As a program that is both technology facilitated and requires students to use applications of many technologies to be active scientists, science and technology in society is extensively encountered. Through all units students come to understand science as a human endeavor as they are the scientists, they collaborate with others, and they see science modeled on video. Back to top Grade Unifying Concepts and Processes Science as Inquiry Physical Science Life Science Earth and Space Science Science and Technology Science in Personal and Social Perspectives History and Nature of Science 3 Primary unifying concepts and processes include similarities and differences, change and constancy, measurement, systems, order and organization, and matter and energy. The primary method for teaching and learning science is an inquiry approach. Students also learn about scientific inquiry by modeling through the videos and through presenting and comparing their work to others' work.
Content includes energy and food cycle for living organisms.
Students identify problems, propose solutions, implement solutions, evaluate the results, and communicate to others. Every year students explore and distinguish between natural and human made objects. As a curriculum that incorporates many technologies, Galaxy provides for extensive and appropriate use of technology. Students explore types of resources, changes in environments and populations and personal health in most units. As a program that is both technology facilitated and requires students to use applications of many technologies to be active scientists, science and technology in society is extensively encountered.