Meet Ms. Hawks
Welcome to an exciting new school year! I look forward to working with each of you while studying many different aspects of the world of science.
I hold onto the belief that all students can achieve
and be successful. In addition, I believe that students achieve more when held to high standards and kept on a rigorous schedule. To that end, I will challenge students to not only learn the material, but also start developing critical thinking skills and to work to their highest potential. I also know that many students enjoy the hands-on aspects of science, and I will try to incorporate as many laboratory experiments as possible into the curriculum.
We will explore a great deal of material this year in science. We will learn the curriculum through lecture, notes, classroom activities, hands-on labs, in class projects, as well as out of class work and projects. This year the curriculum will focus on the following:
Introduction & Safety
What’s the Matter?
- Understand the structure, classifications and physical properties of matter
Catch a Wave
-Students will be able to understand the properties of waves and the wavelike property of energy in earthquakes, light and sound waves.
The Land Beneath Our Feet
- Students will be able to understand the structure of Earth and how interactions of constructive and destructive forces have resulted in changes in the surface of Earth over time and the effects of the lithosphere on humans
Space Invaders
- Understand the earth/moon/sun system, and the properties, structures and predictable motions of celestial bodies in the Universe.
Growing and Flowing
- Understand the structures, processes and behaviors of plants that enable them to survive and reproduce.
- Understand the flow of energy through ecosystems and the responses of populations to the biotic and abiotic factors in their environment.
**Please note that due to time constraints and the needs of students, adjustments may need to be made through the year
I hold onto the belief that all students can achieve
and be successful. In addition, I believe that students achieve more when held to high standards and kept on a rigorous schedule. To that end, I will challenge students to not only learn the material, but also start developing critical thinking skills and to work to their highest potential. I also know that many students enjoy the hands-on aspects of science, and I will try to incorporate as many laboratory experiments as possible into the curriculum.
We will explore a great deal of material this year in science. We will learn the curriculum through lecture, notes, classroom activities, hands-on labs, in class projects, as well as out of class work and projects. This year the curriculum will focus on the following:
Introduction & Safety
What’s the Matter?
- Understand the structure, classifications and physical properties of matter
Catch a Wave
-Students will be able to understand the properties of waves and the wavelike property of energy in earthquakes, light and sound waves.
The Land Beneath Our Feet
- Students will be able to understand the structure of Earth and how interactions of constructive and destructive forces have resulted in changes in the surface of Earth over time and the effects of the lithosphere on humans
Space Invaders
- Understand the earth/moon/sun system, and the properties, structures and predictable motions of celestial bodies in the Universe.
Growing and Flowing
- Understand the structures, processes and behaviors of plants that enable them to survive and reproduce.
- Understand the flow of energy through ecosystems and the responses of populations to the biotic and abiotic factors in their environment.
**Please note that due to time constraints and the needs of students, adjustments may need to be made through the year