Hildebrandt is a Weathernet School! |
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Science Program Goals: |
The following goals encompass five facets of student preparation and were developed to help students prepare for their futures in a technology-based world:
-to increase students' conceptual base of scientific phenomena.
-to promote students' abilities to think critically in order to find solutions to problems.
-to foster students' comfort with technological advances.
-to develop students' attitudes toward and appreciation for science in our society.
-to develop students' awareness of career opportunities in science.
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Science Grade Distribution: |
A student's overall grade is based on daily grades, which account for 50% of the overall grade, and major grades, which account for the other 50%. |
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Science Testing Days: |
Major test days for Science classes are Mondays and Thursdays for the 2006-07 school year. |
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Inquiry Laboratory Investigations: |
All 7th and 8th grade science students will complete at least one inquiry laboratory investigation during each semester in which they research a question or problem, form a testable hypothesis, design and conduct an experiment to test their hypothesis, and analyze the results to form a conclusion and make predictions. These investigations will cover 6th, 7th, and 8th grade science curriculum and will be completed by the students in class.
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6th Grade Science Scope and Sequence: |
FIRST SEMESTER:
Lab Safety (3 weeks)
Chapter 1: Matter and Energy (3 weeks)
Chapter 2: Solids, Liquids, and Gases (3 weeks)
Chapter 3: Relating Force and Motion (3 weeks)
Chapter 10: Rock Cycle and Layers of the Earth (2 weeks)
Chapter 11: Earthquakes and Volcanoes (3 weeks)
SECOND SEMESTER:
Chapter 12: Water Cycle (1.5 weeks)
Chapter 13: Earth's Atmosphere (1.5 weeks)
Chapter 14: Energy in the Atmosphere, Heat Transfer, and Weather Instruments and Chapter 15: Weather Maps and Storms (3 weeks)
Chapter 9: Energy Transformations and Chapter 11: Energy Resources and Electrical Circuits (2 weeks)
Chapter 16: The Solor System, Space Exploration, and Microscopes and Their Uses (4 weeks)
Chapter 4: Cells Sections 1-4, Chapter 5: Sections 1-3, and Chapter 6: Sections 1-2 (4 weeks)
Chapter 8: Ecosystems Sections 1 & 3 and Limiting Factors (2 weeks) |
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7th Grade Science Scope and Sequence: |
FIRST SEMESTER:
Unit 1 - Introduction (4 weeks)
Unit 2 - Interactions Between Mater and Energy (4 weeks)
-Chapter 1: The Properties of Matter
-Chapter 2: Elements Forming Compounds
-Chapter 3: Everyday Changes in Substances
Unit 3 - Living Systems (10 weeks)
-Chapter 10: Bones, Muscles, and Skin
-Chapter 11: Food and Digestion
-Chapter 12: Circulation
-Chapter 13: Respiration and Excretion
-Chapter 15: The Nervous System
-Chapter 16: The Endocrine System and Reproduction
SECOND SEMESTER:
Unit 3 - Living Systems continued plus Chapter 16.3: Genetics and Comparative Anatomy: Frog Dissection (5 weeks)
Unit 4 - Motion and Forces (4 weeks)
-Chapter 4: Motion and Forces
-Chapter 5: Work and Machines
-Chapter 6: Energy and Power
Unit 5 - Earth and Space Systems (4 weeks)
-Chapter 9: The Earth-Moon System
-Chapter 7: Weathering and Soil Formation
-Chapter 8: Erosion, Deposition, and Catastrophic Events
Inquiry Lab (1 week sometime during the semester)
Unit 6 - Organisms and their Environment (4 weeks)
-Chapter 17: Ecosystems and Biomes
-Chapter 18: Relating to the Environment
-Chapter 19: Living Resources
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8th Grade Science Scope and Sequence: |
FIRST SEMESTER:
Introduction (1 week)
Chapter 1 - Chemical Interactions (3 weeks)
Chapter 3 - Motion and Energy (2 weeks)
Chapters 4, 5, 6, and 7 - Characteristics of Waves, Sound Waves, The Electromagnetic Spectrum, and Light Waves (3 weeks)
Chapter 8 - Characteristics of the Universe (3 weeks)
Chapters 10 and 11 - Minerals and Rocks (2.5 weeks)
Mapping (2.5 weeks)
Inquiry Lab (1 week sometime during the semester)
SECOND SEMESTER:
Chapter 9 - Plate Tectonics (4 weeks)
Chapters 18 and 19 - Change Over Time (plus the Nitrogen Cycle, Carbon Cycle, Stratigraphy, and Radiometric Dating) and Interdependence in Living Systems (sections 2 and 3) (4 weeks)
Chapters 16 and 17 - Genetics (3 weeks)
Chapters 14 and 15 - Oceans and Climate (plus the water cycle) (3 weeks)
Chapters 12 and 13 - Land & Soil Resources and Air & Water Resources (2 weeks)
Inquiry Lab (1 week sometime during the semester) |
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