Curriculum

Fourth grade electricity studies--oscilloscope

Science Curriculum Overview

Students will:

Junior Kindergarten, Kindergarten,

First Grade 

• Demonstrate and use the scientific skills necessary to carry out investigations (observing and describing)
• Use scientific equipment and tools appropriately to gather information about the world
• Work cooperatively to complete hands-on activities and solve problems
• By the end of the first grade, demonstrate a basic knowledge of the human body, animals, characteristics of living things, properties and states of matter, plant and animal life cycles, and weather

Second Grade

• Demonstrate and use the scientific skills necessary to carry out investigations (predicting, observing, describing, and recording)
• Use scientific equipment and tools appropriately to gather information about the world
• Work cooperatively and individually to complete hands-on activities and solve problems
• Work through implementing a field study about birds and analyzing the results
• Demonstrate knowledge of habitats and adaptations, magnets, balance and motion, and Earth science fundamentals
  
  

Third Grade

• Demonstrate and use the scientific skills necessary to carry out investigations (predicting results, following procedures, interpreting data, drawing conclusions)
• Use science equipment and tools appropriately and safely to gather information about the world
• Work independently and cooperatively to complete tasks and solve problems
• Use research skills to learn about a topic of interest
• Make the connection that both men and women have contributed to our scientific understanding and that science is an on-going, ever-changing endeavor
• Demonstrate a knowledge of fossils, tree identification, light and how we see it, sound and how we hear it, and basic chemistry concepts

Fourth Grade

• Demonstrate and use the scientific skills necessary to carry out investigations (predicting results, following procedures, interpreting data, drawing conclusions)
• Use science equipment and tools appropriately and safely to gather information about the world
• Work independently and cooperatively to complete tasks and solve problems
• Use research skills to learn about a topic of interest
• Make the connection that both men and women have contributed to our scientific understanding and that science is an on-going, ever-changing endeavor
• Demonstrate knowledge of  electricity; states of matter and how they can change; temperature and heat; simple machines; and the solar system
  

Fifth Grade

• Report orally and in writing using appropriate scientific vocabulary
• Use charts, artwork, and models to communicate an understanding of scientific concepts
• Demonstrate  knowledge of flower anatomy, invertebrate identification and classification with a focus on insects, constructing and using a map, geology, the water cycle, and water pollution

Sixth Grade

• Read scientific textbooks and recall and identify key concepts
• Practice note-taking skills to help reinforce main ideas
• Prepare thoughtful, intelligent and grammatically correct answers to science questions
• Practice scientific research skills
• Practice scientific observation skills during field studies
• Graph populations of organisms and their limiting factors using both graph paper and computer programs
  
• Create charts and dioramas that portray key science concepts
• Demonstrate knowledge of basic concepts of evolution
• Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of ecology (populations and communities, conservation, biomes, polution and global warming)
  

Seventh Grade

• Design and perform scientific lab experiments by making observations, gathering data, hypothesizing, interpreting data, gathering data, and drawing conclusions
• Demonstrate the proper use of laboratory equipment when performing scientific investigations
• Prepare formal written lab reports using the scientific method
• Develop critical thinking and research skills through individual and group problem-solving activities
• Practice note-taking skills to help reinforce main ideas
• Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the scientific method; biochemistry; cell biology; the anatomy and physiology of the digestive, circulatory, and nervous systems; nutrition; genetics; disease and immunity; and comparative anatomy of the major vertebrate and invertebrate phyla

Eighth Grade

• Design and perform scientific lab experiments by making observations, gathering data, hypothesizing, interpreting data, gathering data, and drawing conclusions
• Demonstrate the proper use of laboratory equipment when performing lab investigations
• Prepare formal written lab reports using the scientific method
• Develop critical thinking and research skills through individual and group  problem-solving activities
• Practice note-taking skills to help reinforce main ideas
• Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the scientific method, astronomy, chemistry, the physical laws of motion and gravitation, the molecular dynamics of fluids, meteorology, aerodynamics, and nuclear energy

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