How We Bring Learning to Life:
Urbandale schools will bring science learning to life for every student by building science understanding through phenomena-based storylines that incorporate meaningful interactive learning.
Our Mindsets…
- Science learning should be grounded in interesting and relevant phenomena.
- Science learning should be cohesive and follow a storyline throughout a unit.
- Universal driving questions should be the focus of science learning.
- Science learning should be accessible to all learners through differentiation and support.
- Science learning should build content knowledge that helps students understand and engage in the world around them.
- Science learning should incorporate engineering practices, cross-cutting concepts and disciplinary core ideas.
UCSD Board-Approved Curriculum
K-5 FOSS & Mystery Science
6-8 Amplify Science
9-11 OpenSciEd