- How to investigate and gather evidence for the basic structures of living things.  
- Understand and predict how and why populations of living things increase or decrease depending on their environment.
- Interpret data from the fossil record that show the diversity and change of life throughout the history of the Earth. 
- Describe how genetic variations can change throughout time. 
- Investigate technologies and processes that affect traits in living things. 
- Model how mutations and genetic diseases come to be. 
- Communicate and give evidence for specific adaptations that affect the survival of different species. 
- Focus on the structure and function of various levels of organization within a living thing. 
- Identify patterns in organisms that have similar body structures. 

I have a masters in Earth Science science and I have taught integrated science at the middle school level as well as high school Biology, Wildlife Biology, and Zoology.
During the last two years, I have worked as a Science Specialist for a large school district in Utah, supporting teachers and administration in science education. 

0 - 1 horas semanales fuera de clase
Tareas
Frecuencia: 1-2 por semana
Comentario: según sea necesario
Detalles: Students will be required to complete 20-30 min of homework, reading, activities, etc. per each live lesson (totaling about 1 hour per week). These will be assigned before the end of each live class, if needed. 
Evaluación
Frecuencia: 3-6 durante toda la clase
Detalles: Assessments will be given as an indication of how well a student is learning the content and skills for the class and to help me continuously develop a better curriculum. Students will be assigned a number on a proficiency scale* that lets the student, parent, and teacher know how the student is doing. Each assignment will have a rubric attached to it letting the student, parent, and teacher know the expectations for the assessment. 

Assessments may be multiple choice, free response, modeling, or many other types. Most assessments will be taken in class, but some may be at-home projects. 

Assessment retakes and/or revisions will be provided and encouraged. 

*See Grading Policy for our Proficiency Scale
Calificación
Frecuencia: 3-6 durante toda la clase
Detalles: Grades will be provided by default to all learners. If students do not want their student graded or to not have access to their grades, please let me know.

Grades allow students, parents, and myself to understand where the student is at in their learning. 

For each assignment or assessment, students will receive a "grade" according to the rubric below. 
0 - The student demonstrates no evidence of learning.
1 - The student demonstrates a minimal understanding of the concept.
2 - The student demonstrates a partial understanding of the concept.
3 - The student demonstrates a complete understanding of the concept.

I will be referencing the Utah Science Curriculum Consortium's SEEd Storylines and 
Jordan School District's (Utah) open-source curriculum. Both are created by certified expert teachers. 
If you would like more information please see
https://www.seedstorylines.org/
https://middlescience.jordandistrict.org/7th-8th-grade-exemplary-units/