Start of the Year:
- “What is Science?” Brainstorm; Interest Inquiry; Classroom Scavenger Hunt
- Graph Analysis and Design (Bar Graph, Dot Plot, and Histogram)
- Engineering Design and Redesign (Pasta Tower Building)
- Metric System- Measurement Labs and Quiz
Curriculum Units:
- Classifying Life Forms
- Cells and the Human Body
- Microscopes
- Life Cycle of a Seed Plant
- Atoms, Elements, and the Periodic Table
- Ecology
Supplements to the Units:
- Engineering Design and Redesign (Tower Building, Flight, Bridge Construction)
- Graph Analysis and Design
- Research Skills
- Aquaponics
- Scientific Practices and Science Exhibit