Ms. Moser

Science grades 4 to 8

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                              The Curriculum & Pictures

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Our Curriculum:

Fourth Grade Science

Textbook: Scott Foresman Science Diamond Edition © 2009
Life Science

  • Classification
  • Plants
  • Ecosystems
  • Body Systems

Earth Science

  • Water Cycle
  • Weather Patterns
  • Earth's Surface

Physical Science

  • Matter
  • Heat
  • Electricity and Magnetism

- Weekly visits to the Junior High Lab for laboratory activities
- Science taught daily
-  Unit and Visit to Northern Kentucky Sanitation District
- Annual Science Fair (opportunity to compete at regional level)

Fifth Grade Science

Textbook: Scott Foresman Science Diamond Edition ©2009
Life Science

  • Classification
  • Cells
  • Human Body
  • Ecosystems

Earth Science

  • Space
  • Inner and Outer Planets
  • Earth's Surface

Physical Science

  • Matter
  • Force
  • Types of Energy

- Weekly visits to the Junior High Lab for laboratory activities
- Science taught daily
- Overnight trip to Camp Carlisle
- Annual Science Fair (opportunity to compete at regional and state levels)

Sixth Grade Science

Textbook: Pearson Science Explorer: Earth Science 2009

  • Earth, Moon and Sun
  • The Solar System
  • The Atmosphere
  • Ocean and Freshwater
  • Plate Tectonics
  • Minerals and Rocks
  • Earthquakes and Volcanoes

- Weekly lab activities
- Various field trips (change annually)
- Annual Science Fair (opportunity to compete at regional and state levels)

Seventh Grade Science

Textbook: Glenco Life Science © 2008

  • Classification
  • Cells: Process and Reproduction
  • Evolution
  • Bacteria
  • Protists and Fungi
  • Invertebrate Zoology
  • Vertebrate Zoology
  • Introduction to Plants

- Weekly lab activities
- Various field trips (change annually)
- Dissections
- Annual Science Fair (opportunity to compete at regional and state levels)

Eighth Grade Science

Textbook: Glenco Introduction to Physical Science © 2008

  • Atoms and Elements
  • Atomic Structure and Chemical Bonds
  • States of Matter
  • Properties and changes of matter
  • Substances, Solubility, and Mixtures
  • Motion and Momentum
  • Newton's Laws
  • Energy
  • Waves

- Weekly lab activities
- Various field trips (change annually)
- Annual Science Fair (opportunity to compete at regional and state levels)

Eighth Grade Math

Textbook: Glencoe Math Connects: Course 3 ©2008

  • Integers
  • Rational Numbers
  • Pythagorean theorem
  • Proportions and Similarity
  • Geometry
  • Equations and Inequalities
  • Linear Equations
  • Statistics

- Cincinnati Zoo Math Days