Academics
Lower School
The Natural Curiosity of Children
The Lower School science program is rooted in the natural curiosity of elementary school children about the natural world. From the earliest years, students are encouraged to observe, describe, measure, record, and hypothesize.
The youngest record by drawing, while older students learn to take notes and form "If/then" hypotheses. Taking full advantage of a spacious Lower School science area that is rich in resources to be explored, students collaborate to experiment and learn about a wide range of topics from butterflies to magnets, tidewater pools to musical instruments, to name but a few.
Our local area provides ample opportunities for field trips and the school's longtime partnership with Mystic Seaport enables us to expand the horizons of the fourth and fifth graders to the ocean and its role in the history of Connecticut. By the end of sixth grade, students have been trained to observe and think like scientists and have completed foundational work that prepares them well for the rigors of a more formalized science program in the Middle School.
2023 Science Fair
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Science News
List of 14 news stories.
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Stimulating Imagination and Curiosity in the Minds of Young Scientists
Taylor Gymnasium was abuzz with innate curiosity and scientific knowledge in the form of questions; most notably, what makes the fluffiest slime, can you make batteries out of lemons, and how does lip balm react in varying conditions as Grades 4-6 students showcased their research findings at the Lower School Science Fair.Read More -
Turn Up the Volume, Hold the Mass, and Make Measurements Fun
The Lower School Science classroom buzzed with enthusiasm and curiosity as third-grade students explored different ways of measuring the mass and volume of things around them.Read More -
STEM Activity Turns Grade 2 Students into Weather Analysts
Second-grade students embarked on an exciting journey into the world of meteorology by creating their very own anemometers in a hands-on STEM activity. Wind speed is calculated using the device known as an anemometer.Read More -
Life Between the Tides: Grade 4 Explores the Intertidal Zones
Fourth-grade students put on their water shoes and grabbed their clipboards and buckets as they spent a sunny Friday afternoon exploring the intertidal zone habitat of the East Haven shoreline at the beach home of Board of Trustees President Andrew Acquarulo and his wife Pam Acquarulo.Read More -
Lower School Science Fair Showcases Ingenuity and Creativity
It was a night of all things science as extractions of strawberry and blueberry DNA, a tornado in a box, a miniature wind turbine and solar panel display, and other demonstrations and experiments filled the cafeteria tables as students in Grades 4-6 showcased their research findings at the Lower School Science Fair.Read More -
Grade 5 Catapults into STEM Learning Project
There are few things as inherently exciting as when things are flying through the air. Fifth-grade students took on that challenge as they constructed catapults in a hands-on learning project.Read More -
Grade 6 Explores Hidden World of Stream and Forest Ecosystems
Streams hide an underwater world of organisms and ecosystems in a fantastically varied web of life and sixth-grade students put on their water shoes, grabbed their nets, and spent the afternoon exploring the waters of the Mill River in East Rock State Park for a hands-on science activity. The project focused on biodiversity sampling of stream and forest ecosystems.Read More -
Shoreline Exploration with Grade 4
Sunny skies and the East Haven shoreline welcomed our fourth-graders as they explored the intertidal zone habitat at the beach home of Board of Trustees President Andrew Acquarulo and his wife Pam Acquarulo.Read More -
The Imagination of Science Sparks Curious Minds
It all starts with a question. What is this? How does this work? What is the hypothesis to the problem? Students in Grades 4-6 investigated those questions and turned them into answers as they put their scientific knowledge on display at the Lower School Science Fair.Read More -
Magnetic Force Pulls Students into Classroom Presentation
Playing with magnets is one of the earliest scientific discoveries children can unearth. Lower School science teacher Steve Jewett incorporated that “aha moment” into his classroom lesson as fifth-grade students have become immersed in the world of magnetism.Read More -
Seashore Adventures with Grade 4 Students
Calm waves and large marsh areas welcomed Grade 4 students and teachers Emily Schimelman 2002 and Caroline Shelton 2013 as they ventured out to the East Haven shoreline for a hands-on learning activity studying sea life in the open water.Read More -
In-School Science Fair Yields Impressive Results
Where there is a hypothesis, there is a problem to be solved – and our Grade 4 science prodigies investigated their way to impressive end results with their recent science fair projects.Read More -
Sixth-Grade Scientists Wade Into Water Unit
Sixth-grade students waded into deep waters – metaphorically speaking – during a recent hands-on science lesson.Read More -
Premier STEM Night Creatively Engages Students and Families
While some may have thought wizardry was involved in the making of Harry Potter’s wand, it was actually a simple circuit that created the magic juice – so learned families who attended Hamden Hall’s premier STEM Family Night.Read More
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1108 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, Connecticut 06517
Phone: 203-752-2600
Fax: 203-752-2651
admissions@hamdenhall.org
Hamden, Connecticut 06517
Phone: 203-752-2600
Fax: 203-752-2651
admissions@hamdenhall.org
About Us
Hamden Hall Country Day School, located less than two miles from Yale University, is one of the best private schools in Connecticut to enroll elementary, middle, and high school students. Our nurturing and inclusive community provides a dynamic learning environment that promotes academic excellence by understanding each child and fostering their individual growth.
