WHAT WE LEARN IN MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE
6th Grade Science (175 Minimum Weekly Minutes)
Earth Science
- Understands the effect of the ecology of the Earth and their responsibility to protect it
- Understands plate tectonics to explain important features of the Earth’s surface and major geologic events
- Knows that topography is reshaped by weathering of rock and soil and by the transportation and deposition of sediment
- Understands that heat moves in a predictable flow from warmer objects-to-cooler objects until all objects are at the same temperature
- Understands that many phenomena on the Earth’s surface are affected by the transfer of heat energy through radiation and convection currents
- Identifies how organisms in ecosystems exchange energy and nutrients among themselves and with the environment
Investigation and Experimentation
- Hypothesizes, classifies, and interprets data found from investigation and discovery experiments
- Draws conclusions using study information based on scientific information
- Compares, analyzes, and synthesizes data results using metacognitive skills and scientific fact
- Selects topic, problem, and hypothesis for a Science Fair project
Educational Field Trip to Science Camp
7th Grade Science (175 Minimum Weekly Minutes)
Earth Science
- Understands the effect of the ecology of the Earth and their responsibility to protect it
- Understands plate tectonics to explain important features of the Earth’s surface and major geologic events
- Knows that topography is reshaped by weathering of rock and soil and by the transportation and deposition of sediment
- Understands that heat moves in a predictable flow from warmer objects-to-cooler objects until all objects are at the same temperature
- Understands that many phenomena on the Earth’s surface are affected by the transfer of heat energy through radiation and convection currents
- Identifies how organisms in ecosystems exchange energy and nutrients among themselves & with the environment
Investigation and Experimentation
- Hypothesizes, classifies, and interprets data found from investigation and discovery experiments
- Draws conclusions using study information based on scientific information
- Compares, analyzes, and synthesizes data results using metacognitive skills and scientific fact
- Selects topic, problem, and hypothesis for Science Fair project
Educational Field Trip to Science Camp
8th Grade Science (225 Minimum Weekly Minutes)
Physical Science
- Understands concepts relating to: velocity, atomic structure, chemical reactions, density, mass, and buoyant force
- Develops process skills using scientific method
- Understands and develops knowledge relating to principles, concepts, and terms of physical sciences
- Applies mathematical rules and formulas
