Physical Science is designed to serve as a foundation course for other high school science courses. It is a laboratory course that integrates principles of chemistry and physics. It emphasizes inquiry-based learning, process skills, and higher order thinking skills. Instruction is based on the Ohio Science Curriculum Standards. Experimentation is the basis of science; therefore, laboratory investigations are an integral part of this course. Investigative, hands-on laboratory activities that address the high school inquiry standards are central to effective instruction in this course.