Science

Welcome, students of science!

Science at Lawrence Academy is something to be done, not watched.

Roll up your sleeves and learn about chemical reactions by blasting off "mole rockets." Verify laws of physics from a roller coaster. Experiment with different brands of antacids to learn about acids and bases (and know which one to buy). Wade into different streams to sample macroinvertebrates to study how abiotic factors affect living communities. And the list goes on.

We strive to have our students think and behave as much as possible as scientists do. We believe that you learn science best by doing science, relying on the same methods devised and used by practicing scientists. We support learning by discovery and experimentation-which is how scientists learn and develop an area of expertise.

As a result, you will find at LA only the AP courses that meet the standard of a department that stresses understanding over memorization, depth over breadth. Because we are driven-like our most successful students-by our passions, we generate a breadth of topics to explore with you that include forensics, entomology, astronomy, botany, marine science, the cosmos, anatomy and physiology, and radio electronics. And when it comes time to personalize what you know about ornithology from a text, for example, you will be out and about with an expert birder (and your bird handbook) because scientific discoveries depend on first-hand experiences.

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