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Welcome to ScienceMrs. SantilloResource
ScienceRoom 416esantillo_at_bordentown.k12.nj.us60
9-298-0674 x2416

• Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
• Grading

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6th Grade Science

• At the start of this new semester, students are
  beginning to look at science as a process. This
  process will lead us through the next five months
  to dive into our three main units.
• Unit 1 Matter
• Unit 2 Astronomy
• Unit 3 Magnets and Motors
• Unit 4 Ecosystems

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6th Grade Unit 1 Matter

• During this unit, our students will explore the
  world of chemistry through taking a closer look
  at everything around us, which is made of matter.
  We will explore the states of matter, physical
  and chemical properties of matter, as well as the
  structure of an atom.

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6th Grade Unit 2 Astronomy

• Throughout the unit on astronomy, students will
  explore the Sun-Earth-Moon system that is key to
  our existence.

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6th Grade Unit 3 Magnets and Motors

• Students will use magnets and motors to explore
  the natural magnetic pull of the Earth as well as
  the role magnets play in electricity. Students
  will create their own maglev cars to demonstrate
  the use of scientific method as well as their
  comprehension of magnets.

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6th Grade Unit 4 Ecosystems

• In our last unit for the year, students will take
  a look at the role of ecosystems and their
  importance in how our environment functions.
  Students will create their own ecosystem to
  demonstrate the true cycle of life in its natural
  habitat.

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Grade 7 Science

• The 7th Grade curriculum focuses on life
  sciences, or biology. Students begin by looking
  at life in its smallest form, the cell. We then
  discuss how cells work together to create a
  functioning organism. This, in turn, leads us to
  the wonderful world of invertebrates and
  vertebrates.

Frog Dissection
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Life Science

• Towards the end of the semester, students apply
  their knowledge of human organs through the
  dissection of a frog. The dissection is a
  wonderful way for the students to really see how
  our bodies work, in particular, how our organ
  systems work together.
• Students always have the option to complete this
  dissection virtually by use of computer
  software.

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Grade 8 Science

• 8th Grade Science is broken into three main
  units
• Chemistry
• Earth Science
• Physics

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Chemistry

• We begin the new semester by learning about the
  building blocks of matter, atoms. We discuss the
  properties of matter, as well as both physical
  and chemical changes. We then take a close look
  at the Periodic Table and identify atomic
  structure as well as atomic bonds.

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Earth Science

• We take a look at the Earth from the inside, out.
  We discuss the layers of the Earth and the
  impact that convection currents in the mantle
  have on the movement of the Earths plates.
• We then move on to the atmosphere and the impact
  that weather plays on the Earth, specifically
  natural disasters.

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Physics

• Students review the laws of motion and how those
  laws relate to their everyday lives. Students
  have the opportunity to design their own roller
  coasters on the computer to apply what they have
  learned about both kinetic and potential energy.

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Grading

• Homework 10
• Quizzes 10
• Do Nows 10
• Projects 20
• Labs 25
• Tests 25

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