MONTHS

STRANDS

August

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

Science Inquiry

Sort objects by characteristics.

Use simple equipment for data and extend senses.

Use cup, pine, and quarts.

Life Science

Use magnifiers

Use senses

Living

Nonliving Things

Differences in plants and animals

(B1) Identify groups of similar organisms.

Animal characteristics

Environment

and habitat

B 1) Identify the missing part of a specific object.

(B1) Recognize basic needs of living things, food, water, sunlight and air.

Compare/contrast humans and animals

Identify parts of plant (roots, stems, leaves)

(B1) Give examples of organisms that have become extinct. (other than dinosaurs)

Earth/Space

Science

Seasons

(B1) Describe weather patterns associated with seasons.

Magnets

Weather changes

(temperature, precipitation, and wind)

(B2) Identify the appropriate tool for measuring temperature, precipitation and wind speed direction.

Shadows (Sun’s position)

Day and Night

(Earth’s rotation)

Space (Sun/Moon)

Tools of observation

Earth materials

and resources

(B1) Distinguish between land and water environments.

Physical

Science

Classify sounds

(natural and man- made)

Forces and motion

(B1) Observe and describe how the movement and direction of an object can be changed (push/pull, fast/slow)

Matter (Solids and Liquids)

Compare objects (weight, length, size)

(B1) Distinguish between solids and liquids (categorize)

Observe/describe

changes when 2 materials interact.

(B1) Recognize that when substances combine they may retain their individual properties (salt and pepper)

(B1) Recognize that when substances combine they may lose their individual properties (powdered drink and water)

Sun and shadows

Balanced objects

Person and social perspectives

Healthy habits

Sensory organs

Safety (home and school)

Related

Literature

Books , Pictures

Drama (plays)

Weekly Readers

Posters

Field Studies

Field  trips

Resource people

Pumpkin Patch fieldtrip

Ripley’s Aquarium fieldtrip

Technology

Reading Rainbow videos

Bill Nye videos

Windows on Science

Assessment