My name is Michael Zientek and I will be teaching 6^th, 7^th and 8^th grade Science this year. I also teach Algebra and 8th Grade Religion.

 

Our science curriculum is designed to begin instructing your children to observe the world around them and “connect-the-dots.” By connecting these dots, they will begin to figure out the “why’s and how’s” of many things we take for granted. The school year will have various hands-on learning activities supporting their inquisitive minds.

 

6^th Life and Earth Science

• Inside Restless Earth
• Earth’s Changing Surface
• Environmental Science
• Water on Earth
• Weather and Climate
• Astronomy
• Microorganisms, Fungi and Plants

 

7^th Life and Physical Science

Plants and Animals

Cells and Heredity

Human Body Systems

Sound and Light

Environmental Science

 

8^th Physical Science

• Introduction to Matter
• Interactions of Matter
• Forces, Motion, & Energy
• Electricity and Magnetism
• Sound and Light
• Environmental Science

 

 

Also, staying current with the ever changing world of science will be expected of each student. Therefore, a one-page current event report will be due each Friday. 

 
I am really looking forward to this school year and getting to know each of you and your student. I feel honored to have the opportunity to mentor this class as they enter middle school. Please feel free to call, e-mail or stop by to see me.