Big Book of Science (BBoS) Guide:
50% Content: All the important notes from each unit are included accurately somewhere on the page. Every question asked on the unit test can be answered from the information on the page.
25% Format: The BBoS is formatted appropriately: all the pages are included and compatible, there is a cover and table of contents, and the book is bound.
25% Appearance: The BBoS is neat, pleasing to the eye, creative, and professional looking with appropriate illustrations.
Pages for the 6th grade:
Science, Matter, Atoms and elements, Chemistry, Kinetics, Electromagnetism, Wave energy, Nuclear reactions, and Heat energy. Bridge building and rocketry do not need their own pages.
Pages for the 7th grade:
Science, Life and its origins, Evolution and diversity, Cells, Digestive system, Respiratory system, Circulatory system, Excretory system, Immune system, Bones and muscles, Endocrine system, Nervous system, Reproductive system, Mendelian genetics, and DNA and genetic engineering.
Pages for the 8th grade:
Science, Earth's properties, Plate tectonics, Rocks and minerals, Weathering and erosion, Oceans, Glaciers, Groundwater, Surface water, Weather, Astronomy.