Science

Science is about inquiry and investigation. Encouraging them to ask why and how then explore ways to find the answer through discovery and experimentation.  We will explore the process of scientific inquiry and investigation through many of the topics listed below. Many of our Educational Adventures will be tied to these topics as we take a more personal look at the world around us. 

• Gardening/ Aquaponics/ Hydroponics

  • What grows in my backyard? What cannot grow in my backyard? Why?

  • Seed to Table Concepts

• Physical Science

  • Matter including forms of matter

  • Chemical properties/ periodic table

  • The 5 senses

  • Gravity 

  • Magnetics

  • Force/ motion/ balance: Newton’s laws

  • Friction and the transfer of energy between objects in different forms

• Earth and Space 

  • Weather

  • Nature Disasters

  • Rock types, fossils, landforms

  • Atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere

  • Solar System: sun, moon, stars, planets, galaxy

  • Earth’s tilt, days, year, seasons

• Life Science

  • Organisms and cells

  • Animal and plant life cycles

  • Living vs nonliving things

  • Animal and plant classification systems including groups and subgroups

  • Genetic information is passed from parent to offspring in plants and animals

  • Character traits and mutations: DNA

  • Natural selection in plants and animals

  • Internal and external structures of plants and animal along with their functions

  • Organisms need an energy source, air, water, and specific living conditions (habitat)

  • Cell structures and cell function

  • External factors on an organism's internal stability