Our year in science follows the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.  We will be covering the following concepts:


  1. •    1st Term: Introduction to matter, periodic table, and chemical reactions. 

  2. •    2nd Term:  Properties of water, freshwater, water quality, oceans, and aquatic biology.

  3. •    3rd Term:   Chemicals and Health, Cell theory, structure and function, cell processes, microbes, infectious disease, disease prevention, and biotechnology

  4. •    4th Term:   Evolution and geologic time, geologic change and mapping the Earth.


Students will experience various hands on activities throughout the year, such as: labs, projects, investigations, seminars, etc.

 
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  1. •  Science Syllabus

  2. •  Procedures

          

  1. • 8th Grade Discipline

  2. • RHMS Website