K-5 Science

In Kindergarten your child will learn about: 

• Plant and animal needs
• Weather and weather patterns
• Sunlight and warmth Pushes and pulls (force and motion)
• Technology and society  
• Fields of science  

 In Kindergarten, your child will: 

• Use a model to represent a relationship 
• Ask questions to obtain information 
• Use and make observations 
• Communicate solutions
• Construct an argument supported by evidence  
• Plan and conduct an investigation to compare effects  
• Analyze data to determine if a design solution works  
• Use tools and materials to design and build  

In First Grade your child will learn about: 

• Plant and animal structures and survival 
• Sun, moon, and stars 
• Light, sound, and communication 
• Technology and society  
• Fields of science  

 In First Grade, your child will: 

• Use and make observations 
• Read texts and use media to determine patterns 
• Plan and conduct observations   
• Compare multiple solutions 
• Construct an argument supported by evidence  
• Use tools and materials to design and build  
• Analyze data  
• Construct an argument with evidence  

In Second Grade, your child will learn about: 

• Biodiversity and habitats for animals 
• Structure, function and adaptations for animals  
• Earth’s surface processes  
• Properties and phases of matter 
• Technology and society  
• Fields of science  

 In Second Grade, your child will: 

• Make and share observations 
• Participate, plan, or conduct investigations 
• Use tools and materials to develop models    
• Collect and analyze data  

In Third Grade, your child will learn about: 

• Habitats, heredity, and change over time for animals 
• Animal life cycles    
• Plant life cycles, traits and heredity 
• Weather, climate, and water cycle  

 In Third Grade, your child will: 

• Build, design or create a model 
• Obtain, evaluate, or communicate information 
• Engage in or conduct an investigation 
• Review, collect, interpret or analyze data    
• Create an explanation or argument with evidence  

In Fourth Grade, your child will learn about: 

• Body, senses and the brain 
• Rock cycle, erosion, and natural hazards   
• Sounds, waves and communication 
• Energy and motion 

 In Fourth Grade, your child will: 

• Build, design or create a model 
• Obtain, evaluate, or communicate information 
• Engage in or conduct an investigation 
• Review, collect, interpret or analyze data    
• Create an explanation or argument with evidence  

In Fifth Grade, your child will learn about: 

• Ecosystems and the food web 
• Water cycle, resources and systems  
• Sun, moons, stars, and planets  
• Chemical reactions and properties of matter 

 In Fifth Grade, your child will: 

• Build, design or create a model 
• Obtain, evaluate, or communicate information 
• Engage in or conduct an investigation 
• Review, collect, interpret or analyze data    
• Create an explanation or argument with evidence