Science
Al González
Mr. González' class, Block B (Day 1, 10:40 am - 12:20 pm)
Ms. Missig's class, Block D (Day 2, 10:40 am - 12:20 pm)

     We are beginning the year preparing for Cispus and all of the science 
activities that we are doing relate to what our 6th graders will be 
learning at Cispus.  As part of the science curriculum I will be integrating 
math as often as possible because math and science go hand in hand, also 
I want students to be able to read texts, magazines, internet articles, 
and encyclopedia articles to get information and/or to do a research 
project or prepare for a lab experiment.  Also part of an integrated 
science/technology unit, I will be teaching students how to make a web page 
so they can publish reports on the Web!
     Students will practice taking notes as part of this class as well, so 
their reading and writing skills will be used and improved upon.  If you 
have any expertise in any of the following areas, please contact me about 
coming in and doing a presentation.  Throughout the year I will be making 
lists of items that will help us do labs, so if you have anything lying 
around to contribute, bring it to room 604!

I.	Course Description/Overview
 	A.	Scientific Method
  		1.	Students will be engaged in activities where they will 
			learn how to work in small cooperative groups, problem 
			solve, collect data, and develop a hypothesis to test 
			through experimentation.  This will be an ongoing 
			process.	
 	B.	Environment/Earth Sciences
 		1.	Students will learn about watersheds, ponds, lakes, as 
			well as plate tectonics, volcanoes, rocks, minerals, and 
			natural resources.
			a)	Students will write a report on Mt. Saint Helens' 
				lava dome using the internet as their primary 
				source of research.



See our web pages!

 	C.	Astronomy
  		1.	We will take a small tour through our solar system and 
			study some of our neighboring planets in an effort to 
			learn more about our own planet.



See our Orbits Lab!

        D.      Biology
                1.  Students will be engaged in the study cell
                    biology and microbial life as well as the
                    animals they found in the pond at Cispus.
	E.	Physics		
		1.	Students will study forces, motion, and heat in this 
			unit.
	F.	Chemistry
		1.	Finally, we will end the year with a look at the states 
			of matter and chemical reactions if time permits.