Science
Course Description:
This year’s course focuses on various aspects of science and design according to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). All assignments are posted to Google Classroom.
An emphasis will be placed upon critical thinking skills and collaboration with others to understand key concepts of science as well as our impact, both global and local. Students will inquire and develop their understanding, knowledge and skills individually and collectively through science investigations, demonstrations, cooperative learning, labs, presentations, research, and reflection. Students will document their development in a notebook they create throughout the course.
7th Grade Content:
This year’s course focuses on various aspects of science and design according to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). All assignments are posted to Google Classroom.
An emphasis will be placed upon critical thinking skills and collaboration with others to understand key concepts of science as well as our impact, both global and local. Students will inquire and develop their understanding, knowledge and skills individually and collectively through science investigations, demonstrations, cooperative learning, labs, presentations, research, and reflection. Students will document their development in a notebook they create throughout the course.
7th Grade Content:
- States of matter
- Cells and body systems
- Mass and thermal energy
- Molecules to organisms
- Chemical reactions
- Ecosystems
- Earth science
- Forces, motion, and energy
- Astronomy
- Mechanical and EM waves
- Human environmental impact
- Biological evolution