SCIENCE VISION STATEMENT

Science is a way to make sense of the natural world. Science education is to educate our students to be responsible and involved caretakers of the world created by God. Science teaches students the method, in which, problems can be solved through taking the proper scientific steps. By using the scientific method and knowledge students will be able to make decisions about life and the teachings of the Catholic Church in an ever changing world.

SCIENCE PROGRAM STANDARD

I. LIFE SCIENCE

• The students will be able to list the characteristics of organisms.
• The students will be able to know the life cycles of organisms.
• The students will be able to learn many organisms and their environment.
• The students will be able to develop the knowledge to have good personal health.
• The students will be able to explore the structure and function in living systems.
• The students will be able to explore the reproduction, heredity, behavior and regulation of organisms.
• The students will be able to study the populations and environments in the world.
• The students will be able to study the diversity and adaptations or organisms.

II. EARTH SCIENCE

• The students will be able to list the properties of earth materials.
• The students will be able to explore the objects in the sky.
• The students will be able to explore the changes in earth and sky.
• The students will be able to study the Earth’s history.
• The students will be able to explore the structure of the Earth and the Earth’s place in the solar system.

III. PHYSICAL SCIENCE

• The students will be able to list the properties of objects and materials.
• The students will be able to explore the position and motion of objects.
• The students will be able to explore light, heat, electricity, and magnetism.
• The students will be able to explore the properties and changes of properties in matter.
• The students will be able to explore motion and forces.
• The students will be able to explore the transfer of energy.