Seattle Public Schools

Science

Elementary Science

Elementary Science Curriculum

The adopted Seattle Public Schools K – 8 science curriculum is Amplify Science. The Amplify Science instructional model allows students to access their prior knowledge to connect past learning experiences to the present and emphasizes the use of evidence-based reasoning for scientific explanations and engineering solutions in order to communicate recommendations to address real world problems. 

Each unit is constructed as a compelling storyline which begins by engaging learners in a puzzling, relevant scientific phenomenon or engineering problem. Learn more about the unit phenomena and storylines for K – 5th grade below.