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A curriculum that is specifically designed to meet the STEM requirements. This module presents projects and explorations in Light and its various forms. As with all STEM based curriculum it incorporates open-ended enquiry and is completely project based.

Aimed at lower elementary, this curriculum contains explorations for each level, prompting children to have in-depth conversations based on a spiraled set of explorations.

The accompanying teacher's notes/manual is carefully designed to give enough information and guidance in how to present the lesson that teachers immediately feel comfortable in presenting the fundamental concepts.

Includes experiment cards and Teacher's Manual. Concepts touched on are as follows:

NGSS and CC Standards
Historical figures
Light
Important Terms
Properties of Light
Illumination
Translucence
I Spy
Light Communication
Light Spectrum
Mixing Pigment
Stained Glass
Mixing Pigment vs Mixing Light
Optical Inversion
Why is the Sky Blue?
Sundials
Appendix

RESOURCES

Science Record Forms

Graphing Worksheet

Engineering Design Process Form

Look at our Science Flow Chart for Lower Elementary to see how this work fits in with the traditional Montessori curriculum.

STANDARDS
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