Science Units

Kindergarten 

1. Investigation and experimentation through the 5 senses
2. Trees: The study of seasons and weather
3. Plant and animal structures and attributes
4. Our Earth’s characteristics and resources
5. Wood and Paper: An investigative study of physical properties

First Grade 

1. Matter: Solids, liquids and gases
2. Plant and animal needs/adaptations/environments
3. Weather: Using tools and studying daily weather/seasons
4. Investigation and experimentation are included in all units.

Second Grade

1. Position and motion
2. Earth’s crust: Composition, processes and materials
3. Plants and animal life cycles/characteristics
4. Investigation and experimentation are included in all units.

Third Grade 

1. Energy and Matter: Living and nonliving
2. Properties of light
3. Plant and animal habitats/adaptations
4. The solar system
5. Investigation and experimentation are included in all units.

Fourth Grade 

1. Electricity and magnetism
2. Food chains/environments
3. Rocks and minerals
4. Weathering
5. Investigation and experimentation are included in all units.

Fifth Grade 

1. Matter/elements
2. Physiology of plants and humans
3. The water cycle
4. Weather
5. The solar system
6. Investigation and experimentation are included in all units.