In ninth grade Environmental Biology, students engage in a hands-on, minds-on analysis of energy and matter transfer in a real world situation.  Students design and carry out an investigation to determine the rate of decomposition in compost.  This study reinforces the concepts of photosynthesis and respiration that students learn in class.  It also teaches students the process of science, mathematical principles and how to communicate their findings. 

	Ask your child about what he is learning in science class
	Provide reading materials at home related to science
	Encourage your child to think about science as it relates to everyday tasks
	Be willing to help with science homework and projects

Be curious always, for knowledge will not acquire you; you must acquire it
  --Sudie Back 

	Curriculum Night
	Parent Conferences
	Child’s teachers
	Local Public library
	School library

http://www.mtbaker.wednet.edu/mbhs/science/

Trina Hall, Curriculum Director

Mount Baker School District
PO Box 95
Deming, WA  98244

Phone:  383-2012
Fax:  383-2014
thall@mtbaker.wednet.edu