Science

There are two main approaches to the teaching of science. In all grades, but particularly in the lower grades, Nature Studies is taught. Nature Studies is an approach developed by Anna Botsford Comstock. The approach is to allow the students explore nature around them and learn how to be good observational scientists. The second approach is direct laboratory instruction. In the second approach the students are taught the experimental process. In the older grades (third grade and above) the students use Delta Science Modules.

Science

Kindergarten Topics:

Dinosaurs and fossils
Basic animal groups
Plants and plant parts
Water cycle
Solar System: sun, moon, planets, stars
Seasons
My Body: the Senses
Simple Machines: wheels, ramps, levers
Magnets

First Grade Topics:

Animals: birds, fish, amphibians, mammals, reptiles, and insects
Plants: wildflowers, weeds, garden flowers, crops, trees
Human Body: the senses, the skin, skeletal and muscular systems, the digestive system, respiratory and circulatory systems, nerves and the brain.