Science

The focus of each class will vary based on the students’ level. We get students thinking about how and why things work the way they do, how technology and products have changed over time, or what might happen in a certain experiment. Students will focus on asking scientific questions and defining problems, developing and using models, planning and carrying out investigations, analyzing and interpreting data, using mathematics and computational thinking, constructing explanations and designing solutions, engaging in argument from evidence, and obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information.

1st Grade

• From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
• Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
• Earth’s Place in the Universe
• Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer

2nd Grade

• Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
• Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
• Earth’s Place in the Universe
• Earth’s Systems
• Matter and its Interactions
• Engineering Design

3rd Grade

• From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
• Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
• Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
• Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
• Earth’s Systems
• Earth and Human Activity
• Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
• Engineering Design

4th Grade

• From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
• Earth’s Place in the Universe
• Earth’s Systems
• Earth and Human Activity
• Energy
• Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
• Engineering Design

5th Grade

• From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
• Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
• Earth’s Place in the Universe
• Earth’s Systems
• Earth and Human Activity
• Matter and Its Interactions
• Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
• Energy
• Engineering Design

6th Grade

• From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
• Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
• Earth’s Systems
• Earth and Human Activity
• Energy
• Engineering Design

7th Grade

• From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
• Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
• Earth’s Systems
• Earth and Human Activity
• Matter and its Interactions
• Engineering Design.

8th Grade

• Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
• Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
• Earth’s Place in the Universe
• Earth and Human Activity
• Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions.