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  6-8 Strand Study and Science Module Rotation Schedule
 

Hubbard and Maxson Middle School
Science Module Rotation Schedule
2007 – 2008 SY

Grade 6 – Life Science

TIER

Date (s)
Teacher Name
Module Title / Content Strand
Summative Assessment Dates
I

September 5 – November 30, 2007

 

Organisms: From Macro to Micro (STC/MS)

Clusters: DNA and Inherited Characteristics, Variation in Inherited Characteristics, Cell Functions, Cells and Organs, Flow of Matter in Ecosystems

December 3-5, 2007
II December 6 – March 7, 2008  

Populations and Ecosystems

(FOSS/MS)

Clusters: Flow of Matter in Ecosystems , Flow of Energy in Ecosystems, Biological Evolution, Natural Selection

March 10-12, 2008

 

III

March 13 – June 17, 2008

 

Human Body Systems (STC/MS)

Clusters: Cells and Organs, Cell function and structure, disease
June 18-20, 2008

Grade 7 – Physical Science

TIER

Date (s)
Teacher Name
Module Title / Content Strand
Summative Assessment Dates
I

September 5 – November 30, 2007

 

Properties of Matter (STC/MS)

Clusters: Structure of Matter

Atoms and Molecules, Conservation of Matter, States of Matter, and Chemical Reactions
December 3-5, 2007

 

II December 6 – March 7, 2008  

Energy, Machines, Motion (STC/MS)

Cluster: Motion

Laws of Motion, Forces and Motion
March 10-12, 2008

 

III

March 13 – June 17, 2008

 

Electricity, Energy & Circuit Design (STC/MS)

Cluster: Physics and Design Systems

Energy Transformations

June 18-20, 2008

Grade 8 – Earth/Space Science

TIER

Date (s)
Teacher Name
Module Title / Content Strand
Summative Assessment Dates
I

September 5 – November 30, 2007

 

Earth History (FOSS/MS)

Clusters: Changes in the Earth’s Surface

December 3-5, 2007

 

II December 6 – March 7, 2008  

Earth in Space (STC/MS)

Clusters: Processes that Shape the Earth Plate Tectonics, Motion and Forces, Transfer of Energy, Solar System, Galaxies and the Universe, Stars

March 10-12, 2008

 

III

March 13 – June 17, 2008

 

Catastrophic Events (STC/MS)

Cluster: Structure of the Earth System, Changes in the Earth’s Surface
June 18-20, 2008
  • Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS Units) Earth, Moon, and Stars, Plate Tectonics, and The Real Reason for Seasons incorporate into Grade 8 science instruction.

 

 

 

 
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