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Teaching science through inquiry allows students to conceptualize a question and then seek possible explanations that respond to that question. Inquiry is in part a state of mind---that of inquisitiveness. Children are naturally curious. They care enough to ask "why" and "how" questions. The goal is to keep inquiry at the center of the learning process, providing students with stimulating experiences in the life, earth, and physical sciences and in technology while simultaneously developing their critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.

7th Grade Units of Study:	8th Grade Units of Study:
Unit 1: Matter and Its Interactions	Unit 1: Mechanical Engineering
Unit 2: From Molecules to Organisms	Unit 2: Earth's History
Unit 3: Heredity and Traits	Unit 3: Biological Evolution
Unit 4: Waves: Applications in Technology	Unit 4: Our Earth and Human Activity
	Unit 5: Biodiverse and Sustainable Earth

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