Instruction in Science
The primary goal of the science program is to develop in the students a sense of
wonder and a genuine appreciation of their surroundings and the universe beyond.
Through classroom instruction and experimental investigation they will discover
the interconnection of all branches of science and will develop the ability to link their growing knowledge of the physical world to other components of the school curriculum.
Wonder and curiosity about the natural world lead to observation, classification, and ultimately to science and technology. It is best for the child to be led into the world of science through these same steps.
wonder and a genuine appreciation of their surroundings and the universe beyond.
Through classroom instruction and experimental investigation they will discover
the interconnection of all branches of science and will develop the ability to link their growing knowledge of the physical world to other components of the school curriculum.
Wonder and curiosity about the natural world lead to observation, classification, and ultimately to science and technology. It is best for the child to be led into the world of science through these same steps.
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The traditional elementary science curriculum includes topics which are also naturalist hobbies - bird, tree, and wildflower identification, butterflies, insects, bees, and star-gazing. Students learn much about science (morphology, physiology, classification, habitats, etc.) through the detailed study of stars, bugs, birds, and trees.
In grades 7 & 8 students learn about the scientific process and gain a foundation for high school science with an introduction into the various branches using a General Science text followed by Physical Science, learning the basic elements of chemistry and physics, including measurement, conversion problems, the periodic chart, element names and properties, chemical bonding, ions and compounds, and balancing chemical equations. With this background students are prepared for high school biology, anatomy and physiology, chemistry, and physics.
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