Science is taught as an integrated subject with language arts, math, and social studies. Children read a variety of nonfiction articles. Science journals provide opportunities to write detailed descriptions of experiments and observations. Because of a variety of activities, first grade science is both relevant and exciting. In second grade we are working on science units exploring the animal kingdom, weather, and life at the seashore.
Science is integrated with our reading program.
The following is a brief summary of each unit. In the animal kingdom unit children classify types of animals, learn about their natural habitat, and their food sources. Our weather unit consists of predicting, graphing, and recording daily weather. The children learn about weather instruments and their functions. Soon we will be getting ready to explore life at the seashore.