1. 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.

2. Important information
Teacher website:
I input grades into Focus every Sunday evening.
Best way to contact me is

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

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