K-5 SCIENCE CURRICULUM SITES
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
K-2nd Grade
Materials and their properties - K | Balance and Motion | Pebbles, sand, silt - properties | Solids and Liquids |
3rd and 4th Grade
Magnetism and Electricity | Light Travels, Reflection | Mixture of Substances | Physics of Sound |
5th Grade
Energy/Electricity |
Mixtures, Solutions, Chemical Reactions |
Elements | Variable-motion | Levers and Pulleys |
Simple Machines | ||||
LIFE SCIENCE
K-2
3rd and 4th Grade
Human Body | Structures of Life - Basic needs, Plants and Animals |
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5th Grade
EARTH/SPACE SCIENCE
1st and 2nd Grade
Solid Rocks and Soil - Physical Properties | Air and Weather |
3rd and 4th Grade
Earth Materials - Physical and Chemical Properties | Water, Clouds, Condensation, Water and Climate |
Water Cycle - Grades K-3 |
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5th Grade
Solar Energy - Sun | Landforms |
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT and SOCIETY
Kindergarten
Some objects occur in nature, others designed by people | Recycling |
1st and 2nd Grade
Tools help scientist make better observations |
Identify a problem, propose a
solution, evaluate a product and solution |
3rd Grade and 4th Grade
Tools for Scientists | Inventions | Objects in Nature/Objects Designed by People | Science as a Career | Recycling |
Inventions At Play | ||||
5th Grade
Technological Designs/Properties of Materials | Resources from Environment | Technology Influences Society | Causes of Environment Degradation | Work of Science - reasoning, insight, energy, skill and creativity |