W-JCC Public Schools | Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools
 


Curriculum: Science

The K-12 Science program is based primarily on the Virginia Standards of Learning for Science. It emphasizes the SOL content strands of Scientific Investigation Reasoning and Logic, Life Processes, Living Systems, Matter, Energy, Force and Motion, Earth/Space Interrelationships, Resources. The Science SOL Test Scores at grade 3 and grade 8 are among the highest in the school division.

The program is student-oriented, hands-on, and not textbook dependent. Science Fairs, including an Invention Convention for grade 5, are held at each elementary school. Advanced Placement courses in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics are offered at the high schools.





Governor's School for Science and and Technology [MORE]
Resources for Science Curricula
Virginia SOL for Science

New 2010 Science Standards

 
 

Family Life and Sex Education

Family Life Standards of Learning [MORE]
Family Life Opt Out Form [MORE]
 

WJCC Science Curriculum and Standards

Chemical Hygiene

Chemical Hygiene Plan
Appendix A: Safety Websites
Appendix C: Request for Prior Approval
Appendix D: Accident Report
Appendix F: Safety Inspection Checklist
Appendix H: Science Lab Contract
Appendix J: Chemical Inventory Documentation
Appendix K: Science Chemical Review
Appendix L: General Safety Guidelines for Teachers


Coordinator of Science



Kristi Wagner
Coordinator for Science

Telephone: (757) 603-6473
Fax: (757) 253-6722
E-mail: Wagnerk@wjcc.k12.va.us





Summary


Online Resources
Curriculum and Standards
Chemical Hygiene

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