▁as ▁such ▁tries ▁out ▁experimental ▁teaching ▁techniques . ▁These ▁range ▁from ▁how ▁classes ▁are ▁laid ▁out ▁to ▁what ▁is ▁taught ▁and ▁even ▁to ▁who ▁takes ▁them ; ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁I MS A ▁received ▁national ▁attention ▁for ▁an ▁expl or atory ▁study ▁on ▁whether ▁girls ▁learned ▁physics ▁better ▁in ▁single - sex ▁or ▁co - ed ▁environments , ▁as ▁conducted ▁by ▁char ter ▁physics ▁fac ulty , ▁Dr . ▁David ▁Work man . ▁I MS A ' s ▁main ▁math ▁sequence , ▁entitled ▁" Math emat ical ▁Investig ations " ▁and ▁in ▁development ▁by ▁I MS A ▁fac ulty ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁hand book ▁form ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁is ▁beginning ▁to ▁be ▁adopted ▁by ▁other ▁school ▁districts ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Illinois , ▁such ▁as ▁Community ▁Unit ▁School ▁District ▁ 3 0 3 ▁in ▁St . ▁Charles ▁( at ▁St . ▁Charles ▁East ▁& ▁St . ▁Charles ▁North ). ▁I MS A ' s ▁core ▁science ▁curr icul um ▁has ▁been ▁through ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁ground - up ▁rest ruct ur ings , ▁its ▁implementation ▁divided ▁the ▁old ▁scientific ▁inqu iry ▁curr icul um ▁into ▁four ▁classes : ▁Physics , ▁Chem istry , ▁Bi ology , ▁and ▁Method s ▁of ▁Scient ific ▁In qu iry . ▁ ▁I MS A ▁does ▁not ▁use ▁report ▁cards , ▁but ▁uses ▁an ▁online ▁" student ▁information ▁service ", ▁Power Sch ool . ▁All ▁gr ades ▁and ▁attend ance ▁are