Science

Topics

Using Energy, Exploring Heat, Light, and Sound

Living Things, Plant Parts and Functions, Life Cycle of Plants,

Life Cycles of Animals, Living Things and Offspring –

Similarities and Differences

Sun, Day and Night, and Four Seasons

Science/STREAM content lessons and Next Generation Learning

Standards are integrated with ELA/Reading and Writing Learning

Standards with a focus on the genre of nonfiction emphasizing the

following targeted Reading skills and strategies: Fact and Opinion,

Cause and Effect, Main Idea and Details, Compare and Contrast,

Draw Conclusions, Summarize, Generalize, Classify, Categorize, and

Sequence.

In addition to our adopted textbook series, Interactive Science by

Pearson Education, read aloud books, field trips, guest speakers,

and current news including Scholastic News supplement our

Science/STREAM curriculum on a regular basis. Additional

resources include Mystery Science lessons and our Project Lead the

Way (PLTW) interdisciplinary curriculum which is integrated with

hands-on exploration encouraging a creative design-thinking and

collaborative problem-solving mindset.