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Welcome to
Grade Integrated
Science I
Mrs. Lord
Stapley Junior High
Keys for Junior High Success
How can we all help your
student have a successful
junior high experience?
Keep channels of communication open
between school, student, and parents!
Home:
Parent/Guardian
Involvement & Parent
Signature in Student
Planner
School:
Teacher &
Administrative
Communication
Student:
Daily Assignments
in Student Planner
Additional Resources Available
to Help Your Student:
Check the Parent Portal: Sign up in the office
if you have not picked up an access code yet!
Check my Stapley Web Page!
Contact me by e-mail: Probably the best way
to get in touch with me! My e-mail address is:
pslord@mpsaz.org
Contact me by phone: You can always call and
leave a message on my classroom phone:
(480) 472-2765
What Curriculum Will We Be
Studying This Year?
• First Semester Focus:
Introduction to Scientific
Processes –
- Scientific Measurement
- Scientific Method
Astronomy
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Deep Space
History of
Astronomy
Sun, Moon, and
Earth Relationship
What Curriculum Will We Be
Studying This Year?
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Second Semester Focus:
Earth’s Structures & Processes–
- Earth’s
Layers
Earth’s Processes
 Plate
Tectonics
 Earthquakes & Volcanoes
Geology
 Rocks
 Minerals
Environmental Science
• Human Impact on the Environment
• Life Cycles
• Renewable & Nonrenewable
Resources