SCIENCE
Science & Literature TK/K
Instructor: Abigail Soto
$55/month ($220/semester); 50 minutes/week
Visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners will all benefit from this course that will toggle between hands-on science and hands-on literature.
The science portion will use Mystery Science which introduces a concept in a two minute video presented in the form of a mystery. That leads to discussion questions where they further explore the concept and then a hands-on science experiment which solves the mystery in a way students can understand and remember.
For literature lessons, the course that will feature an illustrated classic children's storybook and include a variety of hands-on activities centered around the story. Using the unit study model, topics covered could include history, geography, art or science.
Math/Science Lab (Human Body) 1st-2nd; 3rd-5th
$55/month ($220/semester); 50 minutes/week
This course will alternate math one week and science the next. Both are 50 minutes.
Instructor: Alison Orozco
The Math lab will focus on improving recall of basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts depending on level. Math facts will be practiced with fun games, puzzles, and group activities. Techniques will be introduced to help with speed and recall. In addition, logic and problem solving activities will be done to aid in solving more complex math problems.
Instructor: Nicole Nyborg
Get ready to explore the amazing world inside your own body! In this hands-on lab class, students will discover how their bodies are designed to move, breathe, grow, and stay healthy.
We’ll investigate the body’s major systems—including the skeletal, muscular, respiratory, digestive, cardiovascular, and nervous systems—through fun experiments and interactive activities. Along the way, students will also learn about nutrition, the immune system, how our bodies grow and develop, and even take a peek at cells and DNA, the tiny building blocks of life.
This class is all about doing, not just listening! Students will:
Build a model skeleton
Create their own cell model
Discover their blood type
Explore how different body systems work together
We’ll even take a quick journey through the history of medicine to see how people have learned about the human body over time.
This class is non-sectarian and designed to spark curiosity and wonder. Families who wish to dive deeper at home may choose to use the optional companion textbook, which includes full lessons connected to our in-class labs.
Come ready to experiment, explore, and be amazed by the incredible way your body works!
Science Unit Study Rotation
$55/month ($220/semester)
All students enrolled in this course will rotate through three units of Science spending 4 weeks on each unit in the fall semester and 5 weeks on each unit in the spring semester.
Students will be assigned to the same classroom throughout the year and teachers will bring a new topic to them each month.
Paleontology
Instructor: Rebeca McKim
9 week unit (4 wks Fall/5 wks spring)
Get ready to dig into the past! In this fun class, you’ll discover fossils, learn about amazing dinosaurs, and explore creatures from the land, sky, and sea. You’ll also become an archaeologist—digging for artifacts and learning how people lived long ago. Hands-on activities and cool discoveries every week!
Meteorology
Instructor: Nikki Williams
9 week unit (4 wks fall, 5 wks spring)
Wild Weather Watchers: Exploring the Wonders of the Sky 🌪️
Get ready to become a junior meteorologist in this exciting journey through the world of weather!
In Wild Weather Watchers, students explore the science behind the skies—uncovering how clouds form, what causes wind and rain, and why powerful storms like hurricanes and tornadoes occur.
Each week, students will dive into a new weather topic through interactive experiments, creative projects, and engaging discussions.
From building simple weather tools to tracking real-life forecasts, learners will develop observation skills and a deeper understanding of how weather shapes our daily lives.
We’ll explore questions like:
1. How do clouds “decide” to rain?
2. What makes thunder and lightning?
3. Why do weather patterns change?
With a mix of science, creativity, and curiosity, this class encourages students to think like scientists while having fun along the way. By the end of the course, students will be confident weather watchers—ready to read the skies and share what they’ve learned!
Mechanics
Instructor: Summer Jessee
9 week unit (4 wks fall, 5 wks spring)
Silly Uses for Simple Machines
This course will explore the power of simple machines through an engaging dive into the world of Rube Goldberg’s wonderfully complicated inventions.
Based on the books Rube Goldberg's Simple Normal Humdrum School Day and Simple Normal Definitely Different Day Off, the students will deconstruct the crazy inventions described to find the simple machines that make them work. They will recreate the simple machines to discover their hidden power and potential for real world applications.
STEM: Lego SPIKE 1st-2nd; 3rd-5th
Instructor: Abigail Soto
$60/month; $240/semester
This one semester course will repeat for new students in the second semester.
All lessons will be new for this year so students who have taken the class in the past will have all new content.
Lego Spike lessons include motorized projects with a coding component.
STEAM Creation Station Ages 8-18
Instructor:
$55/month ($220/semester);
50 minutes per week
This hands-on class will offer simple STEAM-based projects using a variety of media, potentially including Lego builds, science projects, and art creations. Each class hour will be a stand-alone lesson suitable for ages 8 and up.
This class has a flexible structure intended to cater specifically to the needs of the neurodiverse students.
This class will have limited opportunities for neurotypical students who have a desire to come alongside neurodivergent students to create a supportive team to complete projects.
MS Science: Physics/Chemistry (Real Science 4 Kids)
6th-8th Grade
Instructor:
$55/month ($220/semester); 50 minutes/week
Tracks 1 and 2 offer the same content at different times for scheduling flexibility. Textbooks are provided for student use during the semester and should be returned at the end of the course.
Get ready to explore the world through science! This engaging middle school course combines clear instruction with hands-on experiments to help students better understand how the world works.
Each class includes guided learning from the Real Science 4 Kids curriculum, paired with interactive labs and demonstrations that bring concepts to life. Students won’t just learn scientific ideas—they’ll see them in action through experiments designed to spark curiosity and deepen understanding. Along the way, students will become familiar with important scientific vocabulary and concepts that build a strong foundation for future study.
Students will complete a short weekly worksheet at home to reinforce what they’ve learned, and two tests each semester will help track their progress.
Fall Semester: Physics
In the spring, students will explore how the physical world works, from motion and force to energy and electricity. Topics include work, kinetic and potential energy, heat, magnetism, sound, light, and the laws that govern how objects move and interact.
Spring Semester: Chemistry
Students will dive into the building blocks of matter, exploring atoms, the periodic table, molecules, and chemical reactions. They’ll also investigate acids and bases, mixtures and how to separate them, energy in food, and the basics of proteins and DNA—discovering how chemistry connects to everyday life.
A-G Earth Science Lab 8th+
Instructor: Tina Nassar
$60/month; $240/semester; 50 minutes/week
This two-semester lab course is designed to complement any earth science curriculum, and students may join at any time.
Each lab session begins with a brief lecture to equip students with the knowledge needed to engage in the lab activities with understanding. Occasionally, students will be assigned preparatory work to complete at home to enhance their readiness for upcoming labs.
Students are expected to actively participate in the labs and will receive grades based on their work and engagement.
Please note that this course focuses exclusively on the lab component of an earth science curriculum. Students should supplement this course with their own earth science studies at home, using any textbook of their choice.
Check with your school to ensure this lab course will comply with a-g requirements.
Tentative Lab Topics Include:
Earth’s layers
Plate tectonics
Earthquakes and faults
Mountain building
Rocks and minerals
Rock cycle
Weathering and erosion
Weather and climate
Air pressure
Weather fronts
Climate zones
Water cycle
Ocean currents
Earth’s orbit and seasons
Moon phases
Solar system
A-G Biology Lab 9th-12th Grade
Instructor: Tina Nassar
$65/month ($260/semester); 80 minutes/week (Includes supplies/specimens)
This is a two semester course but students are welcome to add at any time.
Light lectures will be done at the beginning of every lab to provide students with the information needed to perform the lab with understanding. At times, the students will also be required to complete some additional work at home to prepare for upcoming labs.
Students will be expected to complete the labs and will be assigned grades for their work and participation.
It is important to understand that this course only fulfills the lab portion of a biology curriculum. The students should be doing their own biology curriculum at home in addition to this lab class.
This lab course can be used with any biology textbook and we have charts available showing correlation of experiments to many common textbooks.
Check with your school to ensure this lab course will comply with a-g requirements.
Fall Semester
Introduction to the Microscope
Wet Mounts and Microscope Drawings
Prepare and View Plant Cells
Prepare and View Plant Cells, part 2
Prepare and View Animal Cells
Osmosis and Cytoplasmic Streaming
Mitosis
Forms of Bacteria
Bacteria Around Us
Protista
Fungus
Fungus, mushrooms
Fungus, yeast
Spring Semester
Fungus - Yeast
Monocot vs. Dicot (leaf, root, stem)
Parts of a Flower
Plant Leaves
Lichen
Dissection: Sea Star
Dissection: Worm
Dissection: Crayfish
Dissection: Grasshopper
Dissection: Fish
Blood
Muscle
Bone
Genetics
Dissection: Frog
A-G Chemistry Lab 9th-12th Grade
Instructor: Tina Nassar
$65/month ($260/semester); 80 minutes/week (Includes supplies)
This is a two semester course, but students are welcome to add at any time.
Light lectures will be done at the beginning of every lab to provide students with the information needed to perform the lab with understanding. At times, the students will also be required to complete some additional work at home to prepare for upcoming labs.
Students will be expected to complete the labs and will be assigned grades for their work and participation.
It is important to understand that this course only fulfills the lab portion of a chemistry curriculum. The students should be doing their own chemistry curriculum at home in addition to this lab class.
This lab course can be used with any chemistry textbook and we have charts available showing correlation of experiments to many common textbooks.
Algebra 1 is a prerequisite. Students will be doing algebraic equations and graphing.
Check with your school to ensure this lab course will comply with a-g requirements.
Fall Semester
Safety, Equipment, and Scientific Method
Collecting Data
Paper Chromatography
Density
Build an Atom
Ionic vs Covalent Bonds
Electrical Conductivity/Redox
Decomposition
Single Replacement Reaction
Double Replacement Reaction
Boyle’s Law
Charles’s Law
Spring Semester
Mole Ratios
Melting Points
Freezing Point Depression
Le Chatelier’s Principle
Reaction Rates, Concentration
Reaction Rates, Temperature and surface area
Solubility Product Constant
pH and pH Indicators
Buffers
Organic Chemistry Models
Hydrocarbon Models
Polymer Models
Cross-linking of a Polymer
Nuclear Decay Simulation