We encourage all students to develop their scientific knowledge and skills in a way that is relevant to students' lives and is fun. We use laboratories and activities as our primary teaching method. Students at Taylor take science classes in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. 6th Grade Science Sixth grade students receive instruction in Science and Physical Education on alternate weeks.
Students learn in three-week units about the various body systems.
Each 6th grade science teacher is responsible for specializing in one of the body systems and implementing its instruction. The students rotate through the different units and thus are exposed to all areas of the human body. In the skeletal system unit, students will learn the names and functions of the bones and muscles of the human body. The circulatory system unit will teach students the basic structure of the heart, how it works, and its main function. Through study of the respiratory system students will learn relationships between the movement of oxygen from our lungs to our body.