St. Fabian Catholic School 
St. Fabian Catholic School is a Christ-centered family, deeply rooted in Catholic traditions. We are dedicated to the enrichment of the whole child through academic excellence, spiritual development, and service to our community, while preparing our students to become architects of their futures.

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Phone: 248-553-2750
Email:  csutherland@stfabian.org

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Mrs. Vanessa Mallory
8th Grade Homeroom
​5th-8th Grade Science
​​Email / 248-553-2750

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About Mrs. Mallory
Education:
Graduated from Taylor University with a bachelors degree in biology science education; DI endorsement from Wayne State University 
Experience:
Taught middle school science in public school for 7 years in Maine and Michigan; taught high school biology, chemistry, and anatomy for 5 years at a Catholic school
Family:
I live with my husband, Dan, and two children, Sarah and Mark. My family is from Maine.
​Free Time: 
I make a pretty awesome sourdough sandwich bread, I also enjoy connect the dot and sudoku puzzles, and family tree research.
​Likes:
Food (desserts, chocolate, butter, popcorn), Maine, the color green, writing with blue ink, rolling hills, Spring, Catholicism, track and field, being present in the moment, and C.S. Lewis books
​Dislikes:
Fruit mixed with chocolate, wastefulness, when people don’t listen for understanding, and loud chewing.

Welcome to Middle School Science at St. Fabian!

Throughout the four years in the science program you will learn science by doing science. You will be guided and taught to practice scientific inquiry by gathering evidence, analyzing data, and having discussions to make sense of your findings - this is what scientists do to learn new things! Your skills of thinking critically, reasoning, and cooperating with others will grow as will your understanding of scientific phenomenon. I am excited to practice science with you!

As people of faith in a very “scientific” and technological society we must understand what science can and cannot tell us, we also must bring our faith and morals into the way we use scientific advances and care for God’s Creation. We will explore these ideas so that upon leaving St. Fabian you will have an informed and empowered understanding of how the study of science properly interacts with our society.

​5/6 Year A Units: Observing and questioning as a scientist; Weather and water; Human systems interactions, Diversity of life

5/6 Year B Units: Community analysis as a scientist; Earth and sun, Mixtures and solutions, Living systems

7/8 Year A Units: Variables and design; Earth history; Chemical interactions; Populations and ecosystems

7/8 Year B Units: Boundaries and applications of science, Heredity and adaptation; Gravity and kinetic energy; Electromagnetic force; Waves; Planetary science