Needed Supplies & the Science Binder:

Students should be prepared EVERYDAY! Materials needed unpacked daily include:

• 1 inch Science Only Binder
  
• Student Planner
• Bellwork/Vocabulary Packet (school-provided)
• Curriculum Packet (school-provided)
• Pens/Pencils/Highlighters/Colored Pencils

All students will use their science-only binder to store science packets and other out-of-packet assignments for each unit this year. At the end of a unit, work can be stored in class to make room for the next unit.

This is a guideline of the topics we will be covering this year:

8th Grade Yearly Plan of Action:

• Nature of Science

Scientific Method, Inquiry Process, Measurement, Graphing

• Properties and Changes of Matter

Atoms, Phys. vs. Chem. Properties, Changes in Matter States, Periodic Table, Chem. Reactions

• Structure and Function of Living Systems

Types of Cells, Cell Structure and Organization, Cellular Processes, Cellular Reproduction

• Genetics and Heredity

Dominant & Recessive Genes, Punnett Squares, Blood Typing, Genetic Mutations & Diseases

• Diversity, Adaptations and Behavior

Ecosystem Relationships, Behavioral Cycles, Adaptations for Survival

• Motions and Forces

Velocity and Acceleration, Position-Time Graphing, Newton’s Laws of Motion

6th Grade Yearly Plan of Action:

• Nature of Science

Scientific Method, Inquiry Process, Measurement, Density, Observations vs. Inferences, Types of Observations, Lab Safety

• Astronomy

The Solar System, Importance of the Sun, Seasons, Moon Phases, Eclipses, Tides

• Energy and Changes of Matter

Atoms, Changes in Matter States, Types of Energy, Energy Storage and Transfer

• Ecology

Organism Interactions, Limiting Factors, Carrying Capacity, Food Chains and Webs