Science and social studies are taught in school-wide interdisciplinary units each year. Students study several topics in each area, and the topics repeat on a four-year cycle.
Rivendell School-wide Interdiscipinary Topics:
2014-2015
- Oceans
- Mesopotamia
- Simple Machines
- Central & South America
- Colonial America/The American Revolution
- Mammals
- Colorado History
2015-2016
- Egypt
- Deserts & Reptiles
- The Five Senses/Light and Sound
- Asia
- Weather
- Western Expansion
- Birds
2016-2017
- Ancient Greece & Rome
- The Democratic Process
- Systems of the Body
- Europe
- Electricity & Magnets
- The Industrial Revolution
- Immigration
- Ponds & Rivers/Amphibians & Fish
2017-2018
- The Solar System & Astronomy
- Mayans/Incas/Aztecs
- Dinosaurs
- Native Americans
- Solids, Liquids & Gases/Acids & Bases
- Africa
- Insects
