Middle School Science
Contact
Patricia Metz
Science
Email: pmetz@ourladyofthesacredheart.com
We will ge going to Timon on Thursday, November 5 to see "My Fair Lady". Cost is $3 for the bus. We will leave school at 9:00 and return at noon.
Class sweatshirts are on order and should be arriving within the next few weeks.
High School applications are due ASAP.
CD version of the 6th,7th and 8th grade textbook is available. See me for a copy.
Here at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart science in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades is departmentalized.
In Grade Six the students study Earth Science with specific emphasis on astronomy, meteorology, rocks and minerals, plate tectonics and forces that alter the surface of the earth.
Seventh Grade is Physical Science which introduces the students to basic chemistry and physics.
In Grade Eight two science courses are offered: Life Science and the Living Environment. Life Science introduces the students to cells, heredity, ecology, classification and the human body. The Living Environment, formerly called Biology, is offered for high school regents credit.
All students participate in weekly laboratory experiences which compliment the material taught in class.
These courses also prepare the students for the NYS Intermediate Science Assessment that is given in the spring of Grade Eight. Results of this test have been outstanding with 100% of last year’s students meeting or exceeding New York State standards.
Take some time and visit my wiki at: www.scienceand201.wikispaces.com