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Science

Bell's Science Department is committed to providing students an active, hands-on approach to science through standards based education. All students at Bell Middle take 1 year of science at 7th grade (life science) and 8th grade (physical science). Each course is a blend of instruction with hands-on laboratory work. All science classes teach the importance of the science process and are currently finding new ways of integrating technology into each course.

8th Grade Physical Science:
Interactions in Physical Science (IPS) is an interactive class that will involve students making observations and testing their hypothesis. The class is designed for 8th grade students and addresses all of the standards set forth by the state of California. In the class students will work as scientists; forming a hypothesis, collecting data, analyzing that data, and interpreting the data to make conclusions. The class has a large lab component involving different types of equipment and as such students need to be extremely careful and safe when working on labs. Topics covered include: scientific method, energy, forces and motion, chemistry and astronomy.
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