• Earth Day Air Quality and Auto Emissions Challenge - filmed by Fox 5 news!
• Implementation of Loudoun County Middle School Core Experiences (Lab Investigations) initiative by all department teachers
• Student participation in Family Stream Day
• Earth Force Water Monitoring

Goals:

• Continue to exceed 95% pass rate for Middle School Science SOL
• To provide a meaningful watershed experience
• To continue to enhance science knowledge through hands-on and inquiry-based experiences, labs, and activities as related to real world application
• To instill excellent student safety habits in and out of the classroom

Testing:

• Virginia Middle School Science SOL Test - 8th grade 
• Grade-level Benchmarks each semester

SOL support programs:

• Early morning SOL review sessions for 8^th Grade - 2nd Semester
• Use of Resource time for student learning needs

Additional information for Science:

• Applications for Academy of Science (AOS) and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology available at LCPS schools and websites.