This year in science we will cover the following topics:

• Unit A - Living Systems:  cells, body systems, and classification of living things
• Unit C - Processes That Change the Earth:  rocks and minerals, weather and climate, oceans
• Unit B - Systems and Interactions in Nature:  cycles in nature, how living things interact, biomes, preserving the ecosystem
• Unit E - Building Blocks of Matter:  properties of matter, atoms and elements.

With each chapter there will be daily notes given to help the students better understand the chapter, as well as learn valuable note taking skills.  There will be homework assignments and quizzes given, as well as a test on each chapter.  Students should keep all work regarding the chapter until after they have taken the test.  For many of the chapter we will also be doing investigations to help explore the topic.

We will be doing a knowledge quest report beginning 3^rd quarter.  This paper will help the students to explore their topic more thoroughly, and share that knowledge with the class. Report Guidelines. (Report guidelines will not be made active until assignment is given.)