Middle School Life Science-Semester 1
In this semester-long course, middle school students (appropriate for grades 6th-8th) will study Life Science including cells, living things, plants and animals, and habitats.
Mysti Chisholm, RPSGT, MBA-HM
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What's included
15 live meetings
12 hrs 30 mins in-class hoursHomework
1-2 hours per week. Homework is assigned each week at the end of class. Homework will be posted in the classroom. Please allow 1-2 hours for homework each week. Most homework will be an at-home experiment but might also include worksheets or reports.Letter Grade
A letter grade will be given for each homework assignment if students upload them in a Teacher Message. The parent will receive a teacher feedback report on the student's progress at the end of the course.Class Experience
US Grade 6 - 8
In this 15-week class that covers one semester, students will meet once a week and will also be expected to complete homework at home. This class will focus on aspects of Life Science including cells, the characteristics of living things, plants, animals, habitats, and ecology. Paper and pencil will need to be available for each class. After the first week, each class will begin with any questions the students have about the homework or material covered the week before. Then the new material for that week will be presented; slides, videos, pictures, and actual demonstrations or labs will be used throughout the course. Messages in the classroom will be utilized if students have any questions on homework throughout the week. Some homework assigned will be worksheets and others will be at-home experiments using household items. Please view the supply list for supplies. I will make sure to keep parents updated via classroom posts on what will be needed for the upcoming week. Homework assignments that are uploaded to the teacher will be graded but grades are used at the parent's discretion. Please note, fewer numbers of students may result in a shortened class time. There will be no refunds issued for a student(s) missing class.
Learning Goals
Students will be able to explore through lecture, experiments, demonstrations, homework, and discussion these topics in life science......cell science, plant and animal science, ecology.
Syllabus
Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum15 Lessons
over 15 WeeksLesson 1:
Characteristics of Life
This week, students will learn how scientists determine if an organism is alive.
-Homework this week will be an experiment at home growing mold on bread. 50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Cells
This week we explore different types of cells and the organelles they include.
-Homework this week includes looking at microscopic pictures of cells (no microscope needed) and drawing cells. 50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
The cell and its environment
Students will learn about osmosis and diffusion (ways things move about cells) this week. 50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
DNA
This week we look into the blueprint of cells, DNA.
-Homework this week will be a worksheet on coding and DNA sequencing. 50 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Learning Needs
Activities are not mandatory and can be adapted to fit the needs of each individual learner. Notes and homework can be digitally manipulated if student prefers, graded or not, no reading out loud in class.
Parental Guidance
All experiments utilize household materials. Some experiments may be messy. Please read homework beforehand to determine if experiments need to be performed outside to save the house from a mess :-) Scissors will also be used in a few experiments. Please make sure your learner can independently handle them safely.
Supply List
Bread Paper plates eye dropper plastic baggies (Ziploc baggies) tape Small cup food coloring air freshener/perfume Pin (as in used in sewing) meter stick scissors yeast balloons sugar/salt flowers magnifying glass soil cheesecloth rubberband lamp steel wool owl pellet different kinds of seeds
Joined March, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Degrees
Master's Degree from Western Governors University
Bachelor's Degree in Science from Missouri Southern State University
I was a middle school science teacher for 10 years. I have also homeschooled and graduated my daughter for 10 years. As a public school teacher, I taught Earth Science, Chemistry, Physical Science, Zoology, Biology, and more to hundreds of students. Science is a passion of mine and I find performing experiments both fascinating and illuminating when learning new scientific facts! In this class, students will have ample opportunity to perform their own experiments to reiterate the information they learn in class. I have my Bachelor's degree in Biology/Pre-Med and a Master's in Healthcare Administration.Reviews
Live Group Course
$18
weekly or $270 for 15 classes1x per week, 15 weeks
50 min
Completed by 43 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-13
3-10 learners per class
