Science 5 brings science alive by providing students a combination of virtual lab investigations (with options for hand-on learning), interactive lessons, and an array of e-books that capture students’ attention and grow their interest in science. Students engage in science and engineering practices as they explore topics such as matter, organisms, ecosystems, the earth’s systems, and the earth’s place in the universe. Throughout the course, students conduct investigations using digital tools and simulations. Some labs also include alternative investigations that use household materials.

This course calls for the following household materials, though they are optional, since digital versions of all labs are available:

• Science Notebook (required)
• pencil or pen (required)
• 4 tablespoons salt (optional)
• 2 tablespoons baking soda (optional)
• 2 tablespoons flour (optional)
• water (optional)
• spoon (optional)
• 6 plastic cups (optional)
• 1/4 cup (optional)
• 1 tablespoon (optional)
• vinegar (optional)
• marker or pen (optional)
• 1-2 ice cubes (optional)
• black paper (optional)
• 1 tablespoon powdered drink mix or sugar (optional)
• butter knife (optional)
• 2 shallow bowls (optional)
• 1 package celery stalk, lettuce or bok choy
• 1 cup soil (optional)
• 5-6 drops food coloring (optional)
• 3 plastic plates (optional)
• 1 balloon (optional)
• 1 tablespoon black pepper (optional)
• notebook paper (optional)

 

*Students may also keep a digital Science Notebook.

Science 1 brings science alive by providing students a combination of virtual lab investigations (with options for hand-on learning), interactive lessons that provide opportunities for inquiry, and an array of e-books that capture students’ attention and grow their interest in science.

The curriculum begins with an overview of what science is and how to study it. Students then focus on plant and animal traits and relationships. In the last half of the course, students explore the patterns they see in the sky and examine how sounds and light are used to communicate and help them understand their world.

This course calls for the following household materials, though they are optional, since digital versions of all labs are available:

• cardboard box, large
• coin
• composition book, notebook, or loose-leaf paper to use as a Science Notebook*
• crayons, markers, or colored pencils
• flashlight
• number cube
• paper clip
• pen cap
• scissors, round-end safety

*Students may choose to keep a digital Science Notebook.

Students perform experiments, develop scientific reasoning, and recognize science in the world around them. They build a model of a watershed, test how cell membranes function, track a hurricane, and analyze the effects gravity.

Students learn to perform experiments and record observations, and understand how scientists see the natural world. They germinate seeds to observe plant growth, and make a weather vane.