Science

🦋 Plants and Animals Have Needs

• What is their habitat?

  • food, water, shelter, location, etc

• What are a plant's needs?

  • sun, water, parts of the plant to get food, etc

🦋 Features of Living Things

• What is a living thing?

  • classifying plants and animals

• What are their structural features?

  • roots, stems, skeletons, legs, etc

• How do they adapt to their environment?

  • camouflage, hibernation, mimicry, etc

🦋 Life Cycles

• Why types of life cycles are there?

  • metamorphiv vs non-metamorphic

• How do off spring compare to their parents?

• How do we support the life cycle?

  • caring for bees, supporting salmon, etc

🦋 Biodiversity & Ecosystems

• What is biodiversity?

  • variety of different living things

• How do ecosystems rely on each other?

  • food webs, food chains, etc

• What are some examples of an ecosystem?

🦋 Biomes

• What is a biome?

  • forests, deserts, etc

🦋 Sensing & Responding

• What are our 5 senses and how do they work?

  • eyes, taste, hearing, etc

• How do animals sense their environment?

  • echolation, UV sensors, etc

• How do plants respond to their environment?

  • response to water, light, gravity, etc

🦋 Human Body Part 1

• What are the different sysems of the body?

  • digestive, circulatory, musko-skeletal, etc

• How do the different organs rely on each other?

🦋 Human Body Part 2

• What are the different sysems of the body?

  • excretory, hormonal, nervous, reproductive, etc

• What do your body systems require for survival?

🧪 Matter All Around Us

• What is matter?

  • fabric, wood, water, paint, air, etc

• What properties does matter have?

  • colour, texture, flexibility, etc

🧪 Solids Liquid + Gas

• How do the properties make it useful?

  • the cold of ice helps to cool down a drink, etc

• How do you group together like matter items?

  • solids keep their shape, liquids flow, etc

🧪 Changes to Matter

• Why would you want to change the properties of matter?

  • bake a cake so you can eat it, etc

• What is the difference between a physical and chemical change?

  • physical is reversible, chemical is irreversible

• How do you make a chemical reaction?

  • heat, etc

🧪 All Matter is Made of Particles

• How is matter and energy related?

  • the movement of particles, etc

• What is an atom?

  • beginner intro to the elements of an atom

• How do you define matter?

  • matter has mass and takes up space

🧪 Phases of Matter

• What effect does temperature have on matter?

  • melting, freezing, boiling, etc

• How does matter change phases?

  • temperature, pressure, the change in particle movement, etc

• What are some unique properties of matter?

  • sublimation, deposition, plasma, etc

• How can we make use of matter phases in the world?

  • composting, desalination, etc

🧪 Solutions

• How are solutions homogenous?

  • solubility

• How can solutions be separated?

  • distillation, crystallization, evaporation

• What are the properties of a solution?

  • concentration, PH, etc

🧪 Mixtures

• How can mixtures be separated?

  • heat, filter, etc

• What are the properties of a mixture?

  • density, particle size, etc

• What are different types of mixtures?

  • suspensions, emulsions, colloids, etc

🧪 Atoms

• What are the similarities and differences of elements and compounds?

• What happens to an atom during chemical changes?

  • rearrange into new products accompanied by an energy change

• Elements and compounds and pure substances and crystalline structures

⚡ Motion of Objects

• How do things move?

  • push, pull, bounce, etc

• How does its properties effect its movement?

  • size, shape, materials, etc

⚡ Light & Sound

• What are sources of light and sound?

  • natural vs artificial

• What are the properties of sound?

  • pitch, tone, volume, etc

• What are the properties of light?

  • brightness, colour, effects on shadows, etc

⚡ Force

• What are different types of forces?

  • gravity, magnets, static, friction, etc

• What is a balanced force?

  • air resistance, different strengths, etc

⚡ Thermal Energy

• What sources of thermal energy are there?

  • sun, friction, chemical reaction, etc

• How can you transfer thermal energy?

  • convection, conduction, radiation

⚡ Energy Transformation

• What are different forms of energy?

  • potential, kinetic, light, sound, etc

• How is energy conserved?

  • energy is changed not created

⚡ Simple Machines

• What are simple machines?

  • wheels, wedges, pulleys, etc

• How do we use simple machines?

  • in nature, combining together, etc

• What is power?

  • the rate that energy is transferred

⚡ Newton's Laws of Motion

• What are Newton's 3 Laws of Motion?

• What are the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces?

• What is gravity?

⚡ Electricity

• How can we generate electricity?

  • wind, water, solar, etc

• What is electromagnetism?

🌎 Daily + Seasonal Changes

• What is weather?

  • sun, rain, wind, etc

• What are the seasons?

  • summer, spring, winter, fall

• How do the seasons effect plants and animals?

  • shed their leaves, hibernation, migration, etc

🌎 Objects in the Sky

• What are the common objects in the sky?

  • sun, moon, stars, etc

• How do these objects have patterns?

  • day/night cycle, etc

🌎 Water Cycle

• What are the sources of water?

  • ponds, ocean, rivers, etc

• How can we conserve water?

  • fresh vs. ocean water, responsibility, etc

• What is the water cycle?

🌎 Landforms & Erosion

• What are landforms?

  • mountains, hills, valleys, etc

• What changes can we see in landforms?

  • erosion, deposition, etc

🌎 Earth's Orbit + Rotation

• How does the orbit influence day and seasons?

• What are the effects of the sun and moon's position to Earth?

  • tide changes, eclipses, moon phases, etc

🌎 Natural Resources

• What is the rock cycle?

• What are the Earth's materials?

  • sand, boulders, clay, etc

• What are some natural resources?

  • water, trees, etc & sustainability

🌎 Solar System

• What are the parts of our solar system?

  • earth, planets, comets, etc

🌎 Extreme Environments