Unit 1: Balancing Forces
Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
Gravity
Contact and Non-Contact Forces
(Touching and Non-Touching Forces)
Friction
Magnetic Force
Electromagnets
Unit 2: Inheritance and Traits
What is a trait?
Inheritance and Variation of Traits
Inherited vs Acquired (Environmental) Traits
Animal Life Cycles
Plant Life Cycles
Pollination
Unit 3: Environments and Survival
Introduction to Adaptive Traits
Adaptations
How are Fossils Formed
Structure and Function
Unit 4: Weather and Climate
What is weather?
Natural Disasters
Weather Tools
Floods
(This video will teach students about levees, which is not covered in the curriculum.)