Science Essentials

Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade

• color blending
• five senses
• life cycle of a butterfly
• seeds
• solar system
• float/sink
• seasons
• properties of water
• eye color

• parts of a plant
• seasons
• sun/shadows/light
• solar system
• rain forest
• magnets
• matter
• thermometer

• human body
• weather
• matter/molecules
• rocks
• magnets
• plants

Third Grade

Fourth Grade

Fifth Grade

• natural resources
• life cycles
• animals & plants in their environment
• changes on Earth
• matter/properties
• force, motion & energy
• patterns in the sky: moon phases, stars
• land forms
• volcanoes
• clouds
• plate tectonics

• plant function & structure
• human body systems
• pollution
• scientific investigations
• physics/force and motion
• rocks and minerals

• cells to systems
• safety, tools
• human body systems
• ecosystems
• motion
• physics
• electricity
• friction
• kinetic & potential energy
• Earth's surface resources
• water on Earth
• weather patterns
• classifying organisms & cells
• frog dissection

Sixth Grade

Seventh Grade

8th Grade - Earth Science

• scientific method
• metric system
• life processes
• cell parts & functions
• energy processes
• genetics
• heredity
• comparative anatomy
• diversity of life -- simple to complex
• pig dissection
• ecology/biomes
• taxonomy

• matter
• atomic structure & theory
• gas laws
• phase changes
• elements
• periodic table
• bonding/ionic covalent
• chemical equations
• formula
• reactions
• acids & bases
• radioactivity
• fission/fusion
• velocity
• acceleration
• forces
• Newton's laws
• pressure
• buoyancy
• thermal energy
• solar energy
• waves
• electricity
• magnetism

• universe
• solar system
• orbital theories
• telescopes
• spectral studies
• space missions
• rocketry
• atmosphere cycles
• atmosphere layers
• oceans
• seafloor spreading
• continental drift
• ocean life/zones
• waves & currents
• water cycles
• glaciers
• water table
• solvent
• latitude
• longitude
• time zone
• contour projections
• maps
• volcanoes & earthquakes
• plate movement
• rocks, minerals, soil
• Earth history & origin