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Superintendent's Note

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2011-12 Events Calendar

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Flu Information

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Seasonal flu guide for parents.

Spring 2012 Driver Education

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Employee HazCom Online Training

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Free and Reduced Price Meals Program

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Science Department

Science Supervisor

Jennifer Gonyea

Phone:
(518) 439-4921 

Elementary Science Curriculum

At the elementary level, teachers in grades K-5 provide instruction in earth, life, and physical science each year through the use of locally developed and nationally recognized units of study. Members of the Science Cabinet monitor the delivery of the instructional program and addresses related factors such as materials support and professional development.

 

Curriculum Detail for Grades K-5

Grade Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
Units

Waterplay Seeds Ants Solar System Rocks & Minerals Whales
Senses Butterflies Balancing & Weighing Plant Growth & Development Floating & Sinking Mixtures & Solutions
Properties Weather Soils Electrical Circuts Ecosystems Crayfish
Note: Units may be covered in different sequences.
Grade 1/2 Grade 2/3 Grade 3/4 Grade 4/5
Finding the Moon Changes Simple Machines Looking at Liquids
Plant & Animal Life Cycles Sound Mystery Matter Pond Life
Interactions Structures Systems Microworlds

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