Grade Four/Cultural Curriculum for E2 students

Zoology

• The Five Kingdoms
• Ecology/Conservation
• Animal Classification Charts: Chordate & Non-chordate

Botany

• Classification of the Plant Kingdom
• Photosynthesis

Earth Science

• Fossils
• Constellations

Chemistry

• Review “Three States of Matter”
• Atomic Diagram

Physics*

• F.O.S.S.: Variables Kit
• Electricity & Magnetism

Geography

• Continent Study: Africa & Asia
• Physical
• Political
• Economic

Fundamental Needs of Humans

History

• Creation Stories
• Early Humans through the Mesopotamian Civilizations
• American History: Explorer & Settler

*Various physics concepts such as electricity, magnetism, buoyancy, flight, balance, inertia, simple machines, motion, light, and sound will be covered during your child’s three years, by means of traditional Montessori classroom experiments, or F.O.S.S. (Full Option Science System) kits. The kits listed are usually done as a whole group, not by grade. The above listing indicates age appropriate knowledge of certain physical concepts.