Hello!  My name is Susan Hansen. I teach 8th Grade Physical Science.  I have taught many different subjects including  Math, Science, Language Arts, Reading, Social Studies, Journalism, Technology, Yearbook, and Exploratory Wheel. Even though I have had the opportunity to teach so many fun courses, my true love is Science!

I am a native of Santa Clara Valley where I attended elementary school in Sunnyvale and high school in Santa Clara. I graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering.  Ten years after graduating from CAL, I completed my M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Santa Clara University.  After 20 years of working in technology and volunteering as frequently as I could in my own children's classrooms, I decided that I wanted to work with kids and grow new scientists, so I made a career change to teaching.  I have a Multiple Subject teaching credential with Authorizations in Math, Science, and Chemistry.  

In my free time, I like to play outside, read, sew, do crafts, hike, backpack, garden, make pottery, bicycle, swim, travel, and listen to good music.  I have two children, a daughter who is  a geriatrician and a son who is  a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Robotics.

Ms. Hansen