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Unit K.1 Energy: Sunlight
Why do some surfaces get hot and how can we make them less hot?
Unit K.2 Weather
How can we be prepared for the weather?
Unit K.3 Forces & Motion
How can we move things to where we want them to go?
Unit K.4 Plants, Animals, & Their Environments
Do birds, other animals, and plants need people to help them live?
Unit 1.1 Waves: Light
How can we read under covers when it is dark?
Unit 1.2 Waves: Sound
How can we communicate using objects that make sound?
Unit 1.3 Space: Sky Patterns
What patterns of the Sun, Moon, and stars can we observe, describe, and predict?
Unit 1.4 Animal & Plant Traits
How do the ways plants and animals look and act help them live and grow?
Unit 2.1 Earth: Land Changing Shape
How do wind and water change the shape of the land and what can we do about it?
Unit 2.2 Structure & Properties of Matter
How can we design a new toy?
Unit 2.3 Habitats & Biodiversity
What lives where?
Unit 2.4 Plants
How can plants grow in different places?
Unit 3.1 Forces & Interactions
How can we design objects to balance and move in different ways?
Unit 3.2 Weather & Hazards
Why do plants only grow well in certain places, and how can we protect them?
Unit 3.3 Trait Variations
Why do animals look and act the way they do?
Unit 3.4 Ecosystem Change & Survival
Why do animals & plants live where they do? What should we do when it changes?
Unit 4.1 Energy Transfer: Collisions
Why does an object’s motion change?
Unit 4.2 Energy Transfer: Electricity
How do we power clocks and other devices?
Unit 4.3 Earth Processes
What causes land and things on it to change? How can we reduce impacts on humans?
Unit 4.4 Structure & Function
How do plants’ and animals’ structures function together to meet their needs?
Unit 5.1 Ecosystems & Matter Cycling
How does a nurse log help other things live and grow?
Unit 5.2 Matter Properties
How can we make water healthy for all living things?
Unit 5.3 Earth Systems
How does changing the flow of water impact Earth’s systems? How can humans help?
Unit 5.4 Sun, Moon, & Star Patterns
How and why does what I see in the sky change?
