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Science
As with other curriculum content areas, Saint Ambrose of Woodbury
Catholic School takes a blended approach to the science curriculum.
Incorporating high quality, active, hands-on instruction into the
framework established by a textbook provides students with
appropriate information to make lab activities meaningful and
relevant to a course of study.
Philosophy Statement
The Saint Ambrose of Woodbury Catholic School science curriculum
enhances our students’ natural curiosity of the world around them,
by providing a challenging and stimulating environment that promotes
understanding through observation and experimentation. The
curriculum encompasses the formal disciplines of science (chemistry,
botany, astronomy, zoology, physics, etc.). We emphasize the
importance of basic scientific principles, technology in our society
and responsible Christian stewardship of our planet Earth.
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Texts and materials
Our K-5 text is the McMillan Company’s 2008 Science a Closer Look.
This series supports our goals of differentiated instruction,
contains solid technology enhancements, and places an emphasis on
learning the scientific method for labs instead of simply
activities. In each grade level, students will be exposed to lessons
in life, physical and earth science. Additionally, students will
study the nature of science, that is, understanding what scientists
do, and how scientific concepts are applied in the world around
them.
In junior high, the Holt Science & Technology series,
copyright 2007, by Holt, Rinehart & Winston is our text. This is a
series of three junior high books, each with a specific emphasis.
Sixth-grade students will spend the year studying physical science,
seventh-graders will study life science, and eighth-graders will
study earth science. This series has excellent technology, and gives
the opportunity for students to perform laboratory experiments in
our state-of-the-art science lab.
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