AP Bio	Oyediran	E	222
apc01	AP Chemistry	Covotsos	A	321
apc02	AP Chemistry	Covotsos	E	321
cs01	Chemistry Spring	Covotsos	C	321
cs02	Chemistry Spring	Covotsos	F	321
egs01	Evolution and Genetics Spring	McKenna	B	317
egs02	Evolution and Genetics Spring	McKenna	C	317
hoss01	History of Science Spring	Rosenbluth	F	218
hoss02	History of Science Spring	Rosenbluth	G	218
is01	Immunology Spring	Oyediran	B	222
is02	Immunology Spring	Oyediran	G	222
phy01	Physics	Shum	A	318
s1001	Science 10	Kesselring	B	218
s1002	Science 10	Kesselring	C	222
s1003	Science 10	Kesselring	D	218
s1004	Science 10	McKenna	D	317
s1005	Science 10	Thorp	F	317
s1006	Science 10	Shum	F	318
s1007	Science 10	Thorp	G	317
s1008	Science 10	Shum	G	318
s1009	Science 10	Shum	B	318
s1010	Science 10	McKenna	H	317
s901	Science 9	Mahrer	B	321
s902	Science 9	Oldre	B	217
s903	Science 9	Rosenbluth	C	218
s904	Science 9	Oldre	D	217
s905	Science 9	Meade	D	321
s906	Science 9	Oldre	F	217
s907	Science 9	Kesselring	F	222
s908	Science 9	Meade	G	321
s909	Science 9	Rosenbluth	H	218
s910	Science 9	Mahrer	H	217
tes01	Tropical Ecology Spring	Mahrer	C	217
tes02	Tropical Ecology Spring	Mahrer	G	217