Welcome, Prospective IPS Honors Students for School Year 2018-19!

Below you will find all of the information needed for the Summer Assignment. First, read the Introductory Summer Letter to get an overview of the course. The assignment itself is outlined in the provided list in multiple parts. If you have registered for this course, you are expected to complete the summer assignment by the second day of the new school year.

IPSH Introductory Summer Letter

Summer assignment list

1. Honors Expectations

Differentiated Performance Expectations

2. What is Science?

Carl Sagan essay

Marking the Text instructions

3. Creating and Interpreting Graphs

Chapter 1: Measurement

Practice sheets

Answer key

4. Class Materials

Nothing to download. See Summer Assignment List above.

5. Mathematics Practice: OPTIONAL

Chapter 1: Measurement

Practice sheets

Answer key

6. Summer assignment checklist

Use this list to double-check that you've completed all your summer homework.

If you are curious as to how Standard IPS is different from Honors IPS, clink on the link below for a comparison of the Mechanics Unit.

Standard vs. Honors Unit Comparison