Lower E. Fall 2026
Week 1 (Aug 25-27)
Scientific Methods and Comparisons: Exploring and categorizing personal physical attributes within a class sample, and learning about optical illusions.
Week 2 (Sept 8-10)
Performing the Scientific Method: Comparison of ingredients for making bubble solutions and testing their length before popping to practice time length recording.
Week 3 (Sept 22-24)
Properties of matter (Physical liquid interactions)- - Investigating and observing a substances ability to absorb or repel water; and observing and documenting an object’s appearance after it was inserted in water.
Week 4 (Oct 6-8)
Properties of matter (Buoyancy)- - Investigating and observing an object's level of buoyancy, practicing predictions and observational skills.
Week 5 (Oct 20-22)
States of Matter- Investigating and observing a physical change while making a sweet treat.
Week 6 (Nov 3-5)
Chemical Changes of Matter: Investigating how combining various ingredients can create different colorful and/or explosive chemical reactions.
Week 7 (Nov 17-19)
Craters on Planets: Performing simulation of asteroid collisions on planetary bodies, creating asteroids, and crafting their own astronaut helmets with planned planetary missions.
Week 8 (Dec 1-3)
Satellite Modeling: Recycling materials to design and create a model of a satellite for a student chosen mission.
Upper E. Fall 2026
Week 1 (Aug 25-27)
Scientific Methods and Freezing Points of Solutions: Making homogenous solutions and documenting the differences in their boiling points.
Week 2 (Sept 8-10)
Making Graphs: Introduction of making a bar graph to measure the amount of change in temperature between two different states of water over the course of half an hour to create graphs.
Week 3 (Sept 22-24)
Magnetic Properties: Explore the magnetic field differences based on size and distance of magnets and matter with magnetic properties.
Week 4 (Oct 6-8)
Density (Sink or float): Measure and compare different materials on volume and mass, and test out their buoyancy abilities in a water tub
Week 5 (Oct 20-22)
ThermoSlime: Creating and observing color changing slime through the use of thermochromic materials that will change structure and reflect light different when the temperature is increased.
Week 6 (Nov 3-5)
Asteroids: Learning about asteroids and modeling asteroids and their potential crater size on a planet based on their mass.
Week 7 (Nov 17-19)
Kinetic energy rover part 1: Design and construct a rover with recycled materials.
Week 8 (Dec 1-3)
Kinetic energy rover part 2: Test the constructed rover’s travel abilities with potential energy.
Middle School Fall 2026
Week 1 (Aug 25-27)
Scientific Methods and Human Lungs: Learning about cellular respiration and compare lung capacities.
Week 2 (Sept 8-10)
Food Energy: Measuring the calories of different kinds of nuts using combustion and temperature altering methods.
Week 3 (Sept 22-24)
Bioplastic: Identifying natural renewable resources, learning and understanding milk protein properties and using a chemical reaction to create biodegradable polymers.
Week 4 (Oct 6-8)
Vitamin C: Learning the importance of vitamin C in our bodies and Comparing Vitamin C concentrations across different solutions.
Week 5 (Oct 20-22)
The science of Antacids- Demonstration of how antacids create a polymer barrier between the esophagus and the excess acid that lies inside of the stomach. pH and neutralization. Exothermic vs endothermic reactions (baking soda and vinegar versus calcium chloride and water). Equations for homework
Week 6 (Nov 3-5)
Star constellation circuits: Construct a chosen star constellation using chemical and electrical energy.
Week 7 (Nov 17-19)
Deep Space Communication (build): Perform a 3-stage mission to calculate target trajectories for successful communication, observe how light intensity decreases with increased distance and simulate how orbiting planets can block a star’s light and can be used to calculate its orbital speed.
Week 8 (Dec 1-3)
Deep Space Communication Report Day: Write a 1-page report on their 3-stage mission to explain their process in calculating target trajectories for successful communication and the relationship between light intensity and distance.