| | This two-semester course is part of the statewide Math, Engineering and Scientific Achievement (MESA) program, which seeks to increase the number of middle and high school students who excel in math and science. The program is administered through an agreement with San Diego State University, and all associated costs are borne by the pilot sites. During the first semester of the course, students focus on designing, implementing, and analyzing an experiment to enter in the Greater San Diego Science Fair. In the second semester, they follow MESA-developed curriculum that reinforces California state mathematics and science standards through hands-on projects. The course culminates in a local MESA Days competition, in which these grade-specific projects vie for awards with those from other local MESA-program schools. |