Course Description

Haines 6^th Grade Center

Science Curriculum

    The science program at our school is an inquiry-based program that promotes student discovery.  The students are prompted to consider their background knowledge to help them investigate topics in science.  The topics include:

o                               The Monarch Butterfly - Life Cycles and Migration

o                               The Metric System

o                               The Scientific Method

o                               Organisms Macro and Micro

o                               Earth in Space

o                               Our Ecosystem – The Pinelands

Students record information and labs in their Interactive Science Journals.  They also use the journals as a way to reflect on their new knowledge and express relationships within the information.  Technology is integrated into the class with microscopes, microscope cameras, LCD projector, wireless laptops and astronomy software.