Life Science is a balance of activities, labs and lectures with an emphasis on “hands-on, minds-on” activities.  Through scientific investigations, students use scientific equipment, models, specimens, and computer technology to conduct experiments.  Through these scientific investigations, students explore concepts of Cell Biology, Genetics, Evolution, Earth and Life History, Structure and Function in Living Systems, and Ecology.

Physical Science at La Colina is a balance of activities, labs, and lectures with an emphasis on "hands-on, minds-on" activities.  Through scientific investigation students use scientific equipment, models, specimens, and computer technology to conduct experiments.  Through these scientific investigations, students explore concepts of Motion, Forces, Structure of Matter, Earth in the Solar System, reactions, Chemistry of Living Systems, the periodic Table, and Density and Buoyancy.  All 8th graders participate in the La Colina Science Fair by conducting independent investigations.