This program was developed in response to the science curriculum reform movement Project 2061. The program integrates all of the natural sciences, presenting them as a single area of study. The skills of observation learned early in the year are applied throughout the course. Using knowledge of the senses, students explore sound waves. Observation is also used to study the characteristics of living things.
Classification is then the basis for studying the specific kingdoms.
Later, these concepts are extended to changing ecosystems. After students discover the basic concepts of motion, these concepts will be applied to the study of motion near Earth. Students will explore waves, tides, seasons, eclipses, earthquakes, volcanoes, and the phases of the moon. The study of the composition of matter is extended to solutions and other general concepts of chemistry. Later, the hydrologic cycle is extended in the study of erosion.