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     SCIENCE

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Our science program is designed to be entirely paperless.

We will use Google Classroom heavily to complete our work, lessons and labs.

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GRADE 6

GRADE 7

GRADE 8

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UNIT 1
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PURE SUBSTANCES & MIXTURES

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1) Matter

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2) Pure Substances and Mixtures

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3) Solutes and Solvents

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4) Concentration and Solubility

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5) Separating Mechanical Mixtures

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6) Separating Solutions

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7) Test Review

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8) Unit Test

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9) Cumulative Task - DUE Nov. 23

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FLUIDS

1.  Fluids and the Particle Theory

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2.  Flow

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3.  Characteristics of Fluids

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4.  Density

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5.  Density Calculations

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6.  Buoyancy

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7.  Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems

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8.  Pascal’s Law

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9.  Pascal’s Law Calculations

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10. Pressure, Volume and Temperature

 

11. Culminating Task

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12. Unit Test

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UNIT 2

STRUCTURES

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1) Classifying Structures

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2) Forces & Loads

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3) Force Types

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4) Structural Stability

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5) Strong Structures

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6) Structural Failure

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7) Test Review

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8) Unit Test

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9) Cumulative Task​

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SYSTEMS

1.  Systems, Subsystems, Components

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2.  Mechanical Systems – Student Investigation​

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3.  Simple Machines

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4.  Forces

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5.  Mechanical Advantage

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6.  Mechanical Advantage Laboratory

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7.  Work and Power

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8.  Mechanical Efficiency

  • Lesson PowerPoint

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9.  Mechanical Efficiency Laboratory

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10. Mechanical Efficiency Calculations

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11. Unit Culminating Task​

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12. Unit Test

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UNIT 3

HEAT

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1) Hot & Cold

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2) Conduction

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3) Convection

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4) Radiation

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5) Conventional Energy Sources

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6) Global Warming

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7) Alternative Energy Sources

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8) Test Review

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9) Unit Test

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10) Cumulative Task​

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CELLS

1.   Characteristics of Living Things, Cell Theory

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2.   The Compound Microscope, Magnification, Biological Drawings

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3.   Microscope Skills – Dry Mount (lowercase “e”)

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4.   Animal vs Plant Cells​

5.   Cell Diagrams

6.   Wet Mount Slides (Onion and Cheek Cells)

7.   The Cell Membrane, Diffusion

8.   Osmosis

9.   Endocytosis and Exocytosis

10.  Unicellular Organisms

11.  Multicellular Organisms

12.  UNIT TEST

13.  Unicellular Organisms Culminating Task

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UNIT 4

ECOSYSTEMS

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1) Biotic and Abiotic Elements,

    Needs of Living Things

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2) Interactions Between Organisms

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3) Roles, Food Chains, Food Webs

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4) Energy Flow, Pyramids

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5) Matter Cycles

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6) Succession

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7) Human Impacts on Ecosystems

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8) Ecological Footprint

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9) Test Review

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10) Unit Test

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11) Cumulative Task

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WATER SYSTEMS

1. Water Cycle

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2. Water Treatment

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3. Water Contaminants

 

4. Water Quality

 

5. Water and Climate

 

6. Solid Water in the Water Cycle

 

7. Chasing Ice

8. Culminating Task

9. Unit Test

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FLIGHT

1. The Properties of Air

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2. Forces of Flight

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3. The Physics Behind Flight

 

4. Living Things That Fly

 

5. Non-Living Things That Fly

 

6. How Does Flight Affect Us

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8. Unit Test

9. Culminating Task

SPACE

1. The Solar System and the Sun

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2. Planets

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3. Asteroid Belt

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4. Meteoroids, Meteors, Meteorites & Comets

 

5. Satellites

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6. Seasons

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7. Contributors to Space Exploration

 

8. Exploring Space

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9. Space - Impact on Society

 

10. Unit Test

11. Culminating Task

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Electricity & Biodiversity
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ELECTRICITY

1. Introduction to Electricity

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2. Types of Electricity

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3. Sources of Electricity

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4. Measuring Electricity

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5. Electrical Circuits

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6. Conductors & Insulators

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7. The Impact of Electricity on the Environment

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8. Unit Test

9. Culminating Task

BIODIVERSITY

1. What is Classification

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2. Classification Activity

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3. The 5 Kingdoms

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4. The Animal Kingdom Project

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5. Interrelationship Between Living Things

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6. Ecosystems

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7. Invasive Species Wanted Ad

 

8. Humans Affect Biodiversity

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9. Reducing Human Impact

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5. Unit Test

6. Culminating Task

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