The mission of the OFHS Science Department is to present science as a rational and systematic observation, identification, description, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanation of natural phenomena. Application of these principles will be emphasized in the following sciences: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy, Anatomy, Physiology, Genetics, and Biotechnology.
The OFHS Science Department will stress the importance of critical thinking and logical reasoning using various methods of investigation, such as observation, comparison, experimentation, and mathematical manipulation of data.
The OFHS Science Department is also committed to the concept that science has a practical application and has to be understood in a larger cultural context. It is through inquiry that students are able to view science as an interdisciplinary study applicable to society.