6th Grade Science

A grade level course designed to be an introductory lab course for the 6th grade science curriculum. Students will be introduced to science processing skills through hands-on laboratory activities, problem-solving situations, open-ended investigations, and cooperative/collaborative work. The emphasis will be on the study of transformations of energy and matter, the role of the sun’s energy on the Earth’s systems, water in the environment, air and atmosphere, and basic chemistry concepts. A unit in Family Life is also included as part of the curriculum