SEEK - 7th & 8th Grade
2023 - 2024 class will be offered Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
Note: This course rotates curriculum every year so students can take the course more than once.
(Tentative) The main topics covered this year are:
- Scientific Method
- Metric System
- Motion
- Matter
- Energy
- Magnetism
- Outer Space
7th & 8th Grade Curriculum Outline
Science 101
Students will learn about the development of scientific study over human history, the purpose of scientific inquiry, and how to apply the scientific method. They will also learn and practice writing lab reports throughout this course.
Metric System
What is it? Why is it important? The answers may be surprising.
Motion
Who was Sir Isaac Newton and is that cookie named after him? What is meant by "The Laws of Motion"? How can humans fly? We will look into the physics of motion.
Matter
"What's the matter?!" Learning differences and similarities and how they change from one to another.
Energy
Investigating uses and how they affect our everyday lives.
Magnetism
What are magnets? How do they work? Where are they used in our everyday lives?
Out of this World
How big is outer space and what is out there? What is astronomy? What are constellations? We will examine the vast expanses of outer space and what is out there beyond our moon. There will be an take home assignment and class presentation.