Mrs. McDuffie

Science

Mrs. McDuffie

Email: michelemcduffie@theexpeditionschool.com

Phone: (919) 408 - 7723

Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 2:30 - 3:15 pm, call or email

Live Zoom Office Hour: Wednesday, 2:30 - 3:15 pm, join Zoom link

Zoom link

Live Lessons: Tuesdays and some Mondays

8th Grade - 1st Quarter

  • Techniques used in Biotechnology

  • Biotechnology in North Carolina

  • Pathogens that cause Infectious Diseases

  • Spread and Treatments of Infectious Diseases

  • Epidemics vs Pandemics

Project

7th Grade - 1st Quarter

  • Human Body Organ Systems

  • Medical Treatments through History

  • Cellular Biology - Functions and Processes

  • Single-Celled vs Multi-Cellular Organisms

  • Human Body Organization and Homeostasis

Project

8th Grade - 2nd Quarter

  • Geologic Time Scale - Eons, Eras, Periods, Epoch

  • Changes in Land forms and Life forms

  • Methods to determine Relative and Absolute Age

  • Evidence from Fossils

7th Grade - 2nd Quarter

  • Different types of Reproduction

  • History of Heredity and Genetics

  • Variations of Offspring

  • Probability of Traits with Punnett Squares

Welcome!.mp4

My Hope and Dream...

My hope for this year is we can all make connections with one another even in our virtual setting. Let's make time to get to know each other socially as well as connect and have fun while learning the material!

Open House.mp4

Open House Video