Curriculum - Science

The primary goal of the science program at BB&N at all levels is to give students a systematic approach to scientific problem solving. This is accomplished through a laboratory-based discovery approach, in the belief that insights are best developed in an experimental setting. Laboratory skills emphasize the habit of objectivity in observation, and accuracy in data gathering and recording. Identification and control of variables, the manipulation and presentation of data, and the evaluation of the validity of experiments are emphasized as appropriate to the grade level.

The department aims to instill in students an appreciation for science as an imaginative, often impassioned, human endeavor. Students gain an understanding of the common atomic base, yet amazing diversity, of both the natural and man-made environment, and appreciate the principles which help to describe the interactions of matter and energy.