Newfoundland and Labrador

Unit 1 Air and Water in the Environment

• Initiating Exploration and Investigation of Air and Water

  • 1.0 pose questions that lead to exploration and investigation

    • Classify matter as solid, liquid or gas (2-B.3)
    • Change-of-state diagrams: liquid and gas (2-C.3)

• Communicating about Air and Water

  • 2.0 communicate using scientific terminology

    • Classify matter as solid or liquid (2-B.1)
    • Identify solids and liquids (2-B.2)
    • Classify matter as solid, liquid or gas (2-B.3)
    • Identify solids, liquids and gases (2-B.4)
    • Sort solids, liquids and gases (2-B.5)
    • Changes caused by heating and cooling (2-C.1)
    • Change-of-state diagrams: solid and liquid (2-C.2)
    • Change-of-state diagrams: liquid and gas (2-C.3)
    • Change-of-state diagrams: solid, liquid and gas (2-C.4)
    • Heating, cooling and changes of state: melting and freezing (2-C.5)
    • Heating, cooling and changes of state: evaporating and condensing (2-C.6)
    • Bodies of water (2-M.2)
    • Read a thermometer (3-L.1)
    • Compare temperatures on thermometers (3-L.2)

• Air in the Environment

  • 3.0 explore how air surrounds us, takes up space, and is felt as wind when it moves

• States of Water

  • 4.0 explore characteristics of the three states of water

    • Classify matter as solid or liquid (2-B.1)
    • Identify solids and liquids (2-B.2)
    • Classify matter as solid, liquid or gas (2-B.3)
    • Identify solids, liquids and gases (2-B.4)
    • Sort solids, liquids and gases (2-B.5)

• Water and Temperature

  • 5.0 investigate changes that occur when the three states of water are heated or cooled

    • Change-of-state diagrams: solid and liquid (2-C.2)
    • Change-of-state diagrams: liquid and gas (2-C.3)
    • Change-of-state diagrams: solid, liquid and gas (2-C.4)

  • 6.0 predict based on an observed pattern

    • Heating, cooling and changes of state: melting and freezing (2-C.5)
    • Heating, cooling and changes of state: evaporating and condensing (2-C.6)

  • 7.0 make and record observations and measurements

    • Read a thermometer (3-L.1)
    • Compare temperatures on thermometers (3-L.2)

• Where Can We Find Moisture around Us?

  • 8.0 explore evidence of moisture in the environment, in materials, and in living things

• Moisture around Us

  • 9.0 propose an answer to an initial question or problem and draw a simple conclusion

  • 10.0 sequence or group materials and objects

• Changes in Moisture

  • 11.0 explore changes in the location, amount, and form of moisture

  • 12.0 communicate while exploring and investigating

  • 13.0 investigate conditions that affect changes in the location, amount, and form of moisture

    • Heating, cooling and changes of state: evaporating and condensing (2-C.6)

  • 14.0 communicate procedures and results

• Changes in Air Conditions

  • 15.0 explore changes in air conditions in indoor and outdoor environments, and describe and interpret these changes

  • 16.0 use appropriate tools

    • Read a thermometer (3-L.1)
    • Compare temperatures on thermometers (3-L.2)

• Protection from Different Weather Conditions

  • 17.0 explore the effects of weather on objects and materials

  • 18.0 investigate ways to protect objects and materials under different conditions

  • 19.0 select and use materials to carry out their own explorations and investigations

• Water Use

  • 20.0 explore how water is used, obtained, and distributed in personal, local and regional environments

    • Bodies of water (2-M.2)
    • Water on Earth (2-M.3)

  • 21.0 construct and label concrete-object graphs or pictographs

• Air, Water, and People

  • 22.0 explore ways to protect and improve the quality of air and water in the environment

    • Reduce, reuse, recycle (2)

Unit 2 Liquids and Solids

• What are Liquids and Solids?

  • 1.0 pose questions that lead to exploration and investigation

    • Classify matter as solid or liquid (2-B.1)
    • Identify solids and liquids (2-B.2)

• How Can We Describe Liquids and Solids?

  • 23.0 explore properties of familiar liquids and solids

    • Classify matter as solid or liquid (2-B.1)
    • Identify solids and liquids (2-B.2)

  • 12.0 communicate while exploring and investigating

  • 10.0 sequence or group materials and objects

• What Happens When Liquids and Solids Combine?

  • 24.0 investigate the interactions of familiar liquids and solids

    • Identify mixtures (2-F.1)

  • 7.0 make and record observations and measurements

  • 14.0 communicate procedures and results

• How Do Liquids and Solids Change When Combined?

  • 25.0 investigate changes that result from the interaction of materials and describe how their characteristics have changed

    • Identify mixtures (2-F.1)

• What Useful Mixtures Can We Make by Combining Liquids and Solids?

  • 26.0 explore ways to use combinations of liquids and solids to make useful materials

    • Identify mixtures (2-F.1)

  • 16.0 use appropriate tools

• How Can We Use Liquids and Solids to Keep Things Clean?

  • 27.0 identify problems to be solved

  • 28.0 apply their knowledge of liquids and solids to maintain a clean and healthy environment

• What Materials Float? What Materials Sink?

  • 19.0 select and use materials to carry out their own explorations and investigations

  • 21.0 construct and label concrete-object graphs or pictographs

• Design Challenge: How Can We Build a Boat?

  • 29.0 demonstrate an understanding of sinking and floating objects by solving a related practical problem

  • 30.0 identify and use a variety of sources of science information and ideas

  • 31.0 respond to the ideas and actions of others and acknowledge their ideas and contributions

  • 32.0 compare and evaluate personally constructed objects

Unit 3 Relative Position and Motion

• How Do Objects and People Move?

  • 1.0 pose questions that lead to exploration and investigation

    • Identify pushes and pulls (2-G.1)
    • The ways things move (2-G.4)

  • 2.0 communicate using scientific terminology

    • Identify pushes and pulls (2-G.1)
    • The ways things move (2-G.4)

• How Can You Describe the Motion of an Object?

  • 33.0 describe the motion of an object in terms of a change in position relative to other objects

• How Can You Describe the Position of an Object?

  • 34.0 describe the position of an object relative to other positions or stationary objects

  • 27.0 identify problems to be solved

  • 35.0 place an object in an identified position relative to another object or position

  • 36.0 follow a simple procedure

• Describing the Position of an Object from Different Perspectives

  • 37.0 describe the position of objects from different perspectives

• Investigating Patterns of Movement

  • 38.0 investigate different patterns of movement

    • The ways things move (2-G.4)

  • 6.0 predict based on an observed pattern

• What Factors Affect Movement?

  • 39.0 investigate factors that affect movement

    • Design a race car track (2)

  • 14.0 communicate procedures and results

  • 9.0 propose an answer to an initial question or problem and draw a simple conclusion

  • 40.0 pose new questions that arise from what was learned

• Design Challenge: Building a Roller Coaster

  • 16.0 use appropriate tools

    • Design a race car track (2)

  • 31.0 respond to the ideas and actions of others and acknowledge their ideas and contributions

  • 32.0 compare and evaluate personally constructed objects

Unit 4 Animal Growth and Changes

• What is a Life Cycle?

  • 1.0 pose questions that lead to exploration and investigation

  • 30.0 identify and use a variety of sources of science information and ideas

  • 2.0 communicate using scientific terminology

    • Identify mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians (2-I.3)
    • Read animal life cycle diagrams (2-J.2)
    • Observe traits (2-L.1)

• How Can We Observe A Life Cycle?

  • 41.0 investigate changes in the appearance and activity of an animal as it goes through its life cycle

    • Read animal life cycle diagrams (2-J.2)

  • 7.0 make and record observations and measurements

  • 6.0 predict based on an observed pattern

    • Construct animal life cycle diagrams (2-J.3)

  • 9.0 propose an answer to an initial question or problem and draw a simple conclusion

• What Do Animals Need From Their Environments?

  • 42.0 describe features of natural and human-made environments that support the health and growth of some animals

• What Are the Life Cycles of Different Animals?

  • 43.0 compare the life cycles of various animals

    • Compare different animals' life cycles (2-J.4)

• Grouping Animals Based on Their Life Cycles

  • 44.0 group animals according to the similarities and differences of their life cycles

  • 10.0 sequence or group materials and objects

    • Construct animal life cycle diagrams (2-J.3)

• How Do Traits Change as Animals Grow and Develop?

  • 45.0 analyze constant and changing traits in humans and other animals as they grow and develop

    • Observe traits (2-L.1)

• How Do Humans Grow and Develop?

  • 46.0 investigate changes in humans as they grow and develop

  • 19.0 select and use materials to carry out their own explorations and investigations

  • 14.0 communicate procedures and results

  • 40.0 pose new questions that arise from what was learned

  • 47.0 compare human growth and development to that of other animals

• Why Are Food Choices Important?

  • 48.0 examine the implications of food choices and eating habitats on human growth and development

• What Choices Can We Make to Stay Healthy?

  • 49.0 examine the implications of actions and decisions that support a healthy lifestyle

  • 31.0 respond to the ideas and actions of others and acknowledge their ideas and contributions