Using hands-on and inquiry-based activities, the Lower School Science Lab program correlates with the science instruction in the classroom. Lessons are developed to use each child’s natural curiosity to help guide her/him to understand new scientific concepts. Creativity is an important component in helping students discover and explore new science topics. Lessons may occur in the Science Lab, as well as various sites on the CLS campus – woods, fields, creeks, and Lake Latin.
First Grade
- Animals (young vs. adults, survival needs)
- Natural Resources
- Weather
- Solar System
- Life Cycles
Second Grade
- Our Body
- Endangered Species
- Dinosaurs
- Environmental Investigations
- Sound and Light
Third Grade
- Introduction to Matter
- Water Cycle
- Moon
- Animals and Plants in their Habitats
Fourth Grade
- Earth Science (earthquakes, volcanoes, rocks and minerals, landforms)
- Forces and Motion
- Matter and Energy
- Simple Machines
Fifth Grade
- Oceans
- Animal Classification
- Space
- Human Body