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    Science Units

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    Sample Science Unit

    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.

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