Science Courses

Our students receive Highly Capable services through a cluster group model in our Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science classes.

Science A+B

Required for 6th Grade, Year-Long

In this course, students will focus on nine units: Microbiome; Metabolism; Engineering Internship Metabolism; Thermal Energy; Ocean Atmosphere and Climate; Weather Patterns; Earth’s Changing Climate; Engineering Internship: Earth’s Changing Climate, and Earth, Moon, Sun.

Students will refine their science and engineering skills within the context of an engaging storyline to explain a phenomenon.

Science 1A+1B

Required for 7th Grade, Year-Long

In this course, students will focus on nine units: Geology on Mars, Plate Motion; Engineering Internships: Plate Motion; Rock Transformations; Phase Change; Engineering Internship: Phase Change; Chemical Reactions; Populations and Resources; Matter and Energy in Ecosystems.

Students will refine their science and engineering skills within the context of an engaging storyline to explain a phenomenon.

Science 2A+ 2B

Required for 8th Grade, Year-Long

In this course, students will focus on nine units: Harnessing Human Energy, Force and Motion, Force and Motion; Engineering Internship, Magnetic Fields, Light Waves, Earth, Moon and Sun, Natural Selection, Engineering Internship: Natural Selection, Evolutionary History.

Students will refine their science and engineering skills within the context of an engaging storyline to explain a phenomenon.