Elementary Science: A Survey of Topics

This class will be a once a week natural science class for upper elementary age children.  My teaching style can be described as relational, as I like to give lots of opportunities for discussion and questions. This class will include lots of beautiful pictures and helpful diagrams to aid in the learning process. Many of these photos and diagrams will be uploaded to the classroom weekly, for any learner who wants to download them. I will also upload weekly worksheets, and craft/activities ideas, as well as links to videos that expand on the topic. These are all just optional resources for parents and learners to utilize if the wish, none of them will be required for class. We will learn a new topic each month, with our topic changing over at the first class of each month. At the end of each month/topic parents may request a test and answer key for their learner to take at home. Here are the topics for the 2023 spring semester:

February: Our Solar System! This month we will be learning what a solar system is, and what is in ours. The Sun, planets, asteroids, comets, moons, dwarf planets and more!

March: All About Earth! In our March lessons we will learn about the main layers of the earth, plate tectonics, our planet's magnetic field, oceans, volcanoes, and more!

April: Zoology/Crazy World of Animals! April will be all about animals! Invertebrates, vertebrates, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, fish....we will learn about some of the most amazing creatures and how we classify them!

May: Amazing Plants! Our last spring topic will be plant life. We will learn about how plants help sustain all other life on earth. We will also discover different kinds of plants, where and how they grow, and how humans use them!

I will structure the lessons so that if learners don't take the previous week's class, they will still be able to learn and enjoy the class.