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The Science curriculum emphasizes the thinking
skills involved in the scientific method of data collecting, analyzing, and
problem solving. It introduces students to the biological, physical, and
earth sciences. Early grades use hands-on, experimental kits exclusively,
while the upper grades use kits plus supportive written material.
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 Kindergarten
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Explore the functions and uses of the five senses.
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Identify the body part with which sense is associated.
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Observe and describe weather.
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Recognize factors that effect weather.
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Describe how water can exist as a vapor, liquid, or solid.
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Describe the four seasons.
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Identify signs that are associated with the seasons.
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Learn and practice appropriate hygiene.
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Work cooperatively in a group to solve a problem.
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Grade
1
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Describe various animal habitats.
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Observe an earthworm to note growth and change.
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Compare living and non-living things.
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Investigate survival needs of living things.
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Explore the properties of color, shape, size, and texture.
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Classify objects according to their properties.
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Recognize that all matter exists as solid, liquid, or gas.
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Describe the characteristics of magnets.
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Explore the kinds of objects that are attracted by magnets.
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Understand that magnetic force can pass through certain
materials.
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Grade
2
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Use the scientific process in observing, interpreting data,
and drawing conclusions.
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Identify parts of plants and describe their functions.
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Observe the growth of plants and identify the elements
essential for growth.
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Differentiate properties of fresh water and salt water.
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Recognize the ocean as a valuable source of fresh water,
minerals, and food.
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Explore how waves, beaches, islands, and currents are created.
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Explain how water pollution threatens the ocean environment.
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Recognize that light, heat, sound, and electricity are
different forms of energy.
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Demonstrate how each form of energy moves and changes matter.
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Grade
3
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Differentiate between stars and planets.
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Identify the planets and their locations in the solar system.
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Explain the terms “rotation and revolution.”
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Describe the important effects of the sun on the earth, moon,
and other planets.
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Plan the environment and observe the metamorphosis of a
butterfly from its larva state.
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Identify the characteristics of insects and their importance
in the earth’s ecology.
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Identify six simple machines.
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Explain how simple machines make work easier.
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Find the simple machines that are in a compound machine.
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Construct a compound machine.
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Grade
4
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Identify the various landforms.
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Demonstrate an understanding of erosion, earthquakes, and
volcanoes.
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Describe the layers of the earth and types of rocks and
minerals.
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Describe the ocean floor and water movement.
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Explain the importance of ecology (food chains, food webs, and
communities).
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Compare and contrast sound waves and light waves.
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Analyze the interrelationship between electricity and
magnetism.
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Construct a series circuit and a parallel circuit.
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Describe how light waves react to transparent, translucent,
and opaque materials.
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Explain how vibrations produce different sounds.
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Grade
5
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Demonstrate respect and humane treatment of living organisms.
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Collect, organize, and interpret data on mealworms using the
scientific method.
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Experiment, predict, and draw conclusions on the behavior of
mealworms when exposed to various stimuli.
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Describe weather components and construct and/or use
measurement instruments.
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Identify atmospheric layers and earth’s surface features on
weather patterns.
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Explain the water cycle.
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Describe the physical and chemical properties of matter.
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Graphically represent the parts of an atom.
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Classify living organisms into five kingdoms.
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Analyze the relationship between people and the environment.
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Grade
6
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Explain the functions of the parts of a microscope.
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Prepare a wet-mount slide, review a specimen, and record
observations.
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Explain earth’s moving plates and the Continental Drift
Theory.
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Compare examples of seismic activities.
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Identify the effects of the sun and the moon on tides, day
length, and seasons.
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Describe the development of telescopes and satellites.
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Explain the structure of the sun, the life cycles of stars,
and the shapes and components of galaxies.
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Describe space exploration in the past and in the present.
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Identify types of pollution that impact on land, water, and
air.
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Test for presence of pollution.
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