Augustine Hills School’s Science program teaches students to view the world around them through the eyes of a scientist. Students learn to problem solve using the scientific method and to analyze results to determine if they have found a viable solution. Students explore how the world around them interacts and the impact those interactions have on their lives. Students are introduced to the diversity of life, the building blocks of life, and the forces at work in our world on daily life. Students also learn what mankind knows about the world beyond our planet. Through direct instruction, technology, and hands-on activities, students learn the vital role that science plays in their life.
Seventh Grade Science will cover the following topics; The Nature of Science, Earth and the Solar System, Life’s Building Blocks and Processes, Building Blocks of Matter, Reproduction and Heredity, Ecology and Waves, Sound, and Light. The course is very hands on learning with numerous labs, online simulations, and projects.