Hello Everyone!

I teach in a small school district, and we have decided to switch from a 7 period day to an 8 period day.  The debate is over, we are going to an 8 period day. 

My question is this.  I am fighting like mad to get a lab period since I have lost time in class, which then means I have lost lab time in class, so what do other schools out there on an 8 period day do for their science classes?

Do you have a lab period?  or do you do nothing? or a modified schedule to increase time for the sciences?