Grade: 5 | General Science
Prerequisite: None
The students will study primarily from the Bring Science Alive! Exploring Science Practices textbook. The 5thgrade science curriculum covers God’s design for Living Things and Ecosystems, Earth Systems, Changes in Matter, and Earth/ Moon/ Stars.
Students will be challenged to apply the concept of using the Scientific Method throughout the year in a variety of laboratory experiments. Group activities, power point presentations, reading assignments, and hands-on activities give students a broad range of methods to gain knowledge and skills.
Grade: 6 | Earth Science
Prerequisite: None
Holt Science and Technology by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston
Earth Science is the primary textbook for 6th grade science. The curriculum includes: Earth’s Resources, Plate Tectonics, Oceanography, Weather and Climate, and Astronomy. Students learn to read non-fiction through note-taking, summarizing the text, and answering critical thinking questions. From hands-on activities with laboratory experiments and group work to individual work with graphic organizers, learning with the integration of a Biblical worldview is a priority.
Grade: 7 | Life Science
Prerequisite: None
7th Grade Science is a life science class that will explore Gods’ creation of structures of organisms, systems, and the interdependence of groups of organisms. Students will be encouraged to explore topics with a scientific disposition and mindset. We explore basic concepts of the scientific method and use them thoroughly all year to teach our students how to think through questions so that they understand how to come up with conclusions. This practice will help them with current/future labs, while also helping them understand the processes that scientists had to go through to reach our current understandings.
Grade: 8 | Integrated Physics and Chemistry (IPC)
Prerequisite: None
8th Grade Science is a physical science class that will explore structures of matter, basic chemistry/physics, and the effects of these properties on the world we live in. Students will be encouraged to explore topics with a scientific disposition and mindset and a Biblical worldview. We explore basic concepts of the scientific method and use them thoroughly all year to teach our students how to think through questions so that they understand how to come up with conclusions. This practice will help them with current/future labs, while also helping them understand the processes that scientists had to go through to reach our current understandings.
SCIENCE HONORS
Grade: 7 | Honors Life Science
Prerequisite: Students must be enrolled in Pre-Algebra 7
Honors Life Science is a rigorous course that emphasizes critical thinking and problem solving and is recommended for students who have demonstrated interest in science. The course is interdisciplinary; however, much of the content focus is on life science with applications of technology. Participation in outside-of-class scientific research projects is required. Students enrolled in this course should expect extensive outside-of-class preparation.
Grade: 8 | Honors Integrated Physics and Chemistry (IPC)
Prerequisite: Students must be enrolled in Algebra I
This Honors IPC course requires students to do laboratory investigations at a more advanced level using the scientific method. The students will be doing critical-thinking and problem solving in beginning chemistry and physics. The Metric system and measurement including more advanced math computations will be used throughout the course. Participation in outside-of-class scientific research projects is required. Students enrolled in this course should expect extensive outside-of-class preparation.
