Science – Elementary 6-8-2015

The Catholic Schools: New Diocesan Science Standards (NDSS). The universe is a place subject to fundamental scientific principles. An understanding of these principles will better prepare an individual to cope with a world in which rapid technological developments are taking place. As knowledge rapidly expands, it is most important for students to learn to make rational and moral decisions based upon scientific principles and their Catholic Christian values. The skills and knowledge afford students to make these types of decisions and should reflect their appropriate level of intellectual and emotional growth. This curriculum is designed to stimulate curiosity and to develop morally responsible, scientifically literate citizens. This curriculum stresses the process of science as a way of learning and further emphasizes that scientific knowledge is always subject to change based on additional
knowledge.