5:1 – Thursday – Middle School Science

Description

Instructor: Mary Anne Cheraz (Lessons By Design)

Semester Pricing: $300 per semester (All Charters Accepted)

Thursdays 9:00-10:15

Grades: 6th-8th Grade

Middle School Science: Explorations in Matter

Explore the inner workings of science with hands on activities! Students who attend in-person will conduct Crime Scene investigations, build Gummy Bear wave simulators, play Mouse Trap and more! Online students will participate in wacky online game show fun! We will be studying matter, the periodic table, elements, mixtures, compounds, chemical reactions, light and electromagnetic spectrum, energy, heat, motion, Newton’s laws and momentum. There will be weekly home reading and written assignments. We will have a midterm quiz and semester end test. Class is aligned with NEXT GEN SCIENCE Standards for 6th-8th grade students.

Textbook required:

Holt McDougal Science Fusion: Student Edition, Interactive Worktext Grades 6-8 Physical 2012

Text  ISBN: 978-0-547-39877-8