Immaculate Conception's Middle School science program includes a sixth grade
general science course, a seventh grade Earth Science class, and an eighth grade
Life Science course. All three grade levels focus on making scientific
discoveries that are important to the students' needs and interests and that
will help them become knowledgeable, skillful, and responsible human beings.
Each class experiences hands-on work with science materials that challenge
students to make sense out of their discoveries through writing, mastery of
science vocabulary, and cooperative learning activities.
In the sixth
grade general science class, students are introduced to cell biology, geology,
and elements of chemistry and physics. In the seventh grade Earth Science class,
students learn about such topics as basic chemistry,geology, air and water
pollution, and astronomy. The eighth grade life science class is an introduction
to high school biology focusing on the building blocks, characteristics, life
cycles, habits, and relationships between the five kingdoms of
life.