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1^st Grade Science introduces three disciplines of science—Earth Science, Life Science, and Physical Science—and includes Health and Environmental Science units Students develop a good basic understanding of main concepts within each area. They build models to illustrate ideas and concepts, work on the process skills used in being a good scientist, and learn collaboration skills by working in lab groups.

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2^nd Grade Science allows students to explore topics within different disciplines of science.  These include: germs, how they’re spread, and good hygiene; body systems and their functions; plant needs, processes, and adaptations; interactions between and adaptations of different animals; habitats; Earth’s water sources; different star constellations; storms and what conditions create them; ways that forms of matter change; electrical connections; and light.

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3^rd Grade Science increases a child's ability to understand and deal with his/her natural environment, to develop a rational approach to the solution of problems, as well as to understand interrelationships of science with other human experiences. Major topics include: skeletal/muscular/nervous systems of the human body; nutrition; energy, forces, and motion; simple machines; weather; chemical mixtures; plant and animal diversity and adaptation; cells/microscopic life; changes of earth’s surface; types of soil and the soil cycle; solar system; natural resources; and responsible use of natural resources.

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4^th Grade Science strengthens students' investigative skills while developing knowledge of science vocabulary, facts, and theories.  Units covered include: systems of the human body; vertebrate animals; conservation of natural resources; environmental studies; space exploration; rocks, minerals and volcanoes; chemical changes of matter; density of matter; natural disasters; collection of weather data; and making weather predictions.