We will now be using the Mystery Science program!
We will now be using the Mystery Science program!
The areas we will cover are:
The areas we will cover are:
Fossils and Changing Environments: In this unit, students develop an understanding of how animals and their environments have changed through time. Fossils provide a window into the animals and habitats of the past. Analyzing the traits of animals that are alive today and comparing them to fossils, provides evidence of how these ancient organisms and environments of the past may have appeared.
Fossils and Changing Environments: In this unit, students develop an understanding of how animals and their environments have changed through time. Fossils provide a window into the animals and habitats of the past. Analyzing the traits of animals that are alive today and comparing them to fossils, provides evidence of how these ancient organisms and environments of the past may have appeared.
Life Cycles: In this unit, students compare and contrast the life cycles of both animals and plants. Students create models to build an understanding that all organisms share certain stages in their life cycles: birth, growth, reproduction, and death. Students also explore how an understanding of life cycles can aid in solving problems that occur when there are too many or too few organisms in a particular environment.
Life Cycles: In this unit, students compare and contrast the life cycles of both animals and plants. Students create models to build an understanding that all organisms share certain stages in their life cycles: birth, growth, reproduction, and death. Students also explore how an understanding of life cycles can aid in solving problems that occur when there are too many or too few organisms in a particular environment.
Hereditary Survival and Selection: In this unit, students explore the inherited and acquired traits of plants and animals. Analyzing traits provides evidence for how those traits vary, how they are inherited, and how they have changed over time through both artificial and natural selection. Students also examine how a particular environment can affect traits, including inherited traits that provide animals with an advantage for survival.
Hereditary Survival and Selection: In this unit, students explore the inherited and acquired traits of plants and animals. Analyzing traits provides evidence for how those traits vary, how they are inherited, and how they have changed over time through both artificial and natural selection. Students also examine how a particular environment can affect traits, including inherited traits that provide animals with an advantage for survival.
Weather and Climate: In this unit, students explore weather and climate patterns. They make predictions about the weather through careful observations of the clouds, wind, temperature, and precipitation. Students also learn to differentiate between weather and climate and use models to reveal global climate patterns. They use this information to design solutions that reduce the impacts of severe weather events like windstorms.
Weather and Climate: In this unit, students explore weather and climate patterns. They make predictions about the weather through careful observations of the clouds, wind, temperature, and precipitation. Students also learn to differentiate between weather and climate and use models to reveal global climate patterns. They use this information to design solutions that reduce the impacts of severe weather events like windstorms.
Forces and Motion: In this unit, students explore the forces all around them. They investigate the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces, the pushes and pulls of bridge structures, and the effects of gravity and friction on the motion of objects. Students also explore the power of magnetic forces and design solutions to everyday problems using their knowledge of these forces
Forces and Motion: In this unit, students explore the forces all around them. They investigate the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces, the pushes and pulls of bridge structures, and the effects of gravity and friction on the motion of objects. Students also explore the power of magnetic forces and design solutions to everyday problems using their knowledge of these forces