Augustine Hills School’s Science program teaches students to view the world around them through the eyes of a scientist. Students learn to problem solve using the scientific method and to analyze results to determine if they have found a viable solution. Students explore how the world around them interacts and the impact those interactions have on their lives. Students are introduced to the diversity of life, the building blocks of life, and the forces at work in our world  on daily life. Students also learn what mankind knows about the world beyond our planet. Through direct instruction, technology, and hands-on activities, students learn the vital role that science plays in their life.

One goal of 6th Grade Science is to keep students interested in science and cause them to believe that they can be successful science students. It will be important for students to learn to recognize the science that is all around them. Whether it’s when they ride a bicycle, run, throw a ball, turn on the faucet, use a flashlight, take a picture with a camera, fly a kite, or notice changes in the weather, basic scientific principles are at work. Equally important will be to help students understand how scientific principles affect the Earth in such areas as weather patterns, droughts, erosion, ecosystem damage, and even diseases and aging.