Science

Science in Ellington Public Schools is built on the belief that students learn best when they actively explore the world around them. Guided by the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), our classrooms have shifted from simply learning scientific facts to figuring out how and why the world works. Students investigate real-world phenomena, ask meaningful questions, design and carry out investigations, analyze evidence, develop explanations, and apply their new learning to solve new problems. 

Through hands-on, phenomenon-based learning, students engage in the science and engineering practices used by scientists and engineers every day. They collaborate, think critically, communicate their ideas, and use evidence to support their reasoning while connecting concepts across the life, physical, Earth and space sciences.  These experiences foster curiosity, creativity, resilience, and problem-solving skills that prepare students to be informed citizens and lifelong learners.

Our science program reflects the Ellington Public Schools' Vision of the Learner by empowering students to be curious thinkers, collaborative problem solvers, and engaged members of their communities. By connecting classroom learning to real-world issues and discoveries, we inspire students to see science not as a collection of answers, but as a process of asking questions, making sense of the world, and shaping the future.