Science
The science curriculum is developed in accordance with the Next Generation Science Standards. The approach to science encompasses the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) approach to teaching and learning science. The scientific process is utilized in all grades teaching students how to create a lab report. The students learn through hands-on activities as well as classroom discussions, utilizing materials both in print and virtually.
Kindergarten Materials and Motion, Trees and Weather, Animals by Two
Grade 1 Sound and Light, Air and Weather, Plants and Animals
Grade 2 Solids and Liquids, Pebbles, Sand, Silt, Insects and Plants
Grade 3 Motion and Matter, Water and Climate, Structures, and Life
Grade 4 Energy, Solids, Rocks and Landforms and Environments
Grade 5 Mixtures and Solutions, Earth and Sun, Living Systems
Middle School
Grade 6 Electromagnetic Force, Weather, and Water, Diversity of Life
Grade 7 Chemical Interactions, Earth history, Populations and Ecosystems
Grade 8 Gravity and Kinetic Energy-Waves, Planetary Science and Human Science Interactions, Hereditary and Adaptation
Our seventh and eighth graders also participate in a school science fair. Students have the ability to use their acquired knowledge to create a project using the scientific method.