FOCUS Science

36 weeks

This class is one part of the four-part ESL A course. It is a two-year alternating curriculum designed to keep beginning ESL students at pace academically while they are learning English. The curriculum alternates between even and odd years to prevent repetition for students who are at the A-level for both years of middle school. Students learn the basics of scientific process along with key vocabulary and concepts through exploration and experimentation with science kits. In even years students learn biology, physics, and earth science through the study of these science kits: Plant Growth, Rocks & Charts Microworlds, Electricity & Magnetism. In odd years, students learn biology, chemistry, physics and earth science based on these kits: Butterflies, Mystery Powders, Simple Machines and Weather. This curriculum provides a foundation for future SOL achievement.