For the 2025-26 Program Year we will be implementing Science concepts for grades K-5 in our Odyssey of the Mind program challenges.
Past Program Topics Include:
Earth Science
Earth science will help learners to explore geology, meteorology, oceanography, and astronomy.
Lesson topics:
- Properties of Matter
- Crystals
- Minerals
- Rock cycle
- Weathering & Erosion
- Land Formations
- The four spheres: hydrosphere, biosphere, geosphere, atmosphere
Life Science
We will build a basic understanding of the principles of biology, including life cycles, inheritance of traits, and how an environment can influence an organism’s survival.
Lesson topics:
- Patterns within life cycles
- Inherited traits of plants and animals
- Inherited behavior
- Variation of traits
- Traits influenced by environment
- Adaptation
- Physical and behavioral adaptations
- Survival of individuals & groups
- Survival in a changed environment