Middle School Science
Class Schedule:
7:45-8:00 Homeroom (7th)
8:00-8:15 Breakfast
8:15-9:20 Social Studies (6th)
9:20-10:20 Connections/Planning
10:25-11:00 ILT- Reading
11:00-12:00 Life Science (7th)
12:00-12:30 Lunch
12:30-1:30 Physical Science (8th)
1:30-2:30 Earth Science (6th)
2:30-3:00 ILT- Math
Earth Science (6th grade)
Topics we will cover:
Solar System and Beyond (planets, galaxies, origins/formation)
Earth, Moon, Sun (phases, eclipses, seasons, tides)
Earth’s Changing Landscape (rocks & minerals, plate tectonics)
Water in Earth’s Processes (water cycle, waves, currents)
Climate and Weather (atmospheric patterns, heat transfer, climate change)
Human Energy Needs (renewable/nonrenewable resources, effects on environment)
Life Science (7th grade)
Topics we will cover:
Life Over Time (living things, evolution, classification)
Cells (structure, function, levels of cellular organization)
Reproduction and Heredity (mitosis, meiosis, heredity, DNA)
Human Body Systems
Interactions of Living Things (ecology, energy transfer, population dynamics)
Biomes and Ecosystems
Physical Science (8th grade)
Topics we will cover:
Matter (physical and chemical changes, pure substances and mixtures, states of matter)
Energy (thermal energy and energy transfer)
Atoms and the Periodic Table (electrons and chemical bonding)
Motion and Forces (speed, acceleration, forces, gravity)
Work And Energy (kinetic and potential energy)
Electricity and Magnetism
Waves (properties of waves, sound, light)