Zion Lutheran students study science and nature with a Christian perspective

 

[March 27, 2021] 

Zion Lutheran School’s students have been busy learning about the wonder of the world around them this year.

From the youngest of their students, the preschoolers and pre-kindergarteners, learning about plant growth to their seventh and eighth graders dissecting frogs, the students have been experiencing the wonders of God’s creation.

A Christian perspective emphasizing the wonders of the world God has given us is taught along with each science experience. Science is always a favorite subject among Zion’s students as they get to do dissections, grow plants, watch and do chemical reactions, learn about space, study habitats, and learn about motion and so much more.

The biennial Science Fair was changed this year to accommodate COVID restrictions. This did not stop Zion’s students from learning and having fun with science.

The first and second graders did habitat dioramas and presented them to their class.

The fifth and sixth graders made marble runs which had to meet certain criteria; one was it had to be made out of recycled materials. They then competed against each other to see whose was the slowest!

The seventh and eighth graders were challenged with coming up with a science demonstration and then relating that to a Bible verse or story. These were then recorded and shared with each classroom and our Facebook page.

Earth Science, Life Science, and Physical Science along with Health topics are taught throughout the grades. The students study light, matter, movement, cells, heredity, microbiology, plants, animals, the environment, the human body, forms of energy, weather, the solar system, plants, and the Earth’s natural resources.

Science is definitely an important part of Zion’s curriculum.

[Principal Diane Hunsley]