Science

CALIFORNIA SCIENCE

Our curriculum for Science is provided by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill as mandated by our district.

**  indicates current unit of study.

Life Science:   

Chapter 1 - Plant Life Cycles

          Lesson 1 - Plants and Their Parts (How are leaves alide and different?)

          Lesson 2 - Flowers and Fruits (What are the parts of a seed?)

          Lesson 3 - Plants Grow and Change (What will grow from a seed?)

          Lesson 4 - Plants and Their Environments (How do roots grow?)

     Chapter 2 - Life Cycles of Animals      

          Lesson 1 - Kinds of Animals (How can we put animals into groups?)

          Lesson 2 - Mammals (How are babies and adults alike and different?)

          Lesson 3 - Animals From Eggs (How do birds keep their eggs safe?)

          Lesson 4 - Animal Traits (How are zebras alike and different?)  

Earth Science:

  **    Chapter 1 - Earth's Materials   

          Lesson 1 - Rocks (How can we sort rocks?)

          Lesson 2 - Rocks Change (How can you change rocks?)

          Lesson 3 - Soil (What is in soil?)

     Chapter 1 - Earth's Past   

          Lesson 1 - Fossils (How can we get clues from prints?)

          Lesson 2 - Finding Clues in Fossils (What clues can you find in fossils?)

          Lesson 3 - Fossils of California (How do animal fossils compare to animals today?)

    Chapter 1 - Earth's Resources   

          Lesson 1 - Natural Resources (What ways do you use water?)

          Lesson 2 - Plant and Animal Resources (How do we use plants and animals?)

          Lesson 3 - Resources of California (How can we use the Sun's light?)

Physical Science:

     Chapter 1 - Objects in Motion

          Lesson 1 - Position (Where is it?)

          Lesson 2 - Motion (How do different things move?)  

          Lesson 3 - Pushes and Pulls (How do you make things go farther and faster?)

          Lesson 4 - Changing Motion (How can you slow something down?)

     Chapter 1 - Forces at Work

          Lesson 1 - Tools and Machines (How can a push help you lift something?)

          Lesson 2 - Gravity (Does one fall faster?)

          Lesson 3 - Magnets Push, Magnets Pull (What sticks to a magnet?)

          Lesson 4 - Sound (How is sound made?)

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