Science Units
Sample Science Unit
Kindergarten
- Investigation and experimentation through the 5 senses
- Trees: The study of seasons and weather
- Plant and animal structures and attributes
- Our Earth’s characteristics and resources
- Wood and Paper: An investigative study of physical properties
First Grade
- Matter: Solids, liquids and gases
- Plant and animal needs/adaptations/environments
- Weather: Using tools and studying daily weather/seasons
- Investigation and experimentation are included in all units.
Second Grade
- Position and motion
- Earth’s crust: Composition, processes and materials
- Plants and animal life cycles/characteristics
- Investigation and experimentation are included in all units.
Third Grade
- Energy and Matter: Living and nonliving
- Properties of light
- Plant and animal habitats/adaptations
- The solar system
- Investigation and experimentation are included in all units.
Fourth Grade
- Electricity and magnetism
- Food chains/environments
- Rocks and minerals
- Weathering
- Investigation and experimentation are included in all units.
Fifth Grade
- Matter/elements
- Physiology of plants and humans
- The water cycle
- Weather
- The solar system
- Investigation and experimentation are included in all units.