K-12 Science

Science education in grades K–12 encourages curiosity, critical thinking, and evidence-based reasoning.
Students learn not only what happens in the natural world but also why and how it happens. Each stage builds on observation, exploration, and inquiry — helping students connect classroom learning to real-world experiences.

K–2: Early Exploration and Observation

Focus: Living vs. nonliving things, senses, weather patterns, and simple motion. Students explore through touch, sight, and experimentation — learning to ask questions, make observations, and describe what they see.

3–5: Developing Scientific Understanding

Focus: Life cycles, ecosystems, energy, and Earth systems.
Students dive deeper into how living things interact with their environment, how energy moves through systems, and how weather and Earth processes shape the world.

6–8: Abstract and Applied Science

Focus: Cells, heredity, energy transfer, forces and motion, Earth’s structure, and basic chemistry. Students transition from observation to analysis, learning to design experiments, test hypotheses, and understand how systems connect on microscopic and global scales.

9–12: Specialized and Applied Sciences

Focus: Earth and Environmental Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Forensic Science (including AP courses). Students explore the structure of life, the composition of matter, and the laws that govern energy and motion.
At this level, science emphasizes reasoning, lab skills, data interpretation, and real-world application — preparing students for college-level courses and STEM careers.