Full Circle Science is an iterative curriculum designed for PreK-8th graders.  Below you will find a Short Syllabus.  The curriculum follows an intuitive path from the individual, Health, the body, senses, and immediate environment to Earth and Space science, Physical science, Chemical science, and Biological science, coming back to the individual as a member of a species, population, community, ecosystem, our Tools and Technology, and our impact on our world.  Full Circle Science encourages integration of each unique student into the class, school, and community via short-term and yearlong projects that serve not only the student's needs, but also those of the community.  Every person has skills that can be actualized and used to help others and enrich the world.


ME
Doing Science and the Scientific Method
    Individual Interests and Projects
    Classroom or Group Projects
    School or District Long Term Project
Me and My Body
    Survival and Meeting my Needs:  Health and Safety
    My Senses help me to Survive
    My Body Inside and Outside
         Measurement & Properties
My World
    My Family, History & Present Context
    My House, Neighborhood Maps, Navigation
    My City, State, Country, Continent & Future

EARTH & SPACE
The Macro World
    Universe/s, Black Holes, Nebula
    Galaxies, Stars & Constellations
    Solar System, Planets, Asteroids, Moons
The Earth:  Our Planet Overview
    Moon and Tides
    Weather, Climate, Biomes, and States of Matter
        Air and Water Cycles
        Cycling of Rocks & Minerals
        Carbon and Energy Cycling
    Fossils are Records of Earth's Past
    Evidence for Evolution and Plate Tectonics
    Weathering, Erosion, Sedimentation and Soil Types

PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL SCIENCE
Matter
    The Micro World: Magnifying Glasses to Electron Microscopes: Technology and Scale
    Soil, Cells, Compounds, Molecules
    Atoms, Elements, Periodic Table, Periods, Groups, Transitional Metals
    Electrons and Electricity
    Subatomic Particles
Energy & the Electromagnetic Spectrum:  Gamma Rays, Light, Heat, Sound
Movement & Forces:  Electrons to Me to Planets to Galaxies
    Up & Down, Left & Right, Around a Center
   
LIVING WORLD
Non-Living and Living:  Introduction to Life Science
Building Blocks of Life & Cells
Reproduction
    Diverse Methods of Reproduction
    Heritable vs. Acquired Traits
Cellular Life and How they Live
Fungus  and their Lifestyles
Plants and their Lifestyles
Animals and their Lifestyles
    Invertebrates
    Vertebrates
Human Animals and our Context
   Individuals
   Species
   Populations
   Communities
   Ecosystems
   Tools and Technology
     Simple Machines
     Complex Machines
     Modern Technology
     Evaluation of Tools and Technology
My Contribution to my own Health, Family, Community and Ecosystem
Conclusion of Individual, Group, Class, and/or School Projects