Cost:

Tuition is $10/student/class. You will need to sign-up for the year and prepay for each month by the 1st of every month via Venmo (contact me you need other arrangements). Some months will have fewer classes because of holidays. I will release a year schedule soon.

Class size:

Each class will have a minimum of 5 students and up to 12 students.

Class Schedule:

Tuesdays

10:30-11:15 3-5th Grades

11:30-12:15 6-8th Grades

Thursdays

1:00-1:45 6-8th Grades

2:00-2:45 3-5th Grades

Curriculum:

This year will be focusing on Living Organisms, Matter, Earth’s Surface, and possibly Light and Sound. I base my curriculum on the Utah State Core objectives for each grade. We will discuss each objective/topic, do a hands on project associated with it, and then draw conclusions based on our learning.

Utah State Science Core can be found here:

https://www.schools.utah.gov/file/e5d886e2-19c3-45a5-8364-5bcb48a63097

Class time structure:

The older 2 classes are 45 minutes. Most classes will be structured as follows:

Introduction of material: 5-15 minutes

Experiment/activity: -20-35 minutes

Reflection: 5-10 minutes

The younger class is 30 minutes as their attention span is much shorter than the older students. Their class breakdown will be shorter:

Introduction of material: 5-10 minutes

Experiment/activity: 10-20 minutes

Reflection: 5-10 minutes

Class Methodology:

Each of these steps is critical for science inquiry. I believe learning is best when experienced first hand, so nearly every class will have a hands on activity. This is the most fun part of science generally.

A group discussion about the material is paramount in experiencing the science activity using an informed, science based perspective as well. Without this discussion, it’s often just a fun thing, but forgotten and disjointed.