Email is the best way to contact me: thollenbeck@sanjuan.edu
6th-grade Earth science standards
This year, we will have the opportunity to study the following Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS):
Earth Science Standard 1: Earth’s Place in the Universe
(Universe & Its Stars, Earth & the Solar System, History of Planet Earth)
Earth Science Standard 2: Earth’s Systems
(Earths Materials & Systems, Plate Tectonics, Water Cycle, Weather & Climate)
Earth Science Standard 3: Earth and Human Activity
(Natural Resources, Natural Hazards, Human Impacts on Earth Systems, Global Climate Change)
7th-grade life science standards
This year, we will have the opportunity to study the following Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS):
Life Science Standard 1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures & Processes
(Cells, Growth & Development, Photosynthesis, Respiration, Human Body, Dissections)
Life Science Standard 2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, & Dynamics
(Relationships, Cycle of Matter & Energy, Biodiversity)
Life Science Standard 3: Heredity: Inheritance & Variation of Traits
(Genetics, Mutations, Reproduction)
Life Science Standard 4: Biological Evolution: Unity & Diversity
(Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity, Natural Selection, Adaptation)
Ms. Hollenbeck graduated with honors from UC Davis with her biological sciences degree. She earned her Teaching Credential and CLAD certification from Sac State and her Master's Degree in Educational Management from the University of LaVerne. Ms. Hollenbeck has been teaching science at Churchill Middle School since 2001.