Anchor 3-5 Project-Based Science - Survey of Science

***No live meetings for this class.

Class Fees are $10 or 100 points per semester.

The 3-5th-grade Science Anchor class will focus on Life and Physical Science in the first semester and engineering design and Earth Science in the Spring.

These are project-based classes that allow students to explore fun topics, either working independently (with age-appropriate support) or as a group. These classes do not have a live meeting, but all materials and information will be found in  the LMS. Students will have daily lessons to complete at home and a weekly submission that works toward the monthly project. Siblings, friends, or co-ops can all work together. At the end of each unit, students will share their projects on a discussion board to showcase their learning.

Students will turn in 8 required assessments per semester. These required assessments alternate between investigating grade-level concepts by choosing an assignment from a choice board and turning in a curriculum check-in. Each choice board offers both online and pencil-and-paper options. The curriculum check-ins will be graded based on each student's progress in their individual curriculum. This new aspect of the class will encourage students to make progress through the grade-level class. 

Anchor classes are asynchronous, teacher-led classes. Students do NOT have a live meeting. Daily work is provided and the anchor teacher grades the final weekly assignment. Teachers provide biweekly videos and add instructional supports to each day's lesson. For more information about the curriculum and assignments, please visit the Braintree website.

Want a sneak peek into our Anchor Classes?  Watch this video!

Anchor classes are available year-round. Students who request mid-semester will have their anchor class added to the LMS on Mondays.