LOWER SCHOOL SCIENCE

LOWER SCHOOL SCIENCE

First, we suggest a look at the video that you'll find toward the top right of this page.  It explains our Lower School Science program.  After that, this article will provide further help, as will the descriptions and samples we provide for each course.

Our Science Courses are secular. They are pure science courses, but they do not attack religious beliefs.  They also do not refer to religion or religious views. These are straight science courses.

Science courses are taught in a practical sequence, starting with, a course that explains what science itself is, and which demonstrates the most important tools in science. The two year Lower School program covers the essential areas of science in an engaging, hands-on method that help reveal important ideas in science in a way that makes it useful and comprehensible.

SCIENCE COURSES OVERVIEW

A student needing a particular course to round out curriculum could use any of these courses. These cover science basics, biology, oceanography, meteorology (the study of weather and of the atmosphere), chemistry, physics, astronomy and space exploration, and there is a final science review and project course. Again, these courses include many films and documentaries.

Additionally, the student performs hundreds of experiments and exercises, as the world he lives in and the universe which surrounds it becomes increasingly comprehensible. At the end of Lower School science studies, the student will decide which area of science interests him, and following a step-by-step study guide, he will do a science project of his own. (In fact you, the parent, will be allowed to assist! This is not a "science fair". The student must study, come up with a thesis in his area of science, and an experiment to prove or disprove his thesis. The student, in short, will be functioning as a scientist!)

The end results of our science program include a student who understands science essentials, and who understands where we are in the universe.  He understands from a scientific viewpoint the essential workings of the world and the universe. The student understands science and its value today.

Please note - Many of the required films or music have links provided so that there may be no need to secure them. However, we cannot guarantee that all the links will be "live" or active when you use them. You may need to secure films or music in other ways. No film or music selected is very hard to secure.