Science Class Overview
8th Grade
The class text is California-Focus on Physical Science by Prentice Hall. Physical Science is the study of the properties and the relationship of matter and energy. The main areas of study include: motion, the structure of matter, the periodic table, chemical reactions.
7th Grade
The class text is California-Focus on Life Science by Prentice Hall. The main areas of study include: Cells, heredity and genetics, single and multi-cell organisms, plant life cycles, and the human body systems.
6th Grade
The class text is California-Focus on Earth Science by Prentice Hall. Earth Science is the study of earth's air, land and water, and the forces that change our planet. The main areas of study include: Scientific measurement, geologic time, tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, surface weathering, and oceanography.