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Life, Personal, & Social Science
Anatomy (Nervous, Senses):
Students explore human organs and tissues through models and images. They learn to identify structures and explain what each one does.
Disease Detectives:
Students investigate real-world health problems, how diseases spread, what increases risk, and how communities can prevent illness and injury.
Ecosystems (Maryland):
Students study Maryland’s different ecosystems and analyze how human development affects local environments and wildlife.
Fast Facts (3rd Grade Only):
Students list scientific terms that match given alphabet letters, encouraging quick recall of science vocabulary.
Food Science:
Students answer questions on food chemistry with a special focus on sugars, and complete a hands-on task to test or analyze a food sample.
Heredity:
Students use information about parent traits to predict possible offspring traits, reinforcing basic genetics and inheritance.
Herpetology (TRIAL):
Students identify reptiles and amphibians and describe their basic characteristics using pictures, slides, and models.
Owl Pellets & Food Chains:
Students dissect owl pellets to identify prey remains and then build a food chain or food web based on what they find.
Pentathlon:
A relay-style obstacle course where students complete physical challenges mixed with science questions to test teamwork and quick thinking.
Science Jeopardy (3rd Grade Only):
A Jeopardy-style game where students select categories and respond to science clues in question format.
EARTH & SPACE SCIENCE
Dynamic Planet:
Students answer questions and identify ocean plants, animals, and geological features while learning about marine science and ocean systems.
Meteorology:
Students demonstrate knowledge of weather tools, atmospheric terms, storms, cloud types, and major meteorological events.
Rocks & Minerals:
Students identify common rocks and minerals and learn how they form, their properties, and how they are used.
Solar System:
Students identify planets, constellations, and other celestial objects and learn key facts about space and astronomy.
Map Reading:
Students answer multi-step questions using maps such as road maps, topographic maps, and resource maps to build spatial reasoning skills.
PHYSICAL SCIENCE & CHEMISTRY
Crimebusters (TRIAL):
Students test powders, analyze fingerprints, examine fibers, and use chromatography to solve a fictional crime.
Circuits (TRIAL):
Students learn basic direct-current electricity concepts, including open vs. closed circuits, and the difference between series and parallel circuits.
Graph a Graph:
Students study different graphs, answer questions about trends and patterns, and then organize new data into a graph they create.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
Rollercoaster:
Students design and build a gravity-powered roller coaster track that guides a ball from start to finish smoothly and efficiently.
Tech Triathlon (boats, cars, towers):
Students complete three engineering challenges: building a clay boat that floats, a tower that stands tall, and a small car that moves quickly.
WIDI / WICI (Write It, Do It / Write It, Clue It):
Students practice scientific communication by writing clear instructions so another person can recreate a structure or image from scratch.
Codebusters:
Students work with ciphers and secret codes, learning to encode and decode messages using logic and pattern recognition.
INQUIRY & NATURE OF SCIENCE
Pentathlon:
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Uses inquiry during physical and science challenges.
Graph a Graph: Demonstrates data analysis and interpretation skills.
Write It, Do It / Write It, Clue It:
Tests scientific communication and reconstruction skills.