Science

Bronxville Elementary Science Vision Statement

The vision of the Bronxville Elementary School Science program is to create a learning environment where students will develop a positive attitude toward science.  The program will foster a spirit of inquisitiveness and guided inquiry in science classroom and laboratories, field research sites, science museums, or workshops where all students…

• Are given the time and support to acquire an understanding of fundamental science concepts in physical, life, earth and environmental sciences.

• Take part in a variety of motivating, student-centered learning experiences that engage them intellectually and that are relevant to their present and future lives.

• Develop process and thinking skills and learn to apply these skills in making decisions and solving real-world problems.

• Use technology to access, evaluate, process and communicate scientific data and information.

• Learn to ask questions and to answer them using scientific methods of inquiry where students collect, interpret, and analyze data.

• Are able to demonstrate what they know and are able to do through varied and balanced assessment strategies.

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Current Units of Study

 

Kindergarten - The Five Senses 

First Grade - Organisms

Second Grade - Sea Life

Third Grade - Metric Measurement

Fourth Grade - Magnetism and Electricity

Fifth Grade - Variables