Science

Our Science department description.

Courses in this department:

Math/Science - 6th Grade

Fall

  • History of Mathematics
  • Number Theory
  • Place Value, Decimals & Powers of 10
  • Estimation
  • Problem Solving with Multiplication & Division
  • Algebra, expressions, equations, patterns & functions
  • Problem Solving using Algebra
  • Creating Sustainable Cultures
  • Earth's History
  • The Grand Canyon
  • Sand & Soil
  • Weather & Erosion

Winter

  • Pascal's Triangle
  • Order of Operations
  • Prime Factorization, Greatest Common Factor & Least Common Multiple
  • Understanding and Utilizing Fractions
  • Comparing and Ordering Fractions and Decimals
  • Relate Decimals and Percents
  • Multiply and Divide Decimals
  • Problem Solving using Fractions
  • What's Inside our Earth
  • Plate Tectonics
  • Earthquakes
  • Volcanoes
  • Rocks & Minerals

Spring

  • Customary Units of Measure
  • Metric Units of Measure
  • Relate Customary and Metric Units of Measure
  • Perimeter and Area
  • Graph Data
  • Integers & Algebra
  • Geometry
  • Ratios, Percents and Probability
  • Climate & Weather
  • Atmosphere
  • Human Impact on the Environment
  • Research Paper & Science Expo
  • Outer Space

Science - 0 kindergarten

 

  • Life cycles
  • Trees and seeds
  • 5 Vertebrates
  • 5 Senses

Science - 1st Grade

  • Weather
  • Solids, Liquids and Gases
  • Insects
  • Dinosaurs

Science - 2nd Grade

  • Bats
  • Ocean habitat
  • Scientific process
  • Rocks and minerals

Science - 3rd Grade

• Simple machines
• Sun, moon, and stars
• Scientific method

Science - 4th Grade

  • Environment:  Wetland habitats, watershed, Lake Merritt, tide pools
  • Rock cycle:  Rocks - igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary; minerals
  • Electricity:  Circuits, science fair inventions
  • Health: Nutrition and puberty

Science - 5th Grade

  • Microscopes and cells
  • Levels of organization in the human body
  • Overview of the 11 human organ systems
  • In-depth study of the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and respiratory systems
  • Health and nutrition
  • Puberty and the human reproductive system
  • Human Body Science Fair

Science - 7th Grade

Fall

  • Intro Unit- Review Scientific Method, Microscopes, Metrics
  • Cells- The Basic Units of Life and How They Function
  • Genetics- Understanding Inheritance

Winter

  • Human Body- A look at the skeletal, digestive, immune and nervous systems
  • The Frog Dissection

Spring

  • Environmental Science & Ecology- What is Environmentalism? What are Ecological Issues?
  • Environmental Science Expo

Science - 8th Grade

Fall

  • Intro Unit- A Review of Scientific Method, Metrics, Graphing, Density & Basic Equations
  • Chemistry- The Periodic Table, Atoms and Bonding
  • Chemistry- Chemical Reactions

Winter

  • Chemistry- Acids, Bases and Solutions
  • Forces & Motion- A look at Newton's Laws
  • Simple Machines- Rube Goldberg Projects

Spring

  • Energy- What is Energy and How do we get it?
  • Alternative Energy Options & A Look at Climate Change
  • Energy Efficiency- Environmental Science Expo
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