Elementary Science Grade K
Pre-Requisites: None
Credits: 1.0
Estimated Completion Time: 32-36 weeks
Description
The Elementary Science K course will spark curiosity in students and build a solid foundation in concepts across many types of sciences including Earth Science, Life Science, and Physical Science. Students will engage in science and engineering practices by asking questions, defining problems, developing and using models, planning and conducting investigations, analyzing and interpreting data, using mathematics and informational technology, constructing explanations, designing solutions, engaging in scientific arguments using evidence, and communicating results. A framework of active student learning supports and allows students to engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate throughout all courses. This dynamic format will help students build their own understanding from experiences and new ideas in order to facilitate a better understanding of the world around them.
Major Topics and Concepts
Segment One
Module 01 - The Senses
- The Five Senses
- What is that I see?
- What is that I feel?
- What is that I hear?
- What is that I smell?
- What is that I taste?
Module 02 - Using The Five Sense
- Camping With Friends
- Keeping Score
- Exploring With My Senses
- Building A Campfire
- Camping Crafts
- Hunting For Treasures
- Time To Go Home
Module 03 - Properties Of Objects
- Sally Sorter
- Crafts With Sally
- Colorful Sorting
- Hot or cold, behold!
- Sorting By Weight
- Feel it! Sort it!
Module 04 - Sound
- Did you hear that sound?
- Good Vibrations
- Let's Make Music
- Feel The Sound
Module 05 - Motion Of Objects
- Get Into Motion
- Speeds Of Movement
- Ready, set, go!
- Investigating Movement
- Reporting On Movement
Module 06 - Pushes And Pulls
- Where is that?
- Making Objects Move
- Let's move it!
- Fast and slow, away we go!
- Test It Out
- Everyday Pushes And Pulls
Module 07 - Gravity
- Why is it falling?
- Free Falling
- Spot The Supports
- Researcher For A Day
- Finding A Force
- Alien Invasion
Segment Two
Module 08 - Day And Night Sky
- Good Morning
- Good Night
- Like Night And Day
- Dark And Light Sky
- After Every Night Comes Day
- The Big, Yellow Circle In The Sky
- The Sun Is Shining
- My Day, Sunrise To Sunset
- The Moon, Earth's Night Light
- The Moon At Night
- Space rocks!
- Where did the moon go?
- Making Models
Module 09 - Size and Distance
- Big Or Small
- Shrinking Sky
- Look At This Space Stuff
- Sizing Up Stars And Sun
- Near And Big, Far And Small
- My View From The Ground
- Who is really bigger?
- Sun, The Closest Star
Module 10 - Animals
- Animals, animals, everywhere!
- Animals Are Alike
- Spot The Difference
- Sticking Together
- Fly, Swim, And Slither
- Alike But Different
- Animal Differences
- Animal Look-Alike
Module 11 - Plants
- Seeing Green At The Zoo
- From Seed To Stem
- How are they different?
- How are they alike?
- Sort it! Plant it!
- These plants look alike!
- These plants look different!
- Plants can be models, too!
Module 12 - Animals and Plants
- Plants and Animals are Alike
- We are different as can be!
- Real or imaginary?
- Walking, Talking Plants
- Walking, Talking Animals
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