Dear Students and Families,
Welcome to Eighth Grade Science and the Trailblazer Team!!!!!
I’m excited about the opportunity to get to know you, and I’m looking forward to a happy productive school year.
Eighth Grade Science Curriculum focuses on Earth Science concepts with an emphasis on problem solving and scientific
inquiry. Students will explore earth science through units that focus on Meteorology, Geology, and Astronomy. The Scientific Inquiry is incorporated and reviewed throughout the curriculum.
Middle school science should contribute to the development of scientifically literate persons and not simply prepare students for the next science course. Science should relate to students’ personal lives, and enable them to begin examining societal issues having scientific and technological basis. Students should have many opportunities to approach problems in a concrete, hands-on manner. They should be encouraged to express their ideas with abstract symbols and explanations and to reflect on the science in which they are engaged. Student-directed discussions should afford opportunities to revise prior knowledge bases and to accept new realities based on new understandings of scientific knowledge.
Students will become more systematic and sophisticated in conducting investigations, some of which may last for weeks or more. They will develop a better understanding of what constitutes a good or fair experiment. Efforts should be made to learn to control specific variables.
Student investigations should make up a significant part of the total science experience. Student investigations should be accompanied by systemic learning of science concepts presented in a variety of ways.
If you have any questions or concerns you can contact me at 269-2680 or you can e-mail me at ([email protected])
Welcome to Eighth Grade Science and the Trailblazer Team!!!!!
I’m excited about the opportunity to get to know you, and I’m looking forward to a happy productive school year.
Eighth Grade Science Curriculum focuses on Earth Science concepts with an emphasis on problem solving and scientific
inquiry. Students will explore earth science through units that focus on Meteorology, Geology, and Astronomy. The Scientific Inquiry is incorporated and reviewed throughout the curriculum.
Middle school science should contribute to the development of scientifically literate persons and not simply prepare students for the next science course. Science should relate to students’ personal lives, and enable them to begin examining societal issues having scientific and technological basis. Students should have many opportunities to approach problems in a concrete, hands-on manner. They should be encouraged to express their ideas with abstract symbols and explanations and to reflect on the science in which they are engaged. Student-directed discussions should afford opportunities to revise prior knowledge bases and to accept new realities based on new understandings of scientific knowledge.
Students will become more systematic and sophisticated in conducting investigations, some of which may last for weeks or more. They will develop a better understanding of what constitutes a good or fair experiment. Efforts should be made to learn to control specific variables.
Student investigations should make up a significant part of the total science experience. Student investigations should be accompanied by systemic learning of science concepts presented in a variety of ways.
If you have any questions or concerns you can contact me at 269-2680 or you can e-mail me at ([email protected])