Grades 6-8: Thursdays from 1:00 pm -3:00 pm beginning September 28th to December 21, 2023 and resume February 6th through April 23, 2024. Maximum number of students is 12.
For the middle school standards, we'll choose one topic from each of the three sciences, or pick one of these sciences and dive deeply into its specifics. We will use or develop a phenomenon-based study using student questions to drive our investigations, which includes using mathematical concepts.
Physical Science: Matter, atoms, density, waves (sound, electromagnetic, seismic)
Life Science: Environments, habitats, populations, survival, ecosystems, human activities which are impacting these ecosystems, genes and traits
Earth Systems Science: Volcanoes, weather, solar system, seasons, Moon phases