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1 Plant Shapes |
Students explore their natural surroundings with nature hunts and garden planting. They examine the shapes and parts of plants and begin to ask questions about what purpose these parts serve, how the shape of the parts helps them accomplish this purpose, and how the shapes of young plants are similar to the shapes of their parents. |
2 Animal Sounds |
Students observe the behavior of parents and babies, noticing patterns in how they communicate. They explore the nature of sound, notice the physical parts of animals that produce sounds, and construct physical models that mimic animal sounds. |
3 Shadows & Light |
Students plan and conduct investigations of how light travels and interacts with different objects. They use these observations as the foundation for constructing models of how people see. |
4 Patterns of Motion of Objects in the Sky |
Students track the motions of the Sun, Moon, and stars, noticing patterns in how sunlight varies throughout the seasons and moon phases change over the month. They analyze their data to develop a model that predicts the position of objects. |
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