TEACHER:
NATALIE SHEPARD
Room 506
SCIENCE CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
The goal of the Lincoln Public Schools science program is to help all students develop an understanding of the natural world and how humans utilize and impact the environment. The curriculum is based on the Nebraska State Science Standards and the National Science Standards. The program stresses hands-on activities to develop inquiry and thinking skills, as well as science process skills. The program is structured to help students realize that science is part of every day life and affects all individuals.
Elementary-The four themes studied in elementary schools are living things, the physical world, space/earth, and STS (science, technology, and society)/environment. Students experiment and do hands-on-activities to learn to value curiosity, openness, inquiry, and critical thinking skills in science as a part of every day living.
Some of the following science curriculum will be covered in the science specials