Kindergarten students meet twice every week in the science room for 30 minutes of instruction. First and second grade students meet in the science room twice every week for 45 minutes of instruction. Lower school science is an activity-based program in which units of work are spirally developed in the areas of life, earth and physical science, with additional emphasis on health, environmental studies, and technology. Filmstrips, videos, and speakers enhance the program, as do field trips to science museums, nature centers, metro parks, and our own schoolyard. We capitalize on the young child's curiosity to enhance an awareness of the world around us.
Children learn by doing activities.
Most of the activities are teacher directed. The children work in cooperative learning groups and as individuals to observe, describe, measure, predict, estimate, test, and record. The foundation for a good scientific attitude is stressed.