WJ Science Department
Susan Bergeris , Resource Teacher
Phone: 240-740-6853
Click Here for a list of Science Department staff.
Department Overview
The goal of the Walter Johnson HS science department is to help students develop a variety of critical thinking skills including: making inferences, designing experiments, and using dimensional analysis to calculate the value of a variable.
- 2023-24 science department course bulletin
- 2023-24 rising 9th grader information
- 2023-24 registration: in-class presentation
In addition to the NGSS aligned MCPS core coursework, we offer many elective courses including forensic science, astronomy, and molecular biology. Furthermore, our AP program offers a variety of biological and physical science options including AP Environmental Science, AP Biology (double period), AP Chemistry (double period), AP Physics 1 and AP Physics C - Mechanics, and AP Physics C- Electricity and Magnetism.
Additionally, Science Olympiad and Chemathon are two competitive science clubs at Walter Johnson. Students have a lot of fun with their science-loving friends!