Technology

Technology is an important aid in the teaching of science at Berkeley Preparatory School. All classrooms are equipped with a television/monitor, VCR, overhead projector, large screen video projector, sound systems,  and Internet connection.  Several laser disc players, a collection of videotapes, laser discs and CD-ROM's are available in each of the subject areas. Students use computers to collect data via sensors and to analyze and graph the data. The Berkeley computer network supports science instruction with word processing, spreadsheets, graphing, an automated library database, e-mail and Internet access. Most upper division students have and use their own graphing calculators. Calculator Based Lab (CBL) sensor interfaces, Vernier and Pasco sensors and extra graphing calculators are available for laboratory work. Video cameras, scanners, and a microscope video camera are also available to support science learning. Annual enrichment funds are expended each year to augment the Science Department's use of technology.