course description

Course Description
Haines 6th 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:
* The Monarch Butterfly - Life Cycles and Migration * The Metric System * The Scientific Method * Organisms Macro and Micro * Earth in Space * 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.