Field: Science	Prerequisite: None
Grades: 9	Type: Required
Credit: High School	Length: 2 semesters

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Physical Science is a curriculum that is designed to introduce students to the scientific study of non-biological processes. By incorporating Earth and Space Science, Chemistry, and Physics students will be given a broad overview of foundational concepts that will be addressed in more detail in advanced courses. Topics covered may include astronomy, geology, the basics of matter, atomic theory, structure of the periodic table, bonding, the basics of force and motion, simple machines and electricity.