Middle School Integrated Science is a a general science course covering both the physical and life sciences. This course is  integrated meaning the fields of science aren't divided.  The goal of this course is to provide a introduction to the basic concepts of science. After completing either one of these courses, the student will be set to focus on the individual areas of science in high school.  Students will be writing hypotheses and procedures for experiments and learning to analyze their results to gather evidence for conclusions. Mathematical skills through pre-algebra are used in problem solving. Moderate workload can be expected through projects/assignments requiring out of class effort.  This will be a blended learning course that incorportates the use of technology in class. Students will interact with lecture, games, slides, and discussion questions. Each class will have the following schedule:  Warm up/bellringer, direct instruction, individual practice, group (when applicable), and exit ticket.  Students may also have digital projects or labs to complete at home.This course provides an excellent foundation for high school biology, chemistry, and physics therefore encouraging further study of science in high school.  
The following units will be covered in this course:

Unit 1:  Forces and Motion
Week 1:  Distance and displacement
1.  Warm Up
2.  KWHL Graphic Organizer
3.  Lecture
4.  Individual Practice
5.  Exit Ticket
Week 2: Balance and unbalance
1.  Warm Up
2.  KWHL Graphic Organizer
3.  Lecture
4.  Individual Practice
5.  Exit Ticket
Week 3:  Speed-Distance Graphs
1.  Warm Up
2.  KWHL Graphic Organizer
3.  Lecture
4.  Individual Practice
5.  Exit Ticket
Week 4:  Speed-Acceleration
1.  Warm Up
2.  KWHL Graphic Organizer
3.  Lecture
4.  Individual Practice
5.  Exit Ticket
Week 5: Velocity 
1.  Warm Up
2.  KWHL Graphic Organizer
3.  Lecture
4.  Individual Practice
5.  Exit Ticket
Week 6 and 7: Momentum
1.  Warm Up
2.  KWHL Graphic Organizer
3.  Lecture
4.  Individual Practice
5.  Exit Ticket
Unit 2: Energy
Week 8:  Energy
1.  Warm Up
2.  KWHL Graphic Organizer
3.  Lecture
4.  Individual Practice
5.  Exit Ticket
Week 9:  Forms of Energy
1.  Warm Up
2.  KWHL Graphic Organizer
3.  Lecture
4.  Individual Practice
5.  Exit Ticket
Week 10 and 11:  Energy Transformation
1.  Warm Up
2.  KWHL Graphic Organizer
3.  Lecture
4.  Individual Practice
5.  Exit Ticket
Week 12:  Energy and Technology
1.  Warm Up
2.  KWHL Graphic Organizer
3.  Lecture
4.  Individual Practice
5.  Exit Ticket
Students will be given individual projects to complete.