Unit 1: Human Machine

• Students investigate structures and functions of the human body

• Students explore how our bones and muscles are interconnected, how our eyes interact with light and impact our vision, and how our brain responds to stimuli in our environment

Unit 2: Birth of Rocks

• Students investigate features and processes of the Earth’s surface.

• Students explore the rapid process of volcanic eruptions! In contrast, students also explore the gradual Earth processes of weathering and erosion.

• Students apply their knowledge and design solutions to mitigate the impacts of these processes on humans.

Unit 3: Waves of Sound

• Students investigate the science of sound

• Students construct physical devices to feel the vibrations that allow us to communicate across distances

• Students also use digital devices to visualize the characteristics of different sound waves that cause us to hear different things

Unit 4: Energizing Everything

• Students explore energy

• Students investigate how energy is stored, how it can make objects move, and how collisions transfer energy between objects

• Students also construct devices that convert energy from one form into another, such as heat into motion and electricity into light.