| SEVENTH GRADE CURRICULUM: FOCUS ON LIFE SCIENCE
UNIT I = Introduction to Science
UNIT II = Living Things
UNIT III = Evolution/Earth's History
UNIT IV = Cell Structure and Function
UNIT V = Cell Processes and Energy
UNIT VI = Viruses, Bacteria, protists and Fungi
UNIT VII = Introduction to Plants/ Seed Plants
UNIT VIII = Genetics: The Science of Heredity
UNIT IX = Human Body Systems/ The Nervous System
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EIGHTH GRADE CURRICULUM: FOCUS ON PHYSICAL SCIENCE
UNIT I = Nature of Science
(measurement, experimentation, lab safety)
UNIT II = Astronomy: Earth in the Solar System
(stars, galaxies, universe, solar system, earth, moon and sun)
UNIT III = Matter and Reactions
(matter, changes in matter, elements, periodic table, chemical reactions, atoms and bonding, acids, bases and solutions, exploring materials, chemistry of living systems)
UNIT IV = Sound and Light
(characteristics of waves, electromagnetic spectrum, light)
UNIT V = Electricity and Magnetism
(magnetism, electromagnetism, electric charges and currents)
UNIT VI = Motion, Forces and Energy
(motion, forces, forces in fluids, work and machines) | |
