Science Readings


	Pilgrim High School Science Department 111 Pilgrim Parkway Warwick, R.I. 02888 401-734-3250 Ext. 134 Fax 401-734-3264 Summer Reading Three of Pilgrim’s Guiding beliefs are that All Students can reach their academic potential Students learn best when they are actively engaged with their own learning Diverse concepts and ideas are an integral part of the school community In support of these beliefs, the Pilgrim Science Department requires all students to participate in the Summer Reading Program. With the exception of incoming students of Chemical Science, Chemistry I, Chemistry I Honors and Biology II AP, all Pilgrim Science students are expected to read at least one of the books from the following list. An assessment will be administered during the second full day of science class which will count toward 10% of the student’s grade for the 1^st quarter. The reading selections are: 2001: a Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking Cosmos by Carl Sagan Dune by Frank Hubert Edge of the Sea by Rachael Carlson King Solomon’s Ring by Konrad Lorenz Lab 257: The Disturbing Story of the Government’s Secret Plum Island Germ Laboratory by Michael C. Carroll Lives of a Cell by Lewis Thomas Rascal by Sterling North Sand Country Almanac by Aldo Leonard Silent Spring by Rachael Carlson Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder Stephen Hawking’s Universe by John Boslough NOTE: IF YOU WILL BE TAKING CHEMICAL SCIENCE, , CHEMISTRY, CHEMISTRY I HONORS, OR BIOLOGY II AP, GO BACK TO THE SCIENCE DIRECTORY AND SELECT THE ASSIGNMENT FOR CHEMISTRY, OR AP BIOLOGY!