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Kindergarten

Animal Needs
Plant Needs
Severe Weather
Weather Patterns
Sunlight & Warmth
Pushes & Pulls

1st Grade

Animal Traits & Survival
Plant Traits & Survival
Day Patterns
Night Patterns
Light, Sound, & Communication

2nd Grade

Animal Biodiversity
Plant Adaptations
Erosion & Earth’s Surface
Material Properties

3rd Grade

Fossils & Changing Environments
Life Cycles
Heredity, Survival, & Selection
Weather & Climate
Forces, Motion, & Magnets

4th Grade

Human Body, Vision, & The Brain
Animal & Plant Adaptations
Earth's Features & Processes
Sound, Waves, & Communication
Energy & Energy Transfer
Electricity, Light, & Heat

5th Grade

Ecosystems & The Food Web
Water Cycle & Earth's Systems
Earth & Space Patterns
Stars & Planets
Chemical Reactions & Properties Of Matter
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We pulled three questions from our jar. Which question do you want to explore?

  • How do squirrels remember where they hide acorns?

    -Audrey, 4th Grade

  • Why do some animals only come out at night?

    -Ryan, Kindergarten

  • Why do you get sleepy after a big meal?

    -Braelynn, 1st Grade

 

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