Science

The study of Science at Visitation Academy provides students with an experience in the science lab, writing lab reports, and discovering the properties of this planet and beyond.

NYS Core Curriculum: Standard 4, Science
Intermediate Grades Core Curriculum

Featured Websites:
TryScience.org
BrainPOP
Science @ NASA

Curriculum
Grade 5
Weather and its effects on terrain, plant life, and animals; body systems of both humans and animals; genetic continuity between generations; concept of matter and the electrons, protons, and neutrons that constitute an atom; chemical and physical reactions; properties of density, conductivity, and solubility; ecosystems; three elements of air, water and earth; familiarity with using microscopes, beakers, chemicals, and wire.

Grade 6
Further understanding of matter, atoms, elements and energy; testing for acids and bases; making air thermometers; exploring friction; investigating motion and energy; living organisms and their biological make-up; classification of organisms; analysis of the nervous system; the endocrine system

Grade 7
Investigation of a cell; cultivating bacteria; simple organisms; adaptation; systems of the human body; ecosystems and conservation; nutritional wellness; consequences of smoking, drug abuse, and alcohol consumption; reproduction as outlined by the curriculum of the Diocese of Brooklyn

Grade 8
Earth science; measurement; modeling and proving scientific theories through modeling and writing; weather prediction; reading a contour map and exploring topography; reading a rock record and identifying rocks/minerals and the time period in which they formed; examining causes and effects of earthquakes and volcanic eruption; exploration of the stars and other galaxies; sex education curriculum follows the guidelines of the Diocese of Brooklyn; preparation for the New York State Science Assessment Exam