Students explore the history of Planet Earth, Earth’s materials and systems, plate tectonics and large-scale interactions, and the roles of water in Earth’s surface processes.

Life Science – Growth, Development & Reproduction of Organisms: Students explore how organisms reproduce and transfer their genetic information to their offspring. They learn how traits are inherited, variation of traits, how mutations may result in changes to living things that can be harmful or beneficial, and how humans have the capacity to influence certain…

Life Science – Natural Selection & Adaptations: Students explore evidence of common ancestry and diversity of living things, such as the fossil record, anatomical similarities and differences between various organisms living today compared to those in the fossil record, and comparisons of embryological development of different species.  They learn about adaptations and natural selection, and…

Physical Science – Chemical Reactions: Students apply their understanding of physical and chemical properties of matter to explore chemical reactions, how substances react chemically in characteristic ways and how mass is conserved.

Life Science Interdependent – Relationships in Ecosystems: Students explore how relationships are interdependent in ecosystems, the dynamics, functioning, and resilience of an ecosystem, how changes in biodiversity can influence human’s resources, how humans impact the biodiversity of an ecosystem, and ways we can develop solutions to preserve the ecosystem services humans rely on.

Life Science – Matter & Energy in Organisms & Ecosystems: Students explore the organization of matter and energy flow in organisms, interdependent relationships in ecosystems, the cycle of matter and energy transfer that occurs in ecosystems, ecosystem dynamics, functioning, and resilience, and energy in chemical processes and everyday life.

Earth Science – Weather & Climate: Students explore the roles of water in Earth’s surface processes, variables that influence weather and climate, and human activities that cause global climate change

Physical Science – Waves & Electromagnetic Radiation: Students explore the concepts of wave properties, electromagnetic radiation and the models used to explain how light behaves and travels. Students learn about related information technologies and instrumentation.

Earth Science – Earth’s Systems: Students explore Earth’s materials and systems, the roles of water in Earth’s surface processes, and how humans depend on and use Earth’s natural resources.

Earth Science – Human Impacts: Students explore natural hazards, and how human activities have both a negative and positive impact on Earth Systems.