St. John's Enrichment | Jax Dragonfly

St. Johns Enrichment Science Class

Below you will find important information about your child's science class curriculum for Spring 2023.

All Grades

Each time we meet for science class, you can expect your student to complete a Lab Report for that day's activity. Feel free to review with your child what we did in class, and use the supplemental materials below if you want to expand on a topic.

The Hypothesis Sheets below show what the Lab Report will look like for each grade level:

K/1 Hypothesis Sheet
2/3 Hypothesis Sheet (only print pages with guided lines OR regular lines)
4+ Hypothesis Sheet

Below is an outline of topics and learning goals.

***Dates of each topic may change!! I will update as needed.

Group 1

1/12/23 - Adaptations

Students will be able to:

Understand that an adaptation is something that helps plants and animals to survive
Identify plant and animal adaptations

Supplemental Materials (optional things to watch/read/do at home):

Game: Aviva's Powersuit Maker

Video: 9 Bizarre Animal Adaptations - Animal Wonders

Reading: Animals, Animals (half of the pages are upside down, still trying to fix this)

2/2/23 - Rocks & Minerals

Students will be able to:

Observe characteristics of rocks & minerals
Differentiate rocks from other solids in nature
Identify earth features made from rocks

Supplemental Materials(optional things to do at home):

Game: Rocks & Minerals - Science Trek

Video: Be a Rock Detective! - SciShow

Read Aloud: I'm Trying to Love Rocks by Bethany Barton

2/23/23 - No Science

3/30/23 - Insects

Students will be able to:

Identify the parts of an insect
Understand insect adaptations for survival and defense
Understand how insects use camouflage

Supplemental Materials:

Game: Build an Insect

5/4/23 - Food Chemistry

Students will be able to:

Use the scientific method to predict outcomes
Identify mixtures and solutions
Identify how objects can change

Supplemental Materials:

Group 2

1/19/23 - Adaptations

Students will be able to:

Understand that an adaptation is something that helps plants and animals to survive
Identify plant and animal adaptations
Explain how certain adaptations help plants and animals

Supplemental Materials (optional things to watch/read/do at home):

Game: Aviva's Powersuit Maker

Video: 9 Bizarre Animal Adaptations - Animal Wonders

Reading: Deep in the Ocean

2/9/23 - Rocks & Minerals

Students will be able to:

Observe characteristics of rocks & minerals
Differentiate rocks from other solids in nature
Identify earth features made from rocks
Identify ways that rocks change over time through weathering & erosion

Supplemental Materials:

Game: Rocks & Minerals - Science Trek

Video: Be a Rock Detective! - SciShow

Read Aloud: I'm Trying to Love Rocks by Bethany Barton

3/2/23 - Insects

Students will be able to:

Identify the parts of an insect
Compare insects to other invertebrates
Understand insect adaptations for survival and defense
Understand how insects use camouflage

Supplemental Materials:

Game: Build an Insect

5/11/23 - Food Chemistry

Students will be able to:

Use the scientific method to predict outcomes
Identify mixtures and solutions
Identify chemical reactions vs physical reactions

Supplemental Materials:

Group 3

1/26/23 - Adaptations

Students will be able to:

Understand that an adaptation is something that helps plants and animals to survive
Identify plant and animal adaptations
Explain how certain adaptations help plants and animal
Compare and contrast adaptations in nature with human adaptations