Science
All Saints’ math, science and technology teachers work together to ensure that, at all grade levels, All Saints’ students practice STEM and STEAM. Presented with a problem to solve, students brainstorm in small groups, using their science, math, and technology skills, to design and engineer a solution to the problem. They test their design, and, if necessary, re-engineer it before presenting their solution to their classmates.
STEM education is not only fun for students, but it also teaches them the importance and value of creativity, collaboration, flexibility, and communication, important traits for 21st-century citizens.
STEM education is not only fun for students, but it also teaches them the importance and value of creativity, collaboration, flexibility, and communication, important traits for 21st-century citizens.
Science at all levels in grades 6 – 8 emphasizes critical thinking, problem-solving, and lab skills.
Science Curriculum
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6th Grade
The sixth-grade curriculum focuses on earth sciences but also includes units on physical science and life science. The oceans provide much of the focus for our studies. Students investigate the ocean floor, plate tectonics, and the earth’s structure. They also explore the physical characteristics of oceans, including temperature, salinity, and tides.
As part of the All Saints’ science curriculum, sixth graders attend SEA Lab camp in the fall semester as part of the environmental education curriculum, which encourages a deeper understanding of our coasts and ocean and the importance of being stewards for the ocean. -
7th Grade
Seventh-grade science focuses on life sciences but also includes units on earth science and physical science. Throughout the year students study ecology, the physics of light and lenses and the physiology of eyes. Students are introduced to chemistry, which includes the organization of the Periodic Table and the role that the elements play in living systems.
As part of the All Saints’ science curriculum, seventh graders spend a week of environmental education each spring at the Headlands Institute in Marin, where the emphasis is on the geology of the Headlands, coastal hill ecology, and stewardship. -
8th Grade
Eighth-grade science focuses on physical sciences but also includes units on earth science and life science. Physical science emphasizes Newtonian physics and chemical reactions, and life science includes the evolution of life on earth. Eighth graders extend their study of chemistry begun in seventh grade by investigating chemical reactions this year. In life science, they focus on the evolution of the earth including natural selection, adaptations for survival, and animal classification. Earth science includes a unit on astronomy, with an emphasis on the origin and structure of the universe.
As part of the All Saints’ science curriculum, students spend a week of environmental education at the Yosemite Institute in February.
Monterey County Science Fair
Our 8th grade students compete in the National Science Fair each year.
We are very proud of our students' achievements each year!
Once again, last year the 8th graders and their projects were highly successful:
We are very proud of our students' achievements each year!
Once again, last year the 8th graders and their projects were highly successful:
5 First place finishes, 6 Second place finishes, and 1 Third place finish!
The seven first place winners (Adam Chaabane, Graziella Cosentino, Kevin Daliri, Angelo Giangiorgi, Joelle Mundo, Ivor Myers, and Pierce Nelson) represented All Saints' and Monterey County at the California State Science Fair on April 24-25 in Los Angeles.
Click here for an interesting article about why Science Fairs are so important and on the rise.
Click here for an interesting article about why Science Fairs are so important and on the rise.
All Saints Day School
All Saints Day School, in Carmel, CA, is the only independent, private school on the Monterey Peninsula that focuses solely on educating students in Preschool through Grade 8, and has been doing so, with a reputation for excellence, since 1961.
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY
All Saints Day School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, or sex in the administration of its educational and employment policies, admissions policies, financial aid programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY
All Saints Day School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, or sex in the administration of its educational and employment policies, admissions policies, financial aid programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.