Elementary Science Standards
We will be using the Next Generation Science Standards and be focusing on the science and engineering practices as we discover the world around us. The students will observe, question, investigate and draw their own inferences based on evidence, as well as investigate problems, and design and engineer solutions. Through this we will be preparing students to be collaborative , responsible , educated members of society ready to proactively come up with creative solutions.
Science and Engineering practices
Asking questions and defining problems
Developing and using models
Planning and carrying out investigations
Analyzing and interpreting data
Using mathematical and computational thinking
Constructing explanations and designing solutions
Engaging in argument from data
Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
Topics
Pre First:
TRIMESTER 1
Pushes and pulls, planning and carrying out investigations
TRIMESTER 2
Weather, analyzing and interpreting data
TRIMESTER 3
Plants, animals & the earth, developing using models
1st
TRIMESTER 1
Animal & plant defenses, constructing, explaining, designing solutions
TRIMESTER 2
Light, planning and carrying out investigations
TRIMESTER 3
Patterns in the sky, analyzing & interpreting data
2nd
TRIMESTER 1
History of planet earth, developing using models
TRIMESTER 2
Properties of matter, planning and carrying out investigations
TRIMESTER 3
Relationships in a habitat, analyzing and interpreting data
3rd
TRIMESTER 1
Forces strength & direction, constructing, and designing solutions
*Middle School will share the Robotics Kits for this unit
TRIMESTER 2
Inherited traits & environment, analyzing & interpreting data
TRIMESTER 3
Weather vs Climate, argument from evidence
4th
TRIMESTER 1
Earth’s features, constructing, explaining, designing solutions
TRIMESTER 2
Energy, Asking questions & defining problems
TRIMESTER 3
Waves, developing using models