Welcome to Accelerated Science Students will complete 3 years of middle school science in 2 years. In grade 8, they will take HS Biology for high school credit.

Important information Teacher website: www.mrsnanneyscience.weebly.com I input grades into Focus every Sunday evening. Best way to contact me is email nanneym@duvalschools.org

What will you study in Accl. Sci. 1: WHAT IS SCIENCE? ENERGY IN THE EARTH’S SYSTEMS WEATHER AND CLIMATE EARTH’S STRUCTURE HUMAN IMPACT ON THE EARTH Grade 6 Field trip Challenger Learning Center THE CELL GENETICS AND HEREDITY HUMAN BODY SYSTEMS IMMUNITY AND DISEASE EVOLUTION

What will you study in Accl. Sci. 2 SAFETY AND THE PRACTICE OF SCIENCE ECOLOGY EARTH’S CHANGE OVER TIME MATTER ATOMS AND THE ATOMIC THEORY ENERGY--WAVES ENERGY--TEMPERATURE ENERGY—MOTION AND FORCES EARTH/SUN/MOON SYSTEM SOLAR SYSTEM THE UNIVERSE Grade 7 Fieldtrip is Driftwood Ecology Center

Science Projects at Darnell Cookman Science Club Competitive Monthly meetings With high school teachers Student initiated project done outside of school In class Science Project Non-competitive Teacher chooses topic Investigation Done in class Back board completed at home

Driftwood Field Trip Who All 7th graders limit to first 100 What Ecology Field Trip Lab stations 5 per day When Nov. 7-9 3 days and 2 nights Where Driftwood Education Center St. Simons, GA. Epworth-by-Sea Retreat Why Hands-on STEM investigations Cost $170.00 for students Chaperone $151.00 Please consider volunteering. Especially men! More info coming later.