THIRD GRADE IDEA LAB
In third grade Idea Lab, students are embarking on the second year of their two-year journey “around the world.” They will continue to explore the geography, flora, fauna, countries, indigenous people, and cultures of our world as well as discuss important issues like global climate change, pollution, hunger, and the use of natural resources. The goal is to continue to prepare them to be knowledgeable citizens of the world and to give them an appreciation of the way other people live. In the course of two years, the students will visit the six most inhabited continents with a flyover of Antarctica. There is a specific focus or big idea for each continent. In addition to the study of the world, students are presented with a variety of problem-solving activities including logic puzzles, visual and verbal analogies, design projects, and creative thinking activities. The curriculum is designed to be intellectually challenging, open-ended, and student-centered.
