“Science is a way of thinking much more that it is a body of knowledge.” -Carl Sagan

Science and Engineering Goals

• Asking questions and defining problems
• Designing and carrying out investigations
• Analyzing and interpreting data
• Developing and using models
• Constructing explanations and designing solutions
• Engaging in scientific argument using evidence
• Using mathematical and computational thinking
• Obtaining, evaluating and communicating information

Curriculum Focus By Grade Level

7th Grade:

• Science Process and Methods
• Cells and Cellular Processes
• Transformation and Conversion of Energy
• Chemical Reactions and Conservation of Matter

8th Grade:

• Heredity and Natural Selection
• Geological Processes and Plate Tectonics
• Forces and Motion
• Chemical Reactions in Living Things