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Science Needs

Improvement: Six new science labs.

Current problems: Most of the current labs are too congested, which reduces the amount and quality of work that students can perform and raises safety concerns. Most rooms are only half the size recommended by the National Science Teachers Association and are far below the minimum size set by the state of Oklahoma. Several science rooms are converted classrooms, with working areas only around the perimeter, where it is difficult for the teacher to oversee lab activities. Lab equipment must be brought out and put back with each class, reducing useful time. There is very little storage space and utilities are inadequate – breakers trip if too much equipment is in use. BHS expects 100 more students next year to be using the science facilities because of Oklahoma's new science requirements calling for 3 credits to graduate (formerly 2 credits).

This is not a storage area, but a "physics lab" that students use on a regular basis in BHS science classes.

Without suitable laboratory benches, BHS students must perform physics lab work on tables jammed along the walls. The arrangement makes it difficult for students to observe and for teachers to supervise experiments.

Physics experiments on makeshift lab tables against the wall make it difficult for all students to participate.

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