Mr. Hungate
Advanced Biology, Chemistry in the Community, Physics
Afterschool Hours: Everyday before school, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons or by appointment.
Email: rmhungate@leepublicschools.net
Phone: 413-243-2781 ext. 2307

Mr. Hungate, the Science Chair at LMHS, has returned from Manitoba, Canada studying polar bears. What an adventure!

Advanced Biology

Course goals:
To understand the following themes as a framework to gain an appreciation for modern biology.

• Science as a process
• evolution
• energy transfer
• continuity and change
• relationship to structure and function
• regulation
• interdependence in nature
• science, technology and society

Chemistry in the Community

Course goals:
Chemistry is the study of matter and energy. In this course students will investigate various principles of chemistry in a format that involves as many real world examples and applications as possible.  Students will learn via lecture, discussion, laboratory work and independent research. Students will study atomic structure, the periodic table, nomenclature, chemical equations, gases, acids, bases, inorganic/organic compounds and solutions all in the context of typical real world.

 This course covers all of the topics outlined by the state of Massachusetts standards
(The frameworks) at a level that prepares students to take college level chemistry. Also included are the topics of organic chemistry and computers with chemistry.

At the end of the course students will have common laboratory practices and fundamental problem solving skills that will be adaptable to. Students will be able to understand the topics presented in the frameworks. In addition, they will have acquired most of the commonly needed laboratory skills for college preparation.

Physics

Course outline:

• Physics: the science of energy
• Measurement and problem solving
• Velocity and acceleration
• Concurrent and parallel forces
• Two dimensional and periodic motion
• Conservation of energy and momentum
• Phases of matter
• Heat measurements (thermodynamics part one)
• Heat engines (thermodynamics part two)
•  Waves
• Sound
• The nature of light
• Reflection
• Refraction
• Diffration and polarization
• Electrostatics
• Direct-current circuits
• Heating and chemical effects
• Magnetic effects
• nuclear physics