Course Outline

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  Laptop Activity Notes or Worksheet Picture

 Projects Games   Videos

Life Science (7th Grade)

First Nine Weeks

• L.S. 1: Scientific Investigation
• L.S. 2: Cell Theory
• L.S. 3: Cellular Organization
• L.S. 4: Basic Needs of Organisms
• L.S. 6: Photosynthesis

Second Nine Weeks

• L.S. 13: Genetics
• L.S. 14: Evolution
• L.S. 5: Classification

Third Nine Weeks

• L.S. 7: Biotic and Abiotic Cycles
• L.S. 8: Populations
• L.S. 9: Communities
• L.S. 10: Ecosystems and Biomes

Fourth Nine Weeks

• L.S. 11: Effects of Change
• L.S. 12: Human Influence

Earth Science (8th Grade)

First Nine Weeks

• E.S. 1: Scientific Investigation
• E.S. 2: Reasoning and Logic
• E.S. 3: Maps, Globes, and Charts
• E.S. 14: The Universe
• E.S. 4: The Solar System
• E.S. 12: Dynamic Atmosphere

Second Nine Weeks

• E.S. 13: Weather and Climate  
• E.S. 5: Rocks and Minerals
• E.S. 6: The Rock Cycle
• E.S. 10: Rocks and Fossils
• E.S. 8: Plate Tectonics

Third Nine Weeks

• E.S. 9: Weathering, Soil, Water
• E.S. 11: Oceans
• E.S. 7: Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

Fourth Nine Weeks (Review)