Science
Mission Statement
The mission of the K-12 science teachers in Walla Walla Public Schools is to create a student-centered learning environment in which all students become scientifically literate.
In order to prepare our students to effectively use scientific knowledge, Walla Walla Public Schools and the Walla Walla community will provide a balanced science program combining process skills and content knowledge through the implementation of inquiry-based instructional practices.
Scope and Sequence
The following scope and sequence of K-5 materials are from Amplify. For additional information on these materials please click on the following link: Amplify Science
6-8 materials are expected to be updated during the 2022-23 school year.
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GRADE |
EARTH SCIENCE |
LIFE SCIENCE |
PHYSICAL SCIENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
|
K |
Sunlight and Weather |
Needs of Plants and Animals |
Pushes and Pull |
|
1 |
Spinning Earth |
Animals and Plant Defenses |
Light and Sound |
|
2 |
Changing Landforms |
Plant and Animal Relationships |
Properties of Materials |
|
3 |
Weather and Climate |
Inheritance and Traits of Environment and Survival |
Balancing Forces |
|
4 |
Earth's Features |
Vision and Light |
Energy Conversions Waves, Energy, and Information |
|
5 |
Patterns of Earth and Sky |
Ecosystem Restoration |
Modeling Matter |
| 6 | Weather and Climate-STC | Ecosystems and Their Interactions-STC | Electricity, Waves and Information Transfer-STC |
| 7 | Earth's Dynamic Systems-STC | Structure and Function-STC | Matter and Its Interactions-STC |
| 8 | Space System Exploration-STC | Genes and Molecular Machines-STC | Energy, Forces, and Motion-STC |
If you have any questions about the materials, or would like to see the materials, please reach out to the Teaching and Learning Department’s Curriculum Coordinator at 509-526-6783.
Science Education Standards
The Next Generation Science Standards are a new set of standards that provide consistent science education through all grades, with an emphasis on engineering and technology. Superintendent Randy Dorn formally adopted the NGSS on October 1, 2013, and announced with Governor Jay Inslee on October 4. Washington is the eighth state to adopt the Next Generation Science Standards.
The NGSS describe -- at each grade from kindergarten through fifth grade, at middle school and at high school -- what each student should know in the four domains of science: physical science; life science; earth and space science; and engineering, technology and science application.