In alignment with Cascade Canyon's multi-age classroom structure, the science curriculum at Cascade Canyon is based on a two-year alternating curriculum, with year one focusing mainly on earth and physical science and year two focusing mainly on life sciences. In this way, students have the benefit of going deep into focused units of study and of moving through a logically-scaffolded, thematic curriculum. Our science program includes standards-based curriculum as well as an emerging eco-literacy and gardening curriculum. The backbone of our science curriculum is hands-on inquiry and investigation through experimentation.

A detailed description of our science curriculum follows.
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