Willow’s science program is about discovery, exploration and investigation. It is also about brain development. Science is exciting and in order to engage our students here at this Indian River private middle school, we engage the students as much as possible.
Children delve into units of study that can last one to three months. These units include experiments, exploration, hands on activities and field trips.
We utilize a three-year rotation of content, however, each year the 
children are taught a life science, an earth science and a physical science.
In addition, the science skills are based on the National Science education Standards, the Benchmarks for Science Literacy, a part of Project 2061 of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Florida Sunshine State Standards. These skills include:
- Observation
- Comparison
- Classification
- Using Numbers
- Measurement
- Communication
- Collecting, Recording, Displaying and Interpreting Data
- Prediction
- Inference
- Definitions based on Observation
- Hypothesis
- Making and Using Models
- Using Variables
- Experimentation
Willow, an Indian River private middle school, utilizes the Delta Science Kits to help provide interesting, hands on learning to our students here in Vero Beach. To learn more, click on this link: Learn more about Delta Science Modules
Below is a list of the Thematic Units this Indian River private middle school uses:
- DNA- From Genes to Proteins
- Astronomy
- Earth, Moon and Sun
- Newton's Toy Box
- If Shipwrecks Could Talk
- Flight & Rocketry
- Electrical Circuits
- Pond Life
- Fungi-Small Wonders
- Weather Instruments