Science

Science education helps students understand the workings of the natural world.  We teach students science concepts through a combination of hands-on exploration, technology-based learning, and scientific inquiry.  We emphasize that science is a way to investigate, celebrate and care for God’s creation.

In our elementary grades, our science curriculum introduces students to the scientific method as they learn to gather data, analyze results and reach conclusions.  Through the course of their elementary years at St. Joe’s, students will study physical, life and earth science.  Some areas of study include the solar system, systems of the body, leaves and plants, life cycles, simple machines, balance and motion, matter, air and weather, geology and insects. 

Older elementary students complete science research projects, write reports, give oral presentations and have the opportunity to work in the STEAM classroom.  Our elementary science curriculum prepares each student for middle school by enhancing their curiosity and developing their ability to investigate, analyze and explain.