The Ateneo de Naga University-High School Science Department through its course program seeks to accomplish the mission of the school by developing in its students the value of continual learning towards competence, conscience, compassionate commitment, and Christ-centeredness.

The Ateneo de Naga University-High School Science Department seeks to provide its students, young boys and girls of Bicolandia at the crest of their formative years, with meaningful learning encounters that will enable them to:

1. develop a functional understanding of the principles and phenomena
   governing the natural world;
2. be equipped with skills in employing the science processes;
3. exhibit scientific attitudes and values and
4. foster a sense of responsibility and stewardship of the natural world.

PROGRAM COMPETENCIES:

After four years of Science and Technology Program, the secondary school student is expected to have developed the following competencies:

A. KNOWLEDGE OF SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

Demonstrate understanding of basic science concepts in such ways as:

1. explaining natural phenomena occurring in the environment;

2. identifying the scientific principles involved in particular situations and

3. applying science concepts and principles to given situations.

B. SCIENTIFIC THINKING

Manifest scientific thinking in such ways as:

1. identifying, defining and delimiting problems;

2. formulating hypotheses;

3. designing simple experiments;

4. performing simple experiments/investigations with care and precision;

5. modifying the design of simple experiments/investigations with care
and precision;

6. making accurate observations;

7. recording and organizing data;

8. interpreting and analyzing data;

9. inferring from a set of data;

10.predicting from a set of data;

11.establishing relationships between variables and

12.making conclusions based on many reliable data as possible.

C. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

Communicate the content and application of science in such ways as:

1. using science terms appropriately and correctly;

2. translating relationships, trends and patterns of data into symbols,
diagrams, tables and graphs and vice versa;

3. using models to interpret data or observations and

4. stating clearly one’s hypothesis, procedures, observations, results,
inferences and conclusions.

D. SCIENTIFIC ATTITUDES

Demonstrate scientific values and desirable attitudes such as:

1. intellectual honesty

2. open-mindedness

3. critical judgment

4. resourcefulness

5. objectivity

6. persistence and love for work

7. cooperation in working with others

8. awareness of the limitations of science

9. respect for life

10.recognition and the tentativeness of scientific findings

11.appreciation of the unity, order and beauty of nature

12.curiosity about natural phenomena and technological advances

E. KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY

Appreciate science as a basis of technology and recognize the social implications
of science and technology in such ways as:

1. explaining the scientific basis of common devices used at home and in
the community;

2. applying science and technology to community needs, resources and
goals to improve the quality of life;

3. relating the development of science and technology in the country to
national goals;

4. explaining some implications of science in areas like:

a. personal and community health, nutrition and sanitation

b. biotechnology (food production, genetic engineering, tissue
culture)

c. agro-industrial research studies

d. medical science (disease prevention and control, drug abuse
prevention, therapy)

e. demography

f. environmental management (land, air, water and energy resource)

g. electronics and microelectronics (computers)

h. communication technology (optics, lasers)

5. Appreciate the outstanding contribution of the scientists which have
enhanced the quality of life and levels thinking.

First Year

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY I : INTEGRATED SCIENCE

The Integrated Science course attempts to answer most of the basic questions
first year students ask about their surroundings and beyond. It provides great
opportunity for them to discover and learn more about the nature of atoms, the
forces that carve the face of the Earth, the depth of the oceans; to understand
the beginning and ending of things, the magic of heavens and the mysteries of
the great unknown. It offers explanations and clears the cobwebs in their minds
regarding the many phenomena that baffle them about the natural world.

It seeks to develop in its first year students the scientific consciousness for
them to be aware of the development of the concepts which make up presently
accepted scientific knowledge. It is also an avenue that opens the minds of the
students to the understanding and appreciation of other fields of sciences
offered n the higher year levels.

Course Objectives:

At the end of the course, the students are expected to:

1. demonstrate understanding of basic general science concepts;
2. communicate the content and application of science and technology;
3. appreciate science as a basis of technology;
4. demonstrate awareness of the recent scientific and technological advances;
5. recognize the social and environmental implications of science and
   technology;
6. manifest scientific thinking and skills;
7. demonstrate scientific values and desirable attitudes; and
8. equip themselves with the needed background knowledge and skills
   necessary for him to understand and appreciate the other fields of science
   in higher years.

Second Year

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY II: BIOLOGY

BIOLOGY is the science that provides information about the living world of which
man is a part. It attempts to understand life and its incredible diversity here on
earth, as provided by the knowledge obtained through scientific investigations
and researches by the past and present biologists.

As the students journey in the biological world, they are provided with various
activities to satisfy their curiosity or thirst for knowledge about life and be
updated with the different biological breakthroughs.

Course Objectives:

At the end of the course, the students are expected to:

1. develop interest in the biological sciences;
2. be aware of the basic biological concepts that will aid in the improvement
   of the quality of one’s life or community;
3. have a better understanding of the nature of life, its chemical and physical
   components, as basis for further scientific research and study;
4. understand and appreciate one’s composition and the rest of the
   organisms down to the molecular level;
5. develop a better understanding of life’s processes in every organism, from
   the simplest to the most complex;
6. be aware of one’s environment and current environmental concerns which
   have an effect on life;
7. be wise decision-makers on topics of controversies and issues of ethical
   and moral interests in biology;
8. be fully equipped with the knowledge and skills in biology through study
   guides, question, problems, tests, enrichment and laboratory activities;
9. apply the right values and skills learned in biology in choosing future
   careers in life; and
10. have a deeper appreciation of all God’s creations thus giving them the due
    care they deserve.

Third Year

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY III: CHEMISTRY

Chemistry is the science that deals with matter, its composition, structure,
properties, transformation from one form to another as well as the energy that
accompanies these changes. It helps many biological events in the environment
and those that take place nside the body. It provides information about the
things used in daily chores and activities that we do at home and elsewhere.
Chemical principles are also needed in physics, ecology, engineering, agriculture,
photography, metallurgy, nutrition, medicine, dentistry and other related fields.

The Ateneo de Naga University High School Chemistry Program is designed to help
students acquire the basic understanding of chemistry as well as its technology.
Chemical concepts are presented through various activities that develop scientific
knowledge and skills among students. Awareness and concern about
environmental degradation brought by science and technology are developed
among students through reflection activities and exposure trips. Technological
skills are also developed through investigatory studies, laboratory and
project-making activities.

Course Objectives:

At the end of the course, the students are expected to:

1. demonstrate an understanding of the composition, properties, structure of
matter and the changes it undergoes.

2. demonstrate an understanding of the processes by which scientific knowledge
is developed, including:

a. the central role of experimental evidence in the accumulation of knowledge
and

b. the way in which proposed theories may be supported, modified or falsified
by experimental evidence.

3. demonstrate an understanding of the interdependence of science, technology
and society, including:

a. the function of products and processes based on scientific principles,

b. the use of technology to solve problems,

c. the limitations of scientific knowledge and technology and

d. the responsibility of science and technology to society.

4. demonstrate skills gathering, organizing and analyzing information accurately
and efficiently; evaluating hypothesis on the basis of experimental evidence;
communicating findings accurately and efficiently, defining problems,
formulating hypotheses, identifying variables and designing, and carrying out
experiments to test principles and theories;

5. show enthusiasm and continuing interest in science particularly Chemistry;

6. develop positive attitudes toward scientific skills involving mathematics,
problem solving and process skills; and

7. appreciate the role of Chemistry in understanding our natural environment.

Fourth Year

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IV:PHYSICS

Physics is the foundation of all engineering and technological advances. It is
the most fundamental of the sciences. This course deals with the long discovered
principles of motion, force, fluids, energy, work, machines, waves, heat, sound,
light, electricity and magnetism, and their applications to engineering, ecology,
agriculture, and other related fields as well as to the students’ daily activities.
Students are expected to see Physics as a lofty achievement of the human
intellect in its quest to understand the world and themselves.

Course Objectives:

At the end of the course, the students are expected to:

1. demonstrate a working knowledge of the principles governing forces, matter
and energy.

2. acquire a deeper understanding of the concepts of space, mass, time and
change and their interrelationships.

3. demonstrate understanding of the processes by which physics evolved as a
scientific discipline

4. develop skills in gathering, analyzing and interpreting data; quantifying
qualitative observations; verifying the validity of physical laws through actual
observations; relating abstract ideas with concrete experience; and applying
physical principles to simple technologies and innovations.

5. recognize both the advantages and disadvantages of science and technology
in the world and themselves;

6. develop concern for other living things and their environment;

7. appreciate and cultivate the attitudes of a scientist, especially a physicist;

8. develop cooperation among their group mates in performing activities; and

9. realize the usefulness of physical theories, laws or principles;