• Next Generation Science

    DPSCD implements a Science Curriculum that provides students opportunities to predict, question, test, investigate, and draw scientific conclusions.  All instructional units are aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards and foster collaboration and engineering practice. 

    Grades K-2 implement the online Mystery Science program to provide hands-on inquiries and explorations connected to real-world concepts.  Grades 3-5 utilize the Create for STEM program to expose students to critical thinking and engineering skills related to STEM based learning. Grades 6-8 use Investigating and Questioning our World through Science and Technology (IQWST) transforms students into scientists by allowing them to conduct investigations based on their own questions; collect and analyze date; develop and use models to explain phenomena; and engage in argumentation based on evidence. 
     

     Kindergarten - Mystery Science

    • Force Olympics
    • Weather Watching
    • Plant & Animal Secrets

    1st Grade - Mystery Science

    • Lights & Sounds
    • Spinning Sky
    • Plant & Animal Superpowers

    2nd Grade - Mystery Science

    • Material Magic
    • Work of Water
    • Animal Adventures
    • Plant Adventures

    3rd Grade - Create for STEM

    • Squirrels: Why do I see so man squirrels but I can't find any stegosauruses?
    • Toys: How can we design fun moving toys that other kids can build?
    • Birds: How can we help birds near our school grow up and thrive?

    4th Grade - Create for STEM

    • Dynamic Earth: How is Earth going to change over 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000 and 1 million years?
    • Energy: How can we harness energy to meet our needs?
    • Fire: If fire is a hazard, why do so many plants and animals depend on fire?

    5th Grade - Create for STEM

    • Stars: How could we travel miles in the same direction on land, air, sea without a compass or phone?
    • Taste: How can I create a new taste?
    • Water: How can I help my community to always have clean and healthy fresh water?

    6th Grade-  (IQWST)

    • What human adaptations do I need to make during spaceflight?
    • Can I believe my eyes?
    • How can I smell things from a distance?
    • Where have all the creatures gone?

    7th Grade- IQWST

    • What human adaptations do I need to make during spaceflight?
    • How can I make new stuff from old stuff?
    • Why do some things top while others keep going?
    • What makes the weather change?

    8th Grade- IQWST

    • What human adaptations do I need to make during spaceflight?
    • How can I make new stuff from old stuff?
    • Why do some things stop while others keep going?
    • What makes the weather change?