SCIENCE

OVERVIEW

The First Program science curriculum emphasizes the importance of experimentation and inquiry. Embedded within every curricular unit are structural elements that encourage students to generate questions, design experiments, and observe and collect evidence in order to make sound conclusions. Students engage in active explorations of life, physical, and earth science as they make connections to the natural world around them.

Grades K and 1 meet once a week for 40 minutes of science in the science lab. Second and third graders meet twice a week for 40 minutes. Additional time and opportunities are made available to students via Lab, where students can extend their learning from the current topic of study to a specific topic that interests them.

KINDERGARTEN

The general overview of the areas of study includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Earthworms • Linear Measurement • Using Sense to Observe Properties • Trees in the Neighborhood • Marbles • Sinking and Floating • Seeds and Fruit

FIRST GRADE

The general overview of the areas of study includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Land Snails • Magnets • Seed Germination & Dispersal • Life Cycle of a Plant • Ramps & Newton’s Law of Motion

SECOND GRADE

The general overview of the areas of study includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Science of Sound • Green Tree Frogs • Acids & Bases • Aerodynamics • Temperature • Liquids & Volume

THIRD GRADE

The general overview of the areas of study includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Pendulums • Plant Requirements • Plant Structure & Function • Arthropods • Mystery Powders • Water Cycle • Solar Energy