Complete Science Curriculum For Homeschool Families
This Unit: Kingdoms of LIfe
Recommended Completion Time: Two Weeks
Recommended Grade Level: Middle School (5th – 8th Grade)
What This Unit Covers:
In this mastery badge we will begin our study of living things and how they are classified. This will lay a foundation for the next three mastery badges that follow. You will learn how things are classified by scientists, and explore some of the disagreements that exist amongst scientists who work in this field. You will then be asked to choose a side. You will have to decide which scientists you most agree with, and present an argument as to why you believe that they are most correct.
Assignments This Unit Includes:
- A Discovering Lab
- A Literacy Assignment (Reading For Understanding, Writing To Communicate)
- Instruction Video of Science Teacher, Take Notes
- An Applying Lab
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About HandsomeScienceTeacher Curriculum
All curriculum on this website has been designed by Mr. Bertoch, who is a certified science teacher with three degrees in science and curriculum development. Mr. Bertoch also happens to be the father of six hometaught children, and the grandfather of two hometaught children.
Mr. Bertoch taught in public schools for ten years, where he was the teacher of the year.
This curriculum covers your entire middle school science education (5th – 8th grade). It is based on the Next Generation Science Standards developed by the National Science Foundation. These are the standards used by most states in the United States.
These 64 units cover everything your middle school science student needs to learn between 5th and 8th grade. If they complete these 64 units, they will have a very solid understanding of science.
It is recommended that you complete 16 units per school year. Which should take you approximately 32 total weeks (two weeks per unit). With holiday breaks, spring breaks, and summer break, this is very manageable.