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Course Design
Course Design
This year, we will observe phenomena in order to generate questions that will lead us to explore and make sense of the living world around us. This course utilizes an inquiry and project-based approach that stresses authentic science practices such as modeling, analyzing and interpreting data, arguing from evidence, constructing scientific explanations, and planning and carrying out investigations. Throughout, students will collaborate with each other using structured science talk designed to make their thinking visible.
Science and Engineering Practices
Science and Engineering Practices
1. Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering)
2. Developing and using models
3. Planning and carrying out investigations
4. Analyzing and interpreting data
5. Using mathematics and computational thinking
6. Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering)
Cross-Cutting Concepts
Cross-Cutting Concepts
1. Patterns
2. Cause and effect
3. Scale, proportion, and quantity
4. Systems and system models
5. Energy and matter
6. Structure and function
7. Stability and change
Units
Units
Unit 1:
Unit 1:
Cells and Body Systems
Cells and Body Systems
Unit 2:
Unit 2:
Metabolic Reactions
Metabolic Reactions
Unit 3:
Unit 3:
Matter Cycling and Photosynthesis
Matter Cycling and Photosynthesis
Unit 4:
Unit 4:
Ecosystem Dynamics
Ecosystem Dynamics
Unit 5:
Unit 5:
Genetics
Genetics
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