Motivational Goal: Spark a natural curiosity for the world so that learning is more about the journey than the destination.

Practical Goal: Help students think logically and formulate well-structured questions about the world so they can find the answer to any question they come up with (even if the answer is “we don’t know yet”).

Academic Goal: Cover the most important NGSS standards to give students confidence and set them up for any future academic endeavor they wish to pursue.

The Next Generation Science Standards are the most well-developed science standards for K-12 globally. They aren’t perfect (no one-size-fits-all standards are), but they are a great starting point. We combine these standards with what children are curious about, current world events, and practical skills to provide a well-rounded science curriculum that prepares children for anything they might want to pursue. Below is a description of the academic standards we use as a starting point for this course.

Comparing multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land.

-How landforms are created and how they can be reshaped over time.

-Water is found in the ocean, rivers, lakes, and ponds, and it exists as solid ice and in liquid and gas forms.

-Weather and climate patterns can be predicted by observing patterns.

-How climate and weather are influenced by different geographical locations and seasonal changes.

Different designs for reducing the impacts of weather-related hazards.