11th Grade Goals

1. Review of 9th and 10th research expectations.
2. Research concepts covered:
1. Use of animals in research
2. Use of human subjects in conducting research/clinical investigations
3. Ethics in science research
3. Statistics continued;
1. Experimental design
2. Internal vs. external validity
3. Experiments vs. survey research
4. More inferential statistics
5. Design of statistical data tables
4. Research project:
1. Each student will complete a one-semester physics/elective laboratory investigation.
2. Each investigation will be written up according to specific guidelines and turned in for evaluation.
3. Each student will be expected to present a short description of his or her research investigation to their class.
4. Each student will present a poster presentation of their project and field questions from guests.
5. Complete student outcome expectations and an abstract of their investigation will be recorded in their portfolio.
6. Evaluation/Credit/ Comprehensive Exam. Students will be evaluated on the design and presentation of their research projects at each grade level plus a test of content presented. For credit a comprehensive test will be given at the end of the 11th grade and pass/fail credit will be assigned.