• Science:

    Refer to Canvas for all Science notes.

    We will be studying the following topics in each quarter:

    Quarter 1 - Matter

      • Analyze and interpret data to explain that matter of any type can be subdivided into particles too small to see and, in a closed system, if properties change or chemical reactions occur, the amount of matter stays the same.
      • Plan and carry out investigations to demonstrate that some substances combine to form new substances with different properties and others can be mixed without taking on new properties.

    Quarter 2 - Force and Motion


      • Construct an explanation using evidence to demonstrate that objects can affect other objects even when they are not touching
      • Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence of the effects that balanced and unbalanced forces have on the motion of objects.
      • Define problems and design solutions pertaining to force and motion.
      • Analyze and interpret data to determine how and where energy is transferred when objects move.

    Quarter 3 - Earth/Moon

      • Construct an explanation using evidence to demonstrate that objects can affect other objects even when they are not touching
      • Develop, revise, and use models based on evidence to construct explanations about the movement of the Earth and Moon within our solar system.
      • Obtain, analyze, and communicate evidence to support an explanation that the gravitational force of Earth on objects is directed toward the planet’s center.

    Quarter 4 - Adaptations and Environments

      • Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about patterns between the offspring of plants, and the offspring of animals (including humans); construct an explanation of how genetic information is passed from one generation to the next
      • Construct an explanation based on evidence that the changes in an environment can affect the development of the traits in a population of organisms.
      • Obtain, evaluate, and communicate evidence about how natural and human-caused changes to habitats or climate can impact populations.
      • Construct an argument based on evidence that inherited characteristics can be affected by behavior and/or environmental conditions.