Units we will be covering this year:
September-November
Earth and Me
science words: observation, earth materials, mineral, rock, clay, gravel, sand, silt, soil, mixture, fresh water, fuels, metals, natural resources, non-renewable resources, oil, renewable resources, erosion, runoff, weathering, forest, garbage, habitat destruction, land management, recycle, reduce, reuse, renew, glacier, landslide, earthquake
November-January
Physical Science
science words: light, light source, path of light, straight path, evidence,
variables, shadow, sound, sound sources, vibration, sound energy
February-April
Changes in Motion
science words: centimeter, kilometer, meter, motion, speed, time, speed terms, position, change in direction, change of motion, force, pull, push, mass, weight. gravity, simple machine
April-June
Organisms Have Character
science words: plant, organisms, function, investigation, minerals, predict, roots, structure, survival, evidence, stem, support, chlorophyll, leaf, photosynthesis, vein, flower, fruit, seed, compare, animal features, environment, habitat, physical characteristics, animal defenses, predator, prey, protection, classify, invertebrate, vertebrates, adaptation, endangered species, habitat destruction, pollution
September-November
Earth and Me
science words: observation, earth materials, mineral, rock, clay, gravel, sand, silt, soil, mixture, fresh water, fuels, metals, natural resources, non-renewable resources, oil, renewable resources, erosion, runoff, weathering, forest, garbage, habitat destruction, land management, recycle, reduce, reuse, renew, glacier, landslide, earthquake
November-January
Physical Science
science words: light, light source, path of light, straight path, evidence,
variables, shadow, sound, sound sources, vibration, sound energy
February-April
Changes in Motion
science words: centimeter, kilometer, meter, motion, speed, time, speed terms, position, change in direction, change of motion, force, pull, push, mass, weight. gravity, simple machine
April-June
Organisms Have Character
science words: plant, organisms, function, investigation, minerals, predict, roots, structure, survival, evidence, stem, support, chlorophyll, leaf, photosynthesis, vein, flower, fruit, seed, compare, animal features, environment, habitat, physical characteristics, animal defenses, predator, prey, protection, classify, invertebrate, vertebrates, adaptation, endangered species, habitat destruction, pollution