The Hobbs Municipal Schools has the following aspirations for all science classes:

1. Understanding that science is more than knowing facts. The 
           science teachers demonstrate

   • a deep foundation of factual knowledge

   • an understanding of facts and ideas within a conceptual 
                 framework

   • have an organization of knowledge in ways that allow for 
                 retrieval and application

   • have knowledge and skills in the inquiry process

2. Students will build new knowledge and understandings on 
           what they already know and believe.

3. Learning is influenced by the social environment in which 
           learners interact with others.

4. Effective learning requires that students take control of 
           their own learning.

5. The ability to apply knowledge to new situations is affected 
           by the degree to which students learn with understanding.

In the learning process, students will be given extensive opportunity to:

• apply safety practices

• employ curiosity inquiry, critical thinking, and problem solving

• connect to prior knowledge

• collaborate with other students and display respect for diversity

• demonstrate the processes of research and design

• experience a wide range of "hands-on" activities using state of the art technology

• be accountable and accept responsibility for their learning.

6th Grade

• Earth Science

7th Grade

• Life Science

• Honors Life Science

8th Grade

• Physical Science

• Honors Physical Science

9th Grade

• Biology

• Pre-AP Biology

10th, 11th, 12th Grade

• AMG (Astronomy/ Meteorology/ Geology)

• Honors AMG (Astronomy/ Meteorology/ Geology)

• Anatomy & Physiology

• Honors Anatomy & Physiology

• Dual Credit Biology

• AP Biology

• Chemistry

• Pre-AP Chemistry

• Dual Credit Chemistry

• AP Chemistry (Prerequisite: Chemistry or Pre-AP Chemistry)

• Environmental Science

• AP Environmental Science

• AP Physics I

• AP Physics II

Systems Go I

Systems Go II