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Science
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Differentiation between living and non-living things. (Age
3-4)
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 Differentiation between animals and plants; basic characteristics
(Age 3-5)
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Observation of animals in nature.
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First puzzles representing the biological parts of flowers,
root systems, and trees, along with the anatomical features
of common animals. These are first used by very young children
and puzzles, then as a means to learn the vocabulary, then
are related to photos and/or the "real thing," then
traced onto paper, and finally with labels as a reading experience.
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Nomenclature Cards:
Botany: identifying, naming, and labeling the parts of plants,
trees, leaves, roots, and flowers.
Zoology: identifying, naming, and labeling the external parts
of human beings, insects, fish, birds, and other animals.
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Introduction of the families of the animal kingdom, and identification
and classification of animals into the broad families. Introduction
to the basic characteristics, life-styles, habitats, and means
of caring for young of each family in the animal kingdom.
(Age 5-7)
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Introduction to ecology: habitat, food chain, adaptation to
environment and climate, predator-prey relationships, camouflage,
and other body adaptations of common animals.
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Advanced elementary biology study: the names and functions
of different forms of leaves, flowers, seeds, trees, plants,
and animals. This usually begins with considerably more field
work collecting specimens or observing.
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Study of evolution and the development of life on the Earth
over the eons. (Age 6 and up)
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Study of the internal parts of vertebrates: limbs, body coverings,
lungs, heart, skeleton, reproduction. (Age 5-8)
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Advanced study of plants in class, greenhouse and garden:
experimenting with soil, nutrients, light, etc. (Age 6 and
up)
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More advanced study of the animal kingdom: classification
by class and phyla. (Age 7 and up)
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The plant kingdom: Study of the major families of plant life
on the Earth and classification by class and phyla. (Age 7
and up)
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Life cycles; water, oxygen, carbon-dioxide, and nitrogen.
(Age 7 and up)
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Introduction to chemistry: Begins at age 6 and continues throughout
the elementary science curriculum
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The three states of matter
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Basic atomic theory
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How elements are created through stellar fusion
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Elements and compounds
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Mendelov's table of the elements
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Basic molecular theory: Building atomic models
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Physical and chemical changes
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Research into the elements and continued study of the periodic
table
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Introduction to chemistry lab experiments
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Animal behavior: detailed observation. (Age 9 and up)
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Anatomy: Systems of the animal and human body. (Age 9 and
up)
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Health and nutrition. (Age 9 and up)
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Ecology: Advanced study of the interrelationships of life
forms. (Age 9 and up)
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Development of skills in careful observation, recording and
describing, and use of increasingly sophisticated techniques
of measurement.
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Development of skills using common scientific apparatus: microscopes,
telescopes, hand lens, collecting field specimens, dissecting,
preparing displays.
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Development of field science skills: tracking, listening,
observing.
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Development of scientific inquiry skills: forming hypothesis,
designing experiments, recording results.
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Study of the great inventions; machines and technology and
their effect on society throughout history.
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Study of the great scientists.
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Introduction to the physical sciences: (Age 10-12)
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Geology and mineralogy
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Meteorology
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Astronomy and cosmology
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Elementary physics: light, electricity, magnetic fields, gravity,
mass.
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Preparing and analyzing all sorts of graphs and data displays;
basic statistics.
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