Anatomy & Physiology:  There is no homework per se for this course, but frequent quizzes are given (50 points each) and every chapter ends in a 200-point exam.  Since this a L1 science course, all students are required to do a Science Fair project.  This course is designed to give students a taste of what a college-level science course is like - challenging and fast moving.

Course text: "Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology" (Frederic Martini).

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Biology: This class has a significant homework component, usually 3-5 nights a week.  Most assignments are brief with only a paragraph or two of reading followed by a few questions and are worth 15-30 points each. LATE HOMEWORK/PROJECTS ARE NOT ACCEPTED. In addition, there are quizzes (50 points), tests (100 points), lab reports (75 points), and an occasional project (150 points) to be completed by the student.  Students will be prepared for the biology MCAS June 2012 by taking this course.

Course text: "Biology" (Miller & Levine).  This text should be covered and kept where students do their homework.

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Physical Science: A challenging course that will cover basic chemistry for the first two semesters (up to MidYear exams), then cover basic physics for the second two sememsters.  Grades will consist of tests (100 points), quizzes (50 points), and the occasional lab report or project (75 points). LATE HOMEWORK/PROJECTS ARE NOT ACCEPTED.

Course text: "Physical Science - Concepts in Action" (Wysession, et. al.). This text should be covered and kept where students do their homework.

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Up-to-date averages are available for all classes through the Parent Portal.

Mr. Beer is available for extra help before school (M-F) and after school (1:57pm-3:00pm) on Thursdays and Fridays or M-F during periods 5 and 7 in room 104.

Eric Beer was a "real life" molecular biologist for 15 years (1992-2007).While at UMass in the Animal Science Department, he cloned chromosomes of cattle, swine, and domesticated fowl among many other tasks.  In 1996, he began his career in DNA sequencing - first at Wyeth-Ayerst in Philadelphia, PA then at Millennium Pharmaceuticals in Cambridge, MA and finally at Helicos BioScience also in Cambridge, MA.  At Helicos, Mr. Beer was a principal member of a scientific team that developed the world's first True Single-Molecule Sequencing platform : "The Heliscope".  The work he participated in is currenly published in both Science and Nature Methods - two prestigious scientific publications. Mr. Beer holds Bachelor's (1991) and Master's degrees (1995) in botany from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.