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Natural Sciences

Instruction in Science

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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.

Religious Studies
English
Latin
Math & Arithmetic

Science
History & Geography
Logic & Rhetoric
Fine Arts
Physical Education
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.
  • Grades K-2 Seasons, holidays, planets, calendar,
    plants, animals, nature walks, nature readers
  • Grade 3 Constellations, solar system  
  • Grade 4 Animal Kingdom - with special emphasis on
    insects, birds, and fish
  • Grade 5 Animal Kingdom - with special emphasis on
    mammals  
  • Grade 6 Plant Kingdom with special emphasis on trees
    and grasses
  • Grade 7 General Science 
  • Grade 8 Physical Science 
  • Grade 9 Biology  
  • Grade 10 Chemistry  
  • Grade 11 ​Anatomy/Physiology  
  • Grade 12 Physics
Sancta Familia Academy, Inc. admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
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