Grade 1
Life Science –
Plants and Animals All Around/Living Together
Living and Nonliving Things
All About Plants
All About Animals
Plants and Animals Need One Another
A Place to Live
Earth Science –
About Our Earth/Weather, the Sky, and Seasons
Earth’s Land
Natural Resources
Measuring Weather
The Sky and the Seasons
Physical Science –
Matter and Energy/Forces
Investigate Matter
Making Sound
Pushes and Pulls
Magnets
Grade 2
Living Things Grow
and Change
Plants Grow and Change
Animals Grow and Change
People Grow and Change
Home For Living
Things
Habitats for Plants and Animals
Changes in Habitats
Exploring the
Earth’s Surface
Earth’s Resources
Earth Long Ago
Space and Weather
The Solar System
Earth’s Weather
Exploring Matter
Observing and Measuring Matter
Changes in Matter
Energy in Motion
Forces and Motion
Hearing Sound
Grade 3
Plants and Animals
Types of Plants
Types of Animals
Plants and Animals
Interact
Where Living Things Are Found
Living Things Depend on One Another
Earth’s Land
Minerals, rocks, and fossils
Forces that shape the land
Soils
Earth’s Resources
Cycles on Earth
and in Space
Water Cycle
Observing Weather
Earth and its place in the Solar
System
Matter
Properties of Matter
Changes in Matter
Exploring Energy
and Forces
Energy
Heat
Forces and Motion
Grade 4
A World of Living
Things
Living Things
Animal Growth and Adaptations
Plant Growth and Adaptations
Human Body Systems
Looking at
Ecosystems
Ecosystems
Protecting Ecosystems
Earth’s Surface
Earthquakes
and Volcanoes
Fossils
Patterns on Earth
and in Spaces
Weather Conditions
The Oceans
Planets and Other Objects in Space
Matter and Energy
Matter and Its Changes
Heat-Energy on the Move
Sound
Light
Forces and Motion
Electricity and Magnetism
Motion-Forces at Work
Simple Machines
Grade 5
Living Systems
From Single Cells to Body Systems
Classifying Living Things
Animal Growth and Heredity
Plants and Their Adaptations
Systems and
Interactions in Nature
Cycles in Nature
Living Things Interact
Biomes
Protecting and Preserving Ecosystems
Processes That
Change the Earth
Changes to Earth’s Surface
Rocks and Minerals
Weather and Climate
Exploring the Oceans
The Solar System
and Beyond
Earth, Moon, and Beyond
The Sun and Other Stars
Building Blocks of
Matter
Matter and Its Properties
Atoms and Elements
Energy and Motion
Forces
Motion
Forms of Energy
How People Use Energy
Grade 6
Understanding
Living Things
Cells, Genetics, and Heredity
Classification
Living Things Grow
and Respond
Plant Growth and Responses
Types of Plants
Invertebrates
Vertebrates
The Living Planet
Ecosystems – Characteristics and
Cycles
Interactions in Ecosystems
Earth’s Oceans
Weather Changes
Cycles in Earth
and Space
Movement of Earth’s Crust
Rocks and the Rock Cycle
Cycles in the Solar System
Exploring the Universe
Matter and Energy
Atoms, Elements, and Compounds
Matter – Properties and Changes
Energy
Sound and Light
Forces and
Machines
Forces and Motion
Machines and Work
Grade 7
Life’s Structure
and Function
Exploring and Classifying Life
Cells
Cell Processes
Cell Reproduction
Heredity
Adaptations Over Time
From Bacteria to
Plants
Bacteria
Protists and Fungi
Plants
Plant Reproduction
Plant Processes
Animal Diversity
Introduction to Animals
Mollusks, Worms, Arthropods,
Echinoderms
Fish, Amphibians, and Reptiles
Birds and Mammals
Animal Behavior
Human Body Systems
Structure and Movement
Nutrients and Digestion
Circulation
Respiration and Excretion
Control and Coordination
Regulation and Reproduction
Immunity and Disease
Ecology
Interactions of Life
The Nonliving Environment
Ecosystems
Conserving Resources
Grade 8
Earth Materials
The Nature of Science
Matter
Minerals
Rocks
Earth’s Energy and Mineral Resources
The Changing
Surface of Earth
Views of Earth
Weathering and Soil
Erosional Forces
Water Erosion and Deposition
Earth’s Internal
Processes
Plate Tectonics
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Change and Earth’s
History
Clues to Earth’s Past
Geologic Time
Earth’s Air and
Water
Atmosphere
Weather
Climate
Ocean Motion
Oceanography
You and the
Environment
Our Impact on Land
Our Impact on Water and Air
Astronomy
Exploring Space
The Sun-Earth-Moon System
The Solar System
Stars and Galaxies