Science


 * K - 5 CHILDREN LEARN BEST WHEN WE TEACH **

||  Foss hands-on Science taught weekly in the school science lab. Students reflect and respond in various ways. Science content is also integrated into the non-fiction portion of Readers and Writers workshop as per the new Common Core State Standards. ||
 * BEST PRACTICES: || ** Science **  How many times a week? Where? What topics? Integrated into ELA workshops?
 * Kindergarten || Foss hands-on Science taught weekly in the classroom. Students reflect and respond in various ways. Science content is also integrated into the non-fiction portion of Readers and Writers workshop as per the new Common Core State Standards. ||
 * Grade 1 || Foss hands-on Science taught once a week in the classroom. Students reflect and respond in various ways. Science content is also integrated into the non-fiction portion of Readers and Writers workshop as per the new Common Core State Standards. ||
 * Grade 2 || Foss hands-on Science taught twice weekly in the school science lab. Students reflect and respond in various ways. Science content is also integrated into the non-fiction portion of Readers and Writers workshop as per the new Common Core State Standards. A supplemental program provided to all students for four months is the Audubon Society's //For the Birds!// program. It is a supplemental program in which volunteers from the Audubon society either visit classes or lead outdoor field trips to teach life science topics around birds of New York City. Incorporates a love for birds in NYC. ||
 * Grade 3 || Each class visits the science lab twice a week during the 3rd grade science cycle which alternates with a Social Studies cycle????? Students reflect and respond in various ways. Science content is also integrated into the non-fiction portion of Readers and Writers workshop as per the new Common Core State Standards. Each classroom teacher will teach 2 units: Measurement and Simple Machines; Specialty teachers teach 2 other units: Energy and Plants and Animals. ||
 * Grade || Foss hands-on Science taught twice weekly in the school science lab. Students reflect and respond in various ways. Science content is also integrated into the non-fiction portion of Readers and Writers workshop as per the new Common Core State Standards.  · 2 times weekly ||
 * Grade 5 ||