Honors Science Colloquium will incorporate learning to develop skills and cultivate interest in the academic enterprise. This course will engage students with Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate Curriculum focused on science topics of a conjunction course to deepen the understanding of the topics and solidify critical thinking and research skills. Through higher order thinking activities, students will participate in substantial reading and writing, develop oral and listening skills, and apply the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Little time is spent on lecture since learning is active not passive; students are engaged in hands-on laboratory work. Students will be provided with the opportunity to formulate strategies for the development and testing of hypotheses, and use basic statistical concepts to draw both inferences and conclusions from data. In addition, students will be provided with an opportunity to complete scientific research and report and display the results of this research as part of the final project. Students will also be provided with the opportunity to develop analytical and interpretive skills, practicing constructed and selected response questions similar to items on high-stakes exams (e.g. Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, PSAT, SAT, CAASPP).