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  •      The science curriculum can be both fun and challenging to students.  A rigorous course is followed in class and it is expected that every student do their best on every assignment.  The material covered for both 7th and 8th grade, and the manner in which it is done, will prepare students for the New York Science Assessment they will take at the end of their 8th grade year.

         Below is a list of the topics and subject matter covered in the specific grade level:

    Courses

     

    7TH GRADE: PHYSICAL SCIENCE       

     Skills

    • Scientific method
    • Length
    • Mass
    • Volume
    • Density 

    Physics

    • Motion
    • Energy
    • Simple Machines

    Magnetism and Electricity

    Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

    Chemistry

    • Heat
    • Atoms
    • Periodic Table
    • Chemical reactions

    Earth science

    • Solar system
    • Earth processes
    • Rocks and minerals
    • Weather

    8TH GRADE: LIFE SCIENCE   

    Skills

    • Scientific method
    • Length
    • Mass
    • Volume
    • Density 
    • Microscope use

    Cells

    • Cell theory
    • Cell parts and function
    • Osmosis and diffusion
    • Mitosis and meiosis

    Classification

    • Organization
    • Viruses
    • Monerans
    • Protists
    • Fungi
    • Plants
    • Animals

    Body Systems

    • Skeletal
    • Muscular
    • Digestive
    • Respiratory
    • Circulatory
    • Endocrine
    • Excretory
    • Immune
    • Nervous
    • Reproductive

    Genetics

    • Mendel
    • Punnett squares
    • Genetic engineering

    Evolution

    • Darwin
    • Phylogeny
    • Cladograms

    Ecology

    • Levels of organization
    • Food chains, webs, and pyramids
    • Symbiosis/ predator-prey
    • Human interaction
    • Invasive species