Students in Lower School focus on a range of topics based on age and developmental level. Topics include the following:
Lower School 1 – Weather, Earth, Sun and Moon patterns and cycles, structure and properties of matter, life cycles, habitats, reptiles and amphibians, and simple machines.
Lower School 2 – Space, Sound Energy, Earth processes, plants, animal adaptations, biodiversity, forces and interactions and engineering and design.
Lower School 3 – Structure and properties of matter, mechanical energy, light
energy, cephalopods, ecosystems, electricity, plate tectonics and geological events, and rocks and minerals.
Upper School
- Biology – Topics include Ecology with the factors that affect carrying capacity of ecosystems, Structure and Function with the organization of systems within multicellular organisms, and Matter and Energy with the flow of energy in ecosystems. Our labs focus on building and studying terrariums, analyzing research publications on the interactions between populations, and investigating how photosynthesis drives the energy cycle of all life on earth. We will also spend about two months preparing for the science fair. This will include student selection of a topic, designing and performing their experiment, and construction of the presentation board.
- Physical Science – Topics include Newton’s Laws of Motion, the conservation of energy, and the electromagnetic spectrum. Our hands-on labs will bring these concepts to life as we explore gravity, electricity, and motion through real-world experiments—think dropping and throwing objects, calculating trajectories, and timing events. One of the best parts of this unit is how naturally it connects with math, offering students a chance to see where formulas come from and why scientific constants matter. We will also spend about two months preparing for the science fair. This will include student selection of a topic, designing and performing their experiment, and construction of the presentation board.
Beal Bank USA Science & Engineering Fair
The Beal Bank USA Southern Nevada Regional Science & Engineering Fair promotes an interest in STEM for elementary, middle, and high school students in Southern Nevada counties including Clark County and the Clark County School District. Held at UNLV and hosted by the UNLV College of Sciences, the fair is sponsored by Beal Bank USA.
2024-2025
- 16 participants
2023-2024
- 15 participants
- 1st place 5th grade
- Honorable Mention 8th grade
Southern Nevada Bridge Building Contest
Student Model Bridge Building Competition (SMBBC) provides southern Nevada high school-, middle school- and elementary school-aged students with the opportunity to test their engineering skills through a competition of innovation and craftsmanship. Students are tasked to construct a bass-wood bridge structure within predefined specifications for their competition level. The highest performing bridges are determined through an efficiency metric to identify a bridge that was able to support the heaviest load while being constructed using the fewest materials.
2023-2024
- 12 Certificates of Achievement
