The South Side Area School District has adopted the ASSET Science program.  ASSET Inc. is an education improvement nonprofit that supports school districts in implementing a standards-based science education program through teacher professional development aligned with hands-on curriculum materials for grades K-8.   

 As educators we have found that students learn more efficiently when involved in “hands-on” activities.  The ASSET program engages students in investigation and discovery activities using everyday materials along with basic science equipment and is scientifically accurate and pedagogically appropriate for children.  The hands-on, motivational approach captures children’s natural curiosity and stimulates interest.  The result is that students learn more science.  The program presents important science concepts, promotes critical-thinking skills, and allows students to participate in a variety of activities involving observation, measurement, the identification of properties, and controlled experiments involving life, earth, and physical science concept.