Science Department
The
Jefferson H.S. Science department consists of eight teachers on the
traditional schedule. Courses include
integrated science (ICS), biology, chemistry, and
physics (see the latest State
Standards and Frameworks).
Students, under the direction of Ms. White, participate in the Los
Angeles Science Olympics each year. Students won the cart competition
and placed fourth in the tower competition in 1997. The following year
students placed 5th in bridge building and 6th in Mission Impossible.
In
another city-wide contest in 1995, students took first place in
building a popsicle stick bridge which held 835 lbs. Students also
placed second and fourth in the L.A. County Science Fair in April,
1997.
Clubs in Astronomy, Computers, and Engineering also serve to offer
students a more enriched experience in the fields of science and
technology.
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Research
Your Neighborhood
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Science Project Resources
[ Primer on Planning a Science Project | Project Resource Guide | The Science Fair Projects on the Web | CyberFair | The Idea Exchange | Project Resources ]
Vendors
and Catalogs
[ AccuLab | AlphaSmart | Arbor Scientific | Capital Microscope Services | DreamWriter | Edmund Scientific | ESRI Maps | Flinn Scientific | Fisher Scientific Online | Electrolyser Kit | FuelCellStore.com | Fuel Cell Model Car | | Fuel Cell Learning Kit | Local Bird and Butterfly Guides | Hearlihy | Interactive Physics | Kelvin | LabQuest & Electronic Portfolio | LaMotte | LOGAL | NASCO | NSTA Science Store | OHAUS | Projected Learning Programs | Pitsco | Project Star | Robot Store | Sargent-Welch | Science Stuff | Seed Software | Solar Ovens | South-Western Science | Texas Instruments | That Fish & Reptile Place | Vernier | Videodiscovery | EOA Weather Station | Wild Goose Co. ]
Science News and Publications
[ A.A.A.S. | BBC | CNN | Discover | Fuel Cell News | National Geographic | Popular Science | Robotics | Scientific American Online | The Science Teacher | Space.com | Society for Amateur Scientists ]
Department Chair
Resources and Forms
[ Computer Supply Ordering Information, Computer and TV Repair form, Dept. Computer Clusters, Project Room Sign-up Form, Repair Request, and more... | Follet textbooks ]
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