Middle School Science Description:
Students in middle school continue to develop understanding of four core ideas in the physical sciences. The middle school performance expectations in the Physical Sciences build on the K – 5 ideas and capabilities to allow learners to explain phenomena central to the physical sciences but also to the life sciences and earth and space science. The performance expectations in physical science blend the core ideas with scientific and engineering practices and crosscutting concepts to support students in developing useable knowledge to explain real world phenomena in the physical, biological, and earth and space sciences. In the physical sciences, performance expectations at the middle school level focus on students developing understanding of several scientific practices. These include developing and using models, planning and conducting investigations, analyzing and interpreting data, using mathematical and computational thinking, and constructing explanations; and to use these practices to demonstrate understanding of the core ideas. Students are also expected to demonstrate understanding of several of engineering practices including design and evaluation.
At the end of this course, you will be able to respond completely to the following BIG questions:
- What effect does temperature have on matter?
- How are changes in matter classified?
- How is matter conserved in a chemical reaction?
- How can one predict an object’s continued motion, changes in motion, or stability?
- What underlying forces explain the variety of interactions observed?
- What is energy and what factors affect energy transfers in our everyday life?
- What are the characteristic properties of waves and how can they be used?
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SECOND CHANCE LEARNING
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Students in middle school continue to develop understanding of four core ideas in the physical sciences. The middle school performance expectations in the Physical Sciences build on the K – 5 ideas and capabilities to allow learners to explain phenomena central to the physical sciences but also to the life sciences and earth and space science. The performance expectations in physical science blend the core ideas with scientific and engineering practices and crosscutting concepts to support students in developing useable knowledge to explain real world phenomena in the physical, biological, and earth and space sciences. In the physical sciences, performance expectations at the middle school level focus on students developing understanding of several scientific practices. These include developing and using models, planning and conducting investigations, analyzing and interpreting data, using mathematical and computational thinking, and constructing explanations; and to use these practices to demonstrate understanding of the core ideas. Students are also expected to demonstrate understanding of several of engineering practices including design and evaluation.
At the end of this course, you will be able to respond completely to the following BIG questions:
- What effect does temperature have on matter?
- How are changes in matter classified?
- How is matter conserved in a chemical reaction?
- How can one predict an object’s continued motion, changes in motion, or stability?
- What underlying forces explain the variety of interactions observed?
- What is energy and what factors affect energy transfers in our everyday life?
- What are the characteristic properties of waves and how can they be used?
MORE CLASS INFORMATION ON THE LINKS BELOW:
SECOND CHANCE LEARNING
BYOD
PROJECTS
DOCUMENTS