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November 29, 2005

'Physics first' aims at encouraging science studies

PROVIDENCE - Teaching physics to students in the ninth grade will encourage more 12th graders to pursue advanced science work and will make the students and the state more competitive, Governor Carcieri said this morning in announcing a pilot teaching program.

The program, Physics First Rhode Island, is based on a national model and changes the traditional high school science curriculum sequence by teaching physics in the ninth grade, then chemistry in the 10th grade and biology in the 11th.

The new sequence "has greater relevance to the job market of the 21st century,” Governor Carcieri said in announcing the program at the Providence Marriott.

Five high schools will take part in the pilot program starting next fall. They are Cranston West High School, East Providence High School, Lincoln High School, Mount Pleasant High School, and Woonsocket High School.

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