1. 6th Grade Science
   1. Magnets and Motors
      1. Systems
         1. input
         2. output
         3. Matter flow
            1. Earth Cycles
            2. Winds
            3. Water Cycle
            4. Evaporation
            5. Condensation
            6. Crust
            7. crustal plates
            8. Convection pushes
            9. Core
            10. Subtopic 1
            11. Mantle
            12. earthquakes
            13. volcanic eruptions
            14. glaciers
         4. Closed systems
         5. Energy transformations
            1. heat
            2. light
            3. sound
            4. Batteries
         6. Open systems
         7. Ecosystems
            1. producers
            2. consumers
      2. Circuits
         1. Batteries
      3. Models
         1. controlled variables
         2. manipulated variables
         3. responding variable
         4. test hypotheses
         5. understand phenomena
   2. Levers and Pulleys
      1. Systems
      2. Forces
   3. International Brant Monitoring
      1. Estuary
      2. Migration Cycle
      3. Adaptations
   4. Adopt an Element
      1. Matter
         1. atoms
            1. Elements
            2. Compounds
         2. particle motion
            1. solids
            2. liquids
            3. gases
      2. Elements
         1. Periodic Table
   5. Toothpick Towers
      1. Forces
         1. Compression
         2. Tension
         3. Buckling
      2. Design Process
      3. technology
         1. technological design process
         2. brainstorm solutions
         3. cultures
   6. Life Science
      1. Cells
         1. Chromosomes
         2. Nucleus
         3. Genes
         4. unicellular
            1. must contain parts to carry out life
         5. multicellular
            1. specialized cells
            2. functions
            3. organ systems
            4. nuclei
            5. cytoplasm
            6. membranes
            7. mitochondria
         6. Plants
            1. chloroplast
            2. Subtopic 1
            3. cell walls
            4. producers
         7. Animal
      2. Ecosystems
         1. Energy flow
            1. Source is Sunlight
            2. from producers
            3. photosynthesis
            4. to consumers
            5. to decomposers
         2. Populations
         3. Food Web
         4. Pollution
      3. Body Systems
      4. Genetics
      5. Heredity
      6. Reproduction
         1. Asexual
         2. Sexual
      7. Organisms
         1. composed of cells
            1. carry out functions
      8. Evolution
   7. Heat
      1. Heat transfer
         1. Conduction
         2. radiation
         3. Convection
         4. Mechanical mixing
      2. high heat is high motion
      3. Thermal insulators
2. 7th Grade Science
   1. Forces
      1. Friction
      2. Unbalanced forces
         1. motion
            1. object's mass
            2. more mass
            3. less mass
            4. predict motion
      3. Subtopic 3
      4. Gravity
         1. Orbits
   2. Moon
      1. monthly cycles -phases
      2. eclipse
         1. eclispse of moon when moon enters Earth's shadow
         2. of Sun when moon is between Earth and Sun and moon shadow falls on earth
   3. Planets
      1. System
         1. Earth
            1. history
            2. sedimentation
            3. movement of plates
            4. fossils in sedimentary rock
            5. living organisms shaped landforms
            6. coral islands
            7. limestone deposits
            8. oil and coal
         2. Sun
         3. Moon
         4. 7 other major planets
            1. moons
         5. asteroids
         6. plutoids
         7. comets
   4. Solar System
      1. Motions
   5. Milky Way Galaxy
      1. One of hundreds of billions of galaxies in the universe
   6. Landforms
      1. erosion
      2. weathering
   7. Rock Cycle
      1. igneous rock
         1. magma or lava
      2. sedimentary
         1. compaction of eroded materials
      3. metamorphic
         1. heating and pressure
   8. Organisms
      1. classifying
         1. internal structures
         2. external structures
      2. adaptations
         1. survival
            1. reproduction
         2. in particular environment
      3. Extinction
         1. environment changes
         2. adaptive characteristics are insufficient
   9. Ecosystems
      1. Changes
         1. nonliving factors (abiotic)
            1. amount of light
            2. temperature range
            3. availability of water
         2. living factors (biotic)
            1. disease
            2. predation
            3. overuse of species
      2. Environmental Issues
         1. factors causing problems
         2. scientific concepts
         3. solutions
   10. Evolution
       1. diversity of life
       2. scientific evidence
       3. infer degree of relatedness
   11. Pollution
3. 8th Grade Science
   1. Mixtures
      1. Subtopic 1
   2. Conservation of Mass
   3. Visible light
      1. from sun
      2. mixture of all colors
   4. Waves
      1. Vibrations in materials
         1. Sounds
         2. Earthquakes
      2. Move at different speeds in different materials
   5. Energy transfer unit
      1. systems
         1. open systems
            1. stc lesson 25
         2. closed systems
            1. energy may flow in and out but stays same in system
         3. flow of matter
            1. measure flow of matter into and out
            2. stc lesson 14
            3. predictions
         4. global warming, overfishing,
      2. subsystems
      3. Volcano hazards
   6. Scientific investigations
      1. controlled experiements
         1. STC - PM. Lessons 2 - 9, 12, 13, 15, 25 (17-18 optional.
         2. heating sand experiments in SciPlus Blue..
         3. Variables
            1. which controlled
            2. which independent to be manipulated
            3. which responding (dependent) to be measured
   7. Models
      1. Boiling water vs water cycle
      2. lava lamp vs Earth system
   8. Technology
      1. change over time from societal pressures
         1. SCTM PM thermometers
         2. Pipeline
         3. asbestos
      2. investigate professions
         1. STC - PM Pipeline article.
         2. Chromatography article.
         3. Perfect teamwork article
         4. Yes. Follows activities on density and transfer of heat in Properties of Matter
         5. Scientists help solve problems
      3. Solve problems
         1. Yes. Follows activities on density and transfer of heat in Properties of Matter
      4. Scientist find solutions
         1. Design and redesign
            1. Parachute Design Challenge
            2. Ice Challenge
   9. Matter
      1. Properties
         1. density, solubility, boiling point, and melting point
            1. STC- Properties
      2. Mixtures
         1. separating mixtures
            1. STC- Properties
      3. Compounds
         1. STC Properties
         2. two or more atoms
      4. closed systems
         1. Conservation of mass
            1. Topic
            2. STC PM Two lessons. 12, 25
      5. solids, liquids, gases
         1. behavior when put into a container
            1. STC PM. Also some of SciPlus Blue.
            2. states of matter practice worksheets and drawings.
   10. Energy
       1. Forms of energy and Transformation of Energy
          1. STC PM + Teacher made lava lamp materials
          2. Heat (thermal energy)
             1. STC PM + Teacher made lava lamp materials
          3. Visible light from sun
             1. composed of different colors
             2. Scienceplus 8 - Unit 6 selections
          4. Energy transformed to electrical energy
             1. transformation of electrical to other types
          5. Energy transferred through waves
             1. Scienceplus 8 + teacher materials
             2. Box and Tee for sound and light rays.
   11. Atmosphere
       1. mixture of gasses including water vapor
       2. different properties at different levels
          1. composition of stratosphere
             1. Science Plus Blue
          2. composition of troposphere
             1. Science plus Blue
   12. Sun
       1. Major source of Energy for Earth systems
          1. Unequal heating of Earth
             1. Wind
             2. SciencePlus Blue
             3. Ocean currents
             4. SciencePlus Blue
       2. Water Cycle
          1. In the water cycle, water evaporates from Earth’s surface,
          2. rises and cools, forms clouds,
          3. then condenses and falls as rain or snow
          4. , and collects in bodies of water
          5. Scienceplus Blue + phase change lab in STC PM
          6. Water is a solvent
             1. dissolves mineral and gasses
             2. how does saltwater become salty
             3. Scienceplus Blue and STC - PM
       3. Transformation by Photosynthesis
          1. Review when doing energy transfer unit
   13. Pollution