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Science
The Elementary science program at Bridgeway Academy provides opportunities to our students through written instruction as well as active, hands-on experiences, which stimulate their observation, discovery, questioning and experiencing of the world around them.
Bridgeway’s carefully chosen titles are designed to meet the needs of each individual student according to academic level and learning style. Your advisor will work with you to find the ideal curriculum for your child.
First Grade | Second Grade | Third Grade | Fourth Grade | Fifth Grade | Specialized Science Courses
The following course descriptions are for your information only and can seem overwhelming.
Remember, your Academic Advisor will work with you to determine the best choice to meet the specific needs of your child.
Bridgeway’s first-grade science program is filled with interactive, hands-on experiences promoting the natural curiosity, interest and discovery found in young learners. Earth science includes a study of creation (for Biblically based curriculum) and taking care of our world. In physical science, they study light and dark, density, measurement, mixing things, electricity and physics.
Life science units focus on living things, including animals and their habitats, plants and plant growth, essentials for life, the body and senses. Health and wellness and the needs and seeds of plants are also within this curriculum.
Your advisor will select one of the following options for your student based on his or her academic needs and ideal learning style:
Science ACE - A Biblically based program that incorporates character-building principles into a careful study of science. Twelve colorful workbooks present material in an independent study mastery-based format and specially developed Bridgeway Academy teacher guides present hands-on activities and science labs to complement the program.
In grade one students learn the facts of Creation while building reading skills. They learn about the human body as well as concepts of health care and hygiene.
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Science AOP - A comprehensive, basic curriculum intended for the study of the physical universe that God created. This program targets observation and critical-thinking skills by delivering assignments and experiments through the structured and organized framework of 10 student workbooks and one teacher’s guide.
Grade 1 explores the senses, animals, plants, health, energy, and machines.
Science Singapore - In this series, science is taught as an interesting subject that helps to answer questions about the world around us. The subject is developed through discovery and investigation. Students are encouraged to be actively involved in finding answers to questions. This enhances learning and shows students that science is all around them. Designed for the student with strong critical-thinking skills. This is not a Biblically based program.
Bridgeway’s second grade science program includes written instruction as well as interactive, hands-on experiences promoting the natural curiosity, interest and discovery found in young learners.
In physical science, living matter and nonliving matter, concepts of natural versus man-made, solids, liquids, gases, heat and light, magnets, and understanding chemical and physical changes via scientific experiments are covered. Life science units include a study of health, wellness, safety and living things including animals and plants.
Your advisor will select one of the following options for your student based on his or her academic needs and ideal learning style:
Science ACE - A Biblically based program that incorporates character-building principles into a careful study of science. Twelve colorful workbooks present material in an independent study mastery-based format and specially developed Bridgeway Academy teacher-guides present hands-on activities and science labs to complement the program.
Grade 2 Science sets forth the days of Creation and what was created on each day. It also demonstrates how various plants and animals function in today’s world. The course reveals God’s instructions to man and the consequences of man’s violation of those instructions.
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Science AOP - A comprehensive, basic curriculum intended for the study of the physical universe that God created. This program targets observation and critical-thinking skills by delivering assignments and experiments through the structured and organized framework of 10 student workbooks and one teacher’s guide.
Grade 2 explores the difference between the living & non-living, plants, animals, you, the senses, and environments.
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Science SG2 - In this series, science is taught as an interesting subject that helps to answer questions about the world around us. The subject is developed through discovery and investigation. Students are encouraged to be actively involved in finding answers to questions. This enhances learning and shows students that science is all around them. Designed for the student with strong critical-thinking skills, this is not a Biblically based program.
Bridgeway’s third-grade science program incorporates both written instruction and interactive, hands-on experiences to promote the natural curiosity, interest and discovery found in young learners. Students learn the Scientific Method and ask questions, plan and conduct simple investigations, using simple instruments to gather data.
Material studied in the earth sciences units include the earth and its resources, solar bodies, and weather and climate. In physical science, units include measurement (focusing on measurement of the weather), magnetism, matter/mass, forces and sound. Life science units include a study of plants and animals, systems of the body, classifications and life cycles. Health, wellness and nutrition are also covered.
Science ACE - A Biblically based program that incorporates character-building principles into a careful study of science. Twelve colorful workbooks present material in an independent study mastery-based format and specially developed Bridgeway Academy teacher-guides present hands-on activities and science labs to complement the program.
Level three provides an explanation of Gods world from a biblical perspective and finds the child becoming familiar with the life cycles of animals and plants. Your child will see the effects of solar bodies on the earth as well as the geologic changes after the flood. A study of jungles, and hot lands, tundra and cold lands, volcanoes and earthquakes incite the natural curiosity of children-all this and much more makes this an exciting learning experience.
Click here for a sample lesson from this course (the sample will be in black and white).
Science AOP - A comprehensive, basic curriculum intended for the study of the physical universe that God created. This program targets observation and critical-thinking skills by delivering assignments and experiments through the structured and organized framework of 10 student workbooks and one teacher’s guide.
Grade 3 covers the growing and changing of plants, animals & people, eating healthy, matter, sounds, seasons, rocks, and heat.
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Science Singapore- Not Biblically based, this course presents science facts in bite-sized chunks with amusing illustrations and bountiful photographs. Topics are organized thematically and examples are taken from things that students encounter everyday so that they can better appreciate them. This course is designed for the student with strong critical-thinking skills.
Level three covers living and non-living things, classification, life around us, animals, classification of animals and plants, plants, fungi and micro-organisms, and materials.
Bridgeway’s fourth-grade science program incorporates both written instruction and interactive, hands-on experiences promoting the natural curiosity, interest and discovery found in young learners.
Material studied in Earth science includes geology, weather, the solar system, botany and zoology. In life science, units include a focus on health, nutrition and exercise, systems of the body and environmental effects on life. Physical science topics include matter, changes in states of matter, the water cycle, scientific methods of observation, chemistry, magnetism and energy.
Your advisor will select one of the following options for your student based on his or her academic needs and ideal learning style:
Science ACE - A Biblically based program that incorporates character-building principles into a careful study of science. Twelve colorful workbooks present material in an independent study mastery-based format and specially developed Bridgeway Academy teacher-guides present hands-on activities and science labs to complement the program.
In this level, your child will study microbiology and early researchers and their equipment. Your child will learn about simple standards by which scientific observations are made-measurements, time, length, weight, and temperature in both metric and English systems. Your child will also study botany, zoology, meteorology, chemistry, and geology.
Although the curriculum provides a number of experiments, your Bridgeway teacher’s guide provides a variety of hands on activities and science labs to enrich this course.
Click here for a sample lesson from this course (the sample will be in black and white).
Science AOP – A comprehensive, basic curriculum intended for the study of the physical universe that God created. This program targets observation and critical-thinking skills by delivering assignments and experiments through the structured and organized framework of 10 student workbooks and one teacher’s guide.
Grade 4 covers plants, animals, the environment, machines, electricity & magnetism, water, weather, the solar system & the universe, planet earth, and creation.
Click here for a sample lesson from this course (the sample will be in black and white).
Science Singapore- Not Biblically based, this course presents science facts in bite-sized chunks with amusing illustrations and bountiful photographs. Topics are organized thematically and examples are taken from things that students encounter everyday so that they can better appreciate them. This course is designed for the student with strong critical-thinking skills.
Level four includes a study of matter and its three stages, the precious resource of water and its changes of state, the water cycle, air and the respiratory system, the circulatory system, energy and light.
Bridgeway’s fifth-grade science program incorporates both written instruction and interactive, hands-on experiences promoting the natural curiosity, interest and discovery found in young learners. The Scientific Method is taught, where the students ask questions, plan and conduct simple investigations and use simple instruments to gather data and draw conclusions.
Earth science is studied across the science curriculum at this level and includes a study of the solar system, geology, meteorology, weather and the Flood. In life science, units include the study of cells, plant and animal life cycles, reproduction and balance in nature. Life science also includes units on health and wellness. In physical science, motion and forces, electricity, energy, friction, heat and gravity, molecular and atomic theories, chemistry and the elements of the Periodic Table are studied.
Your advisor will select one of the following options for your student based on his or her academic needs and ideal learning style:
Science ACE - A Biblically-based program that incorporates character building principles into a careful study of science. Twelve colorful workbooks present material in an independent study mastery-based format and specially developed Bridgeway Academy teacher-guides present hands-on activities and science labs to complement the program.
In level five, basic earth science principles will captivate your child’s interest in molecular and atomic theories; friction, heat, and gravity; and expansion and contraction. Your child will also study geology, chemistry, aviation, and aerodynamics, zoology, meteorology, sound, and botany.
Click here for a sample lesson from this course (the sample will be in black and white).
Science AOP - A comprehensive, basic curriculum intended for the study of the physical universe that God created. This program targets observation and critical-thinking skills by delivering assignments and experiments through the structured and organized framework of 10 student workbooks and one teacher’s guide.
Grade 5 covers cells, plant & animal life cycles, nature, energy, the flood, fossils, and geology.
Click here for a sample lesson from this course ( the sample will be in black and white).
Science Singapore- Not Biblically based, this course presents science facts in bite-sized chunks with amusing illustrations and bountiful photographs. Topics are organized thematically and examples are taken from things that students encounter everyday so that they can better appreciate them. This course is designed for the student with strong critical thinking skills.
Level five includes a study of the solar system, the unit of life, genetics, the life cycle of a flowering plant, reproduction from plant parts, reproduction in animals, energy from food, transfer of energy, electric circuits, conductors of electricity, using electricity wisely, forces, and small forces.
The following courses are specialized courses designed to be used interactively. Students are responsible to keep a science notebook filled with diagrams, writing assignments, classification projects and answers to critical-thinking questions. Each section includes hands-on activities to help solidify the learning as well as notebook activities to provide reinforcement of the learning.
Because there are leveled activities and questions, these courses are ideal for the parent who would like to teach the same science to several students.
Science – Astronomy - This book begins with a lesson on the nature of astronomy and then covers the major structures of our solar system. Starting with the sun and working toward Pluto, the student will learn details about all nine planets (or is it eight? – your student will have to decide) in the solar system. Along the way, the student will also learn about earth’s moon, the asteroid belt and the Kuiper belt. After that, the student will move outside of our solar system and learn about the stars and galaxies that make up God’s incredible universe. Finally, the student will learn about space travel and what it takes to be an astronaut!
Science – Zoology I - In this book, your children will begin exploring the dynamics of flight and animal classification, understanding why the design we see in these incredible creatures points us to our Creator God. Then, get ready for the exciting adventure of learning about birds. Your children will learn how to attract various bird species to your yard and identify them by looking at their special physical characteristics, diverse nests and interesting domestic practices. They will also learn the anatomy and the glorious design that enables birds to do remarkable things. After becoming amateur ornithologists, your children will explore the world of chiropterology, which is the study of bats.
Science – Zoology II - A specialized science course that covers the focused topic of marine life from the microscopic to massive. The creatures your student studies will come to life as your student creates replicas of them and adds them to his Ocean box – a miniature hand-crafted aquarium. As always, each lesson ends with an experiment or project reinforcing the scientific method and the concepts studied.
Science – Zoology III - What separates people from apes? How can a Great Dane be related to a Chihuahua? Is there evidence that people and dinosaurs lived at the same time? What should you do if you encounter a bear? How can you tell if a snake is poisonous? Come find out answers to these questions and many, many more with Apologia’s Exploring Creation with Zoology 3!
This third book in the zoology series takes students on a safari through jungles, deserts, forests, farms, and even their own backyard to explore, examine and enjoy the enchanting creatures God designed to inhabit the terrain. Families will snuggle together and discover the amazing animals.
