• Fall Semester Topics

     

    Introduction and Review

    • Laboratory Safety
    • Measurement & Scientific Method

     

    Interactions of Matter

    • Atomic Structure
    • Properties of Matter
    • Phase Changes
    • Conservation of Mass and Chemical Reactions
    • Endothermic & Exothermic Reactions

     

    Earth and Geologic Changes

    • Conduction, Radiation and Convection
    • Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics
    • Earthquakes and Volcanoes
    • Fossils
    • Mechanical Waves, Reflection & Refraction

  • Spring Semester Topics

     

    Understanding the Universe

    • Tides, Moon Phases & Eclipses
    • The Solar System
    • Seasons
    • Light Waves
    • The Magnetosphere

     

    Life: Changes and Interactions

    • Mendelian Inheritance
    • Reproduction
    • Genetic Variation
    • DNA, Chromosomes & Genes
    • Natural Selection
    • Evolution, Homology, Embryology
    • The Fossil Record