Aiming for the skies
Rocket launches are the grande finale of Lower School science
The fourth grade rocket launch is the grand finale of a carefully sequenced Lower School science curriculum and the beginning of a Middle School experience full of physics, engineering, robotics and real-world problem solving.
It’s also a lot of fun.
New on the blog
![Gordon's Class of 2026]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1781209517/gordonschoolorg/wbjs9m8wziot05olj5gh/classof2026350.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1781209517/gordonschoolorg/wbjs9m8wziot05olj5gh/classof2026350.jpg","width":350}])
Introducing Gordon's newest crop of courageous learners
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Fresh angles on the United States from the fourth grade
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Rocket launches are the grande finale of Lower School science