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Science
Junior Kindergarten
Our science program encourages the children to use their senses to observe, to question, to wonder, and to hypothesize. We explore a variety of concepts and phenomena, including: magnetism, the seasons, weather, bulb growth, phases of the moon, New England birds, and how animals and people adapt to the weather.
Senior Kindergarten
Senior kindergarten opens the year with a study of bats. Both fiction and nonfiction material is read to and discussed with the children. A series of slides and pictures are presented. Information was exchanged and shared through these activities. Each child makes a model of a brown bat and a bat facts booklet, complete with individual illustrations. During the second half of the year, students begin a formal introduction to science. They conduct various experiments deisgned to teach them about cooperative work, data collection, and the sharing of results.
Grade One
The first unit in Grade One science focuses on trees and the environment. Students adopt a tree and chronicle the changes it undergoes during the fall. They are introduced to key components of a tree, different types of leaves, and the importance of constructing models in class. During the second half of the year, the students cover three major topics: properties of water, dinosaurs, and the life cycle of butterflies. The focus in these units is exploration, discovery, and the sharing of ideas.
Grade Two
Grade Two begins with a study of the earth and the moon, including physical features of the moon's surface, phases of the moon, tides and the importance of gravity. Then, they study a unit on magnets, in which they investigate the properties of magnets and other objects in the classroom. Next, the students engage in a unit entitled "animals in winter," where they study strategies and methods creatures use to survive the cold weather. The culminaton of the year is a unit of study involving the Meadowbrook Pond.
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