St. Michael's
Welcome to
Ms. Peterson's
Science Classroom
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Welcome to Lower School Science!
I am thrilled to be teaching science to your children!
Our class experience will be hands-on, full of exploration, investigating, and open discussions. My goal is to get your children excited about science!
I will be updating you every week about what is happening in each class - just click the grade at the top of this homepage.
It is going to be a FANTASTIC year!
Lower Science uses the FOSS curriculum, which is a comprehensive hands-on learning program divided into Physical, Earth, and Life Science. Here is what we will be doing in each trimester:
Trimester 1 Trimester 2 Trimester 3
Physical Earth Life
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K -Material & Motion -Trees & Weather -Animals 2 by 2
1 -Sound & Light -Air & Weather -Plants & Animals
2 -Solids & Liquids -Pebbles, Sand & Silt -Insects & Plants
3 -Motion & Matter -Water & Climate -Structures of Life
4 -Energy -Soils, Rocks & Landforms -Environments
About Me
I was born in New Jersey and moved to Tucson when I was in Kindergarten, so I consider myself a Tucson native with a little Jersey-girl in me. Not only am I fortunate to be a science teacher, but I also work as an X-Ray Technologist here and there. I have three amazing children, all who graduated from St. Michael's, so I have been a part of this beautiful school community since 2008. My hobbies include spending time with my kids, traveling, playing tennis, watching our beautiful desert sunset, listening to music, and, of course, science!