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Mr. Cave keeps busy with his kids, Megan, Michael, Melissa, and Matthew.

Coaches 8^th grade girls' volleyball and Science Olympiad

Hobbies include running, volleyball, golf, bird watching, camping, and reading

Science
The PI+ Science curriculum is spiraling curriculum in which 6^th graders cover all of 6^th grade and ½ of 7^th grade topics.

Units covered include:

Nature of Science; Scientific Method

Chemistry

Energy (team unit)

Earth Science

Meteorology

Astronomy

In addition, students will complete three Experimental Research Projects

Consumer Report

Engineering

Environmental

Mathematics

The PI+ Math program uses the Gateways to Algebra and Geometry Math text. The main goal of the program is to allow students to learn to think mathematically. There are ten key strands that are woven throughout the text and problems from each strand are incorporated into nearly every lesson's problems. The ten key strands are:

Algebra, Communicating Mathematics, Data Analysis/Statistics, Geometry, Interdisciplinary Applications, Measurement, Number Sense, Patterns and Functions, Probability and Technology.

Social Science!

Essential Question: How do civilizations survive, thrive or fail?

Trimester 1:

introduction

Geographer's Handbook

Map Skills

The First Civilizations

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Israelites

Trimester 2:

Greek Civilization

Early India