Level 4 Curricular Focus 2012-2013
Over the course of this year students will begin to understand the systems and structures that govern their everyday experience in and out of their own community. Students will start looking back at our nation's history, beginning with the Constitution and ending with the early 1900's, providing them with a foundation for understanding how the systems have been built over time. Also, we will use the American Political System as a way to explore the structures in place that guide the decision made within our democracy. Using this information students will become active and engaged citizens within their local government. The second year of science will look at the systems that intertwine life forms within our biosphere. Students will focus on specific details while connecting these needs and interactions to the greater picture and how they influence other organisms with differing levels of interaction. In addition to the focus of these systems and processes, students will explore the underlying atomic structure and patterns that govern these foundations.