our first grade program
Science Lab
The First Graders meet twice weekly for science. Each class participates in two science lab classes each week, for a total of about 100 minutes of lab-based instruction. Curriculum topics introduced are based on recommendations and benchmarks indicated by the National Science Teachers Association, the National Science Foundation and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. In addition, to promote integration and meaningful learning, topics introduced may also reflect the research workshop focus in the regular classroom.
Topics addressed in First Grade include:
- Reptiles
- Comparison of reptiles and mammals
- Adaptations to biomes and climate
- Communication in the animal kingdom
- Functions of the major organs of the body
- Our skeletons
- The food pyramid
- Teeth and dental health
- Layers of the earth
- Classification of rocks
- Identifying fossils
- Study of dinosaurs