*THIS CLASS MEETS LIVE BUT IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS A SELF-PACED/PRE-RECORDED CLASS* (message me if you can't find the link)

**This is a new class but is the exact same format/content as my SEMESTER middle school science class. You can still see the reviews from that class on my profile.**

This is a fun, interactive, and rigorous 8-week course which meets once each week! This class can be taken as a stand-alone course (the learners are not required to take all 4 quarters of this curriculum). This course is based on national science standards and includes many hands-on activities. 

Course Structure:

*1 live meeting per week (1 hour, 15 min); part lecture/part interactive slides and labs
*Optional homework or projects will be assigned in the Outschool Classroom and can be turned in within the classroom, or be sent to me in a private message. We will try to do/start these assignments during class as often as possible.


COURSE SYLLABUS:

Week 1: Mendelian Genetics & Punnett Squares

Nearpod slides and activities
Genetic foldable
Inspect your family's traits
Punnett Square Practice
Weekly quiz


Week 2: Non-Mendelian Genetics & Punnett Squares

Nearpod activities and slides
Alien DNA Project
Weekly quiz


Week 3: DNA 

Nearpod activities and slides
Strawberry DNA Lab
Weekly quiz


Week 4: DNA 

Nearpod slides and activities
DNA Escape Room
Make a DNA Model
Weekly quiz


Week 5: DNA Mutations & Cloning

Nearpod slides and Activities
DNA Bingo
Weekly quiz


Week 6: Classification of Living Things: Bacteria/Archaea

Nearpod slides and activities
3 Domains Cut and Paste Activity
Weekly quiz


Week 7: Classification of Living Things: Protists and Fungi

Nearpod slides and activities
Write a Protist Story
Pictures of items in your home made from protists/fungi
Weekly quiz


Week 8: Classification of Living Things: Plant Kingdom 

Nearpod slides and activities
Venn Diagrams
Weekly quiz



I also have Q1, Q3, and Q4 of this class available. These are the topics covered in each of my 7th grade curriculum quarter classes:

Q1: Scientific Method, Living Things, Light and Matter, Plant/Animal Cells, Organization of Living Things, Photosynthesis, Cell Cycle.
Q2: Mendel/Genetics, Punnet Squares, DNA, DNA Mutations, Hybrid Organisms, Classification, Intro to Plants, Photosynthesis.
Q3: What is an Animal?, In/Vertebrates, Skeletal System, Circulatory System, Respiratory System, Nervous System, Digestive System. 
Q4: Rock Cycle, Fossils/Fossil Layer, Plate Tectonics, Clouds, Meteorology, Weather, and Natural Disasters.