Mr. Robert Chesbro

rchesbro@mtsd.us (609) 466-7602

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Integrated Physical, Environmental and Life Sciences (IPELS) is a college preparatory laboratory science, designed for students taking their first MHS science course. IPELS explores phenomena in the natural world through a combination of science disciplines. Students will approach topics from both a scientific and societal perspective. The course incorporates engineering design principles while developing scientific models of earth and space systems, global climate science, and forces and interactions between objects. Students will design lab investigations and use data to investigate cause and effect relationships, generate scientific representations, compare structure and function, construct an understanding of energy storage modes, and identify patterns through analysis of proportions and quantities. Students in IPELS will identify questions, plan investigations, analyze data, and communicate with other members of the learning community. The appropriate NJ State and National Standards will be addressed so as to raise the level of student discourse and develop essential scientific reasoning skills. IPELS will initiate a theme of energy that will continue in chemistry, followed by biology. This course is open to all students.