Through the use of a hands-on, laboratory approach, students develop their analytical and reasoning skills, as they make hypotheses, conduct experiments, record observations, draw conclusions, and present findings. Class discussions, debates, oral reports, and formal lab and research reports further facilitate the mastery of content and the development of skills. The integration of environmental studies into course work helps students understand the role of science in dealing with social as well as technological changes facing the world. Sixth graders look at the physical and chemical properties of matter, energy, natural resources, and nuclear science. Topics in seventh grade include life processes, the animal kingdom, human anatomy, and physiology.
Eighth graders focus on astronomy and geology.
All fifth through eighth grade students have an opportunity to apply scientific information by organizing and analyzing a research paper and project during the school's annual Science and Technology Fair. Go to Upper School science curriculum.