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Each specific Jr. High Class has a different set of topics that are covered throughout the year. The Curriculum follows the LabLearner Curriculum Matrix, which includes lectures, hands-on in-class activities, independent study, and experiments done in St. Cajetan's STEM Lab. Normally, Monday and Tuesday are for lectures and independent study, Wednesday for in-class activities, and Thursday/Friday STEM Lab experiments. The individual areas covered in each class are as follows:
6th Grade - General science areas, building a foundation in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, and Earth Sciences
- Properties of Matter
- Weathering and Erosion
- Kinetic and Potential Energy
- Atmosphere
- Space
- Simple Machines
- Solutes and Solubility
- Science & Art
7th Grade - Focus on Chemistry, with a continuing examination of Thermodynamics/Physics
- Atomic Structure
- Chemical Reactions
- Acids & Bases
- Cellular Organization
- Genes & Protiens
- Adaptation
- Sound Waves & Pressure
- Heat & Heat Transfer
8th Grade - Focus on Physics and Biology, with a continuing examination Earth Sciences / Ecosystems
- Friction
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Light
- Genes and Proteins
- Cell Cycle and Cancer
- Photosynthesis
- Ecosystems
- Watersheds
- STEM Careers
