Brainstorming+Science+Curriculum

This is a SKILLS-BASED curriculum. Nevertheless, there is a certain vagueness dividing skills from content. Is converting from meters to inches a skill or a content? For now, lets ignore the difference and look at the //most interesting and important science content and skills//. Let's list those that we wish our students to learn in this course. If we can arrive at a consensus on this list, we will make sure to design labs/problems/activities that will facilitate the learning of these skills and content.

Density Mass Volume Electricity Electric Motor Generator Electric light Automobiles Airplanes Atoms Nuclear power plant Fire Heat Sound Molecules/elements Life (kinds of life, definition of life, turing test) Cells DNA/genes Human Body Five senses Brain physiology and development Emotion--fear, anger, happiness, sadness, depression Nutrition Homeostasis Disease Medicine Human evolution Survival science Solar system, galaxy, and astronomy Earth Air, atmosphere, and gases Gravity Water Weather Dirt Gaia, environmental movement, ecology, pollution Recycling Six simple machines and how are they used? http://www.mikids.com/ Construction/engineering--bridges, houses, skyscrapers