Science

6th Grade Science Team

We will be covering life science this year in 6th grade. We will be focusing on the following topics:

  • Scientific Investigations
  • Cells/Microscopes
  • Cell Division
  • Classification
  • Human Body
  • Infectious Diseases
  • DNA/Genetics
  • Human Body
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Ecology
  • Plants/Plant Processes
  • Human Sexuality

We are looking forward to an exciting school year.

7th Grade Science Team

We will be covering Earth/Space science this year in both 7th and 8th grade. Both Honor’s and Regular Classes will be following the same order of instruction
We will be focusing on the following topics:

  • Lab Safety
  • Energy in the Earth Systems
  • Classification
  • The Practice of Science
  • The Universe
  • The Solar System
  • The Earth-Moon- Sun System
  • Space Exploration
  • Earth’s Structures
  • Earth’s History
  • Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, and Landforms
  • FCAT Preparations
  • Energy in the Atmosphere
  • Weather and Climate

8th Grade Science Team

We will be studying Physical Science this year in 8th grade. We will be focusing on the following topics:

- Lab Safety
- The Practice of Science
- Waves and Light
- Energy and Heat
- Energy, Motion, and Forces
- Matter

Looking forward to a year of learning!

The following topics will be covered in the honors course:

- Lab Safety
- Nature of Science
- Speed, velocity, and acceleration
- Newton’s Laws of Motion
- Energy and Gravity
- Electricity, heat, and power
- Introduction to Chemistry
- Atoms and The Periodic Table
- Kinetic Molecular Theory
- Nuclear Reactions
- Chemical Reactions