Our students in Grades 4 – 8 use Science Matters kits, in addition to the grade level standards-based curriculum, for Science instruction. Science Matters, launched in 1996 at the IU1 STEM Center, was designed to change the way science is taught and learned. The program provides nationally endorsed curriculum modules, teacher training, classroom follow-up, and kit refurbishment to support K–8 inquiry-based science.

Grade 7 Science
Students in Grade 7 Science will use the following Science Matters Kits: Studying the Development and Reproduction of Organisms; Populations and Ecosystems. Other concepts which will be explored in Grade 7 Science include: Energy; Mutations.

Grading: District Grade Scale
Full Year: Everyday
Grade 7

 

Grade 8 Science
Students in Grade 8 Science will use the following Science Matters Kits: Force and Motion; Chemical Interactions. Other concepts which will be explored in Grade 8 science include: Space; Thermal Energy; Plate Tectonics.

Grading: District Grade Scale
Full Year: Everyday
Grade 8