Science Department

Welcome to Our Science Department

Ghandi Gopi, Assistant Principal

The Science Department is dedicated to the development of
scientific literacy. As a result of scientific literacy, students will be
able to contribute input and comprehend issues facing the United
States in the 21st Century.

It is August Martin High School's expectations that all students will
take three years of science in high school. The above demands of
the "College Preparatory Initiative" and the requirements of the
upcoming twenty-first century necessitates the completion of higher
levels of cognition in all academic science courses of study.

To meet these demands, DRP scores will be checked for all
incoming ninth and tenth grade students. Those students with
limited English proficiency will be placed into specialized bilingual
science programs. Special Education students will be given the
same courses of study including hands-on laboratory activities as
the regular population of students at August Martin High School.
The above hands-on lab experiences will span the entire science
curriculum. These laboratory experiences will be incorporated into
the sixth period of instruction and appropriate make-up activities for
students who have missed their laboratory period will be made up in
a timely fashion so as to permit these students to be eligible for the
June Regents examinations.
A Scientific Literate Student will be able to:

1. Design a controlled experiment.
2. Ask the question: What if?
3. Comprehend the need to conserve the earth's natural resources.
4. Integrate mathematics and technology; into the realm of science.
5. Describe and explain the organ systems of the human body.
6. Calculate various physical measurements of objects.
7. Draw upon inferences based on charts, tables and graphs.
8. Cite possible careers and occupations related to science.
9. Articulate with other high school students on issues relevant to
their future and survival.
10. Identify current trends in scientific research as a means of
educating the surrounding community.

Science Department

August Martin High School 156-10 Baisley Boulevard, Jamaica, New York 11434 Phone: (718) 528-2920
Anthony Cromer, Principal
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