•  Elementary Science Education 


    The CBSD K - 6 science program utilizes the Science Companion curriculum, developed by the Chicago Science Group (CSG).  "This is a hands-on learning program that takes advantage of children’s extensive knowledge of – and curiosity about – how things work in the world. The purpose of the curriculum is not only to provide children with the opportunity to wonder about their world, but to teach them science processes as they explore, quantify, and interpret the world. The children are also given the time and encouragement to draw, write, discuss, and reflect upon what they have done. The program’s approach to primary education balances discovery-based learning with teacher-directed instruction."
     
    "The Science Companion Story." The Science Companion Story. Chicago Educational Publishing Company, LLC, Aug. 2010. Web. 11 Mar. 2015. 
     
    CBSD K - 6 Units of Study in Science
     

    K

    1st

    2nd

    3rd

    4th

    5th

    6th

    Physical Science

    Solids, Liquids, & Gases

    Sound

    Motion

    Electrical Circuits

    Energy

    Matter

    Life

    Science

    My Body

    Collecting & Examining Life

    Habitats

    Life Cycles & Butterflies

    Nature’s Recyclers

    Human Body in Motion

    Collections from Nature

    Pollution & Clean Stream

    Earth & Space Science

    Weather

    Rocks

    Our Solar System

    Watery Earth

    Weather

    Earth’s Changing Surface