(1 CREDIT) PHYSICAL SCIENCE (REGENTS)

Open to grades 10, 11, and 12.  Prerequisite: Passing grade on the Living Environment Regents Exam. Students must have passed Algebra, or be in Geometry.  Also open to 9th graders who passed the Living Environment Regents exam in 8th grade
A separate lab class is a required component of the course with a minimum of 1200 minutes of laboratory experience successfully completed to be eligible to sit for the Regents Exam.

Regents Earth Science considers the following topics: the earth in relation to the universe, galaxy and solar system, energy in earth processes, surface heating, weather, oceanic dynamics, forces which mold and modify surface features, erosion, volcanoes, earthquakes and deposition, and the identification of rocks and minerals. A lab class is a required component of the course. Students must have completed or currently be enrolled in Algebra and passed Biology.