During the school year all OCPS students will have the opportunity to access free coding instruction using self-guided tutorials being provided through a partnership with CodeStart, a company committed to teaching students a better way to learn programming. CodeStart will be providing their courses at no charge for the upcoming school year. Access has been integrated on LaunchPad for easy access.
How to access CodeStart
It is the goal of the Science Curriculum Department to see that all students are able to learn the skills and strategies of proficient problem-solvers and scientifically literate citizens. We strive to promote excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all.
The science curriculum taught in Orange County is one rich in both science content and process. The content framework in science enables students to acquire understanding of the world around them. This framework includes concepts, principles, facts, laws, and theories which comprise the body of scientific knowledge. Science process skills are lifelong learning processes that can be applied to any subject for understanding and explanation. These processes include: observing, classifying, measuring, comparing and contrasting, communicating, predicting, hypothesizing, inferring, identifying and manipulating variables, interpreting and analyzing data, and drawing conclusions.
All science curriculum development has been based on the Sunshine State Standards and Benchmarks
OCPS Science Curriculum