S is for Science is a great solution for some problems most teachers face: 

1. Teachers aren’t comfortable with science, and tend to avoid it.
2. Teachers don’t have the time to develop curriculum, of even collect the odd supplies and items needed for students to experience science hands on. The larger the class size, the more extreme this problem becomes.
3. Many teachers aren’t passionate about science, or terribly interested in it.  Thus, they aren’t able to get students excited.

 S is for Science overcomes these problems in this manner:

1. Mrs. S. LOVES science.  Her passion comes through to the children.  She teaches in series of lessons, building knowledge one step at a time.
2. She invests 20-40 hours research in each unit, to test all experiments, gather supplies, and find take home items.  Then the units are pre-tested in the classroom, and the video and lab is adjusted to maximize the result.
3. Her background is pure science – so she has a depth of understanding well beyond the level she is teaching.  She also knows what the next level of science teaching will entail, and prepares curriculum with this in mind.
4. VideoLabs are scheduled into the classroom day – this time is guaranteed to be science related.  Each unit has tests and reviews that can be used later in the month or year by the teacher facilitating reinforcement of the lesson.
5. She often provides a take home item for each student, each lesson.  So the excitement of science follows the students home, and the parents see that excitement, and hopefully encourages it.
6. The units are built and taught with state standards in mind.

I believe that science is an essential part of the educational foundation for children, but not just for science’s sake.  At the elementary school level, most students are ready to retain basic understandings of scientific principles, and these are taught.  But perhaps most importantly, students must not think of science as difficult, intimidating, or boring.  Since most adults have these negative attitudes toward science, without active, fun, and stimulating experiences in grammar school, most students will shy away from the “hard” science courses.  Some will miss out on rewarding careers, and our society will have too few scientists and technical experts at a time when technology and science are growing in their importance to our world. 

The approach to Science that S is for Science uses applies deductive reasoning, hypothesis formulation and experimentation to validate the hypothesis.  This approach teaches essential reasoning skills that have application in all walks of life, and all subject matters.