Course Guide - 2021-22 - Flipbook - Page 8
Science
Course Title
Description
Science
Required
Year Course
Grade 6
Sixth grade science curriculum includes the study of the Methods of Science,
Technology and Society, and the study of the Earth. Students will be active
in both classroom and laboratory situations.
Science
Required
Year Course
Grade 7
Seventh grade science will cover life science. They will explore cell biology,
plants, bacteria and viruses and animals. We will discuss simple chemistry
and use numerous lab skills, and begin the classification of living things by
looking at plants to complete survey of the animal kingdom. Students will
dissect preserved specimens to identify increasingly complex body systems,
a study of genetics will follow. STEM activities are included in this course.
Science
Required
Year Course
Grade 8
Eighth grade science continues to focus on content rich inquiry-based study
through topics of motions, force, energy, chemical building blocks and
chemical interactions. Classroom and laboratory sessions will be utilized.