Vision Statement
As we implement our Science Curriculum, our teachers will strive to:
- Keep the cross of Christ squarely in the center of our Science Curriculum.
- Teach in a manner that reflects the 21st Century world in which we live
- Meet the individual needs of all students.
- Effectively implement the required Process Standards into instruction.
- Teach the required Content Standards from a distinctively Christian perspective, while at the same time, teaching secular viewpoints.
- Continue to grow professionally, enabling all aspects of our curriculum to be effectively implemented.
Faith Statements
The public scientific community maintains various scientific theories to be true that are in direct opposition to our Christian beliefs. For this reason, it is extremely important to emphasize Biblical truths as we provide effective science instruction.
- God is the creator of all.
- God’s workmanship is evident in creation.
- We are made in God’s image.
- The world reflects the scientific truths revealed in Scripture.
- God created a young earth.
- There were six twenty-four-hour days of creation.
- Jesus is God.
- Salvation comes only through faith in Christ Jesus.
- God’s Word as printed in Scripture is infallible.
- Sin alters God’s creation.
- We are stewards of all that God has graciously bestowed upon us.
- Science is our human response to God’s command to care for His creation.
- God allows us to develop new technologies to help take care of His creation.
- God’s plan is still in operation today and He has provided all of the resources needed in our lives.
Kindergarten Science Overview
Students in Kindergarten are introduced to science topics through our classroom themes. Students learn through our center time, small classroom experiments, non-fiction books, crafts, and educational videos.
Grade 1 Science Overview
Students in first grade will explore the world around them through the study of Physical, Life, and Earth science. They will focus on the topics of living and nonliving things, matter, habitats, food chains, soil, and space. These topics are further investigated through experiments and integration of technology.
Grade 2 Science Overview
Students in second grade study changes in physical properties of materials and the effect of force on the motion of an object. They investigate patterns in the weather and the position of the sun and the moon in the sky during the day and in the shape over the course of about a month. Students study the life cycles of plants and animals and compare the different body plans. Students investigate simple tools and how they can be used to meet human needs. Within this study, students employ the key principles of the nature of science and the design process.
Grade 3 Science Overview
Students in third grade will continue to study the nature of science, plant life, and the design process of technology. Students will expand their knowledge of the properties of matter and forms of energy. Regarding earth science, students will be introduced to minerals and rocks. Within all of these studies, students will continue to use and practice the scientific method.
Grade 4 Science Overview
Students in grade 4 will review the scientific process with a focus on technology and design. Students will explore the nature of science, motion, energy, heat, electricity, the changing surface of the Earth, plant and animal characteristics and interactions. Students will investigate and apply their knowledge of these topics through discussions, outlines, projects, labs, and technology-based activities.
Grade 5 Science Overview
Students in Grade 5 connect in an interactive process of hands-on learning of science in the areas of physical, Earth, life, and health sciences. Hands-on lab engagements are experienced throughout the curriculum. Practical science, engineering, and technology concepts and careers are introduced for increased student learning. The material effectively engages student interaction to enhance the concepts being taught.
Grade 6 Science Overview
Students in Grade 6 review the basics of science and the tools of science. Students will look to the processes that give us our weather and the components that change our weather. Topics on matter, solids, liquids, and gases, as well as energy and the solar system will be discovered throughout the year. Students will finish the year by looking at ecosystems and biomes.
Grade 7 Science Overview
Students in Grade 7 focus their scientific study on Earth, Life and Physical Science as well as the scientific process. The concentration areas in each of these disciplines are as follows: In the areas Scientific Process, the students will learn how to set up an experiment; collect and record data using scientific measurement, graphs, charts, and observations; and communicate their findings. In the areas of Earth Science the students will learn about the earth through rocks and minerals, and how the earth changes with earthquakes, volcanoes, and soil and earth changes. In the areas of Physical Science, the students will learn about motion and different forms of energy and energy resources, waves in sound and light. In the area of Life Science, the students will touch on cells and the human body system.
Grade 8 Science Overview
Students in Grade 8 focus their scientific study on Chemical, Earth, Life and Physical Science as well as the scientific process. The concentration areas in each of these disciplines are as follows: In the areas of Scientific Process, the students will learn how to set up an experiment; collect and record data using scientific measurement, graphs, charts, and observations; and communicate their findings. In the areas of Chemical science, students will learn about the periodic table of elements, the atom, and how atoms bond. In Earth Science the students will learn about the Earth's atmosphere and weather, and that part Earth's waters is responsible for life on earth, ecology and the natural resources of the earth... In the areas of Physical Science, the students will learn about motion and energy and build a class roller coaster. In the area of Life Science, the students will concentrate on genetics and heredity, they also will learn about evolution and the Christian response to evolution.