Curriculum Corner

During this nine weeks, students will review one step equations and will begin working on area and perimeter!

Team Adventure: Katie Burns

Team Endeavor: Christine Frederick

Team Dauntless: Lindsay Dalton

7th grade students will be getting into "shapes" by working on area of circles, triangles, and trapezoids; circumference of circles; volume of cubes and prisms; and types of angles!

Team Inspire: Lisa Anstey

Team Brave: Jennifer Foncannon

Team Maverick: Kelli Fisher

8th grade students will take a closer look at tables and graphs by learning about linear and non-linear functions, rate of change, slope, and slope - intercept!

Team Elite: Jennifer Hale (Department Chair)

Team Tenacity: KaTia Simon

Team Ambition: Stephanie Humphrey

During this nine weeks, our 6th graders will explore water in Earth's processes by learning about weathering and erosion! By the end of the nine weeks, they will be able to elaborate on the following concepts: Aquifer ● Canyon ● Cloud ● Condensation ● Dam ● Engineer ● Evaporate ● Evaporation ● Groundwater ● Hydrologic cycle ● Hydrology ● Infiltration ● Permeable ● Precipitation ● Reservoir ● Surface area ● Transpiration ● Water ● Water cycle ● Water supply ● Water vapor

Team Adventure: Brandi Lowery

Team Endeavor: Kerri Epstein

Team Dauntless: Bill Wallace

Our 7th graders will begin delving into patterns in living systems beginning this nine weeks. Students will learn that there are similarities among all organisms, but they are also different and fulfill important roles in the ecosystem. By the end of this unit, students will be able to elaborate on the following concepts: ● Predator ● Prey ● Mutualism ● Commensalism ● Competition ● Parasitism ● Producer ● Consumer ● Biotic factors ● Abiotic factors ● Autotrophs ● Heterotrophs ● Decomposers ● Fossils ● Adaptations ● Natural Selection ● Genetic Variation ● Population

Team Inspire: Tommy Davis, Lisa Anstey

Team Brave: Kristi Piantini

Team Maverick: Meghann Yosten

8th graders will explore the differences and similarities in mechanical and electromagnetic waves this nine weeks! The purpose here is to explore how energy interacts with its environment and how this knowledge is used to make decisions from design to engineering! By the end of this unit, students will be able to elaborate on the following concepts: ● Electromagnetic wave ● Mechanical wave ● Transverse wave ● Longitudinal wave ● Crest ● Trough ● Compression ● Rarefaction ● Density ● Reflection ● Refraction ● Diffraction ● Transmission ● Absorption ● Scattering ● Speed ● Frequency ● Wavelength ● Amplitude ● Convex ● Concave ● Focal length ● Magnification ● Real and virtual image ● Forms of Energy (mechanical (sound), electromagnetic)

Team Elite: Ebony McDowell

Team Shine: Katherine Nealis

Team Tenacity: Shelby Dudley

In this unit, 6th grade students will explore the geography, economy, government of Latin America and will delve into Personal Finance!

Team Adventure: Caitlin Toney, Katie Burns, Brandi Lowery

Team Endeavor: Laura Ritchie

Team Dauntless: Amanda Pack

Our 7th grade students will explore the continent of Africa today, gaining an understanding of the physical, cultural, and political landscape of Africa. Students will analyze the human environmental interaction, and the correlation between population distribution, the use of natural resources, and pollution. Students will also learn about the past partitioning of Africa how it has affected Africa today in terms of newly established governments, resources, economies, and culture.

Team Inspire: Cati Rhodes, Tommy Davis

Team Brave: Diana Harper

Team Maverick: Tracy Jones

8th graders will kick off their third nine weeks learning about the New South post Civil War. This unit will focus on the social, economic, and political changes that occurred in Georgia between the end of the American Civil War and the end of WWI. Students will analyze conflicts, regional, national, and international, that resulted from many of these changes. The students will understand that when there is a conflict between or within societies, change is the result. Students will understand that the actions of individuals, groups, or institutions affect society through intended and unintended consequences. They will, additionally, understand that production, distribution, and consumption of goods influences our society

Team Elite: Ebony McDowell, Kristy Chase, Jennifer Hale

Team Ambition: Tina Bouma

Team Tenacity: Yvette Cerbone (Department Chair)