1st Quarter Units (Click here for assignments)

Life Processes (Life Science): The students will explore the origin and transfer of the energy needed for life, including the process of photosynthesis, transpiration, osmosis and diffusion.

Cells & Heredity (Life Science): Topics in this unit include the cell, its structure and processes, reproduction, development, heredity, DNA, genes, chromosomes, mitosis, and meiosis.

2nd Quarter Unit (Click here for assignments)

Particles (Physical Science): Matter and its fundamental particles will be explored.  Following up on the 6th grade chemistry unit, phases, phase changes and energy transfer will be reviewed.  The structure of the atom will be studied, the phases of matter investigated, and the use of the Periodic Table and its elements learned in detail.

3rd Quarter Units (Click here for assignments)

Light (Physical Science): The unit introduces light as a form of energy, the relationship among light, heat, and color, and the theory of color mixing.  The behavior of light, mirrors and images will also be explored.

Electricity & Magnetism (Physical Science): Electricity and magnetism are key elements in our everyday lives.  The students will learn about the nature of electricity and magnetism, the relationship between them, and the ways in which they are utilized and controlled.

4th Quarter Units (Click here for assignments)

Oceans & Climates (Earth Science): Oceans and Climates offers students the chance to explore the factors that affect the Earth's climate, examine the way density affects the flow of currents in the ocean and in the atmosphere, and explore the concept of pressure as it relates to the atmosphere and to the ocean.

Sound (Physical Science):