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The most popular K-5 science curriculum

 

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Grades K-2
Standards-aligned lessons + activities + extensions
Have you ever watched a storm?
Kindergarten
Weather Conditions
Have you ever watched a storm?
Why are polar bears white?
1st
Camouflage & Animal Survival
Why are polar bears white?
Could you build a house out of paper?
2nd
Materials, Properties, & Engineering
Could you build a house out of paper?
Why do frogs say "ribbit"?
2nd
Biodiversity, Habitats, & Species
Why do frogs say "ribbit"?
Why do woodpeckers peck wood?
Kindergarten
Animal Needs: Food
Why do woodpeckers peck wood?
Could a statue's shadow move?
1st
Sun, Shadows, & Daily Patterns
Could a statue's shadow move?
How do they make silly sounds in cartoons?
1st
Sounds & Vibrations
How do they make silly sounds in cartoons?
How did a tree travel halfway around the world?
2nd
Seed Dispersal
How did a tree travel halfway around the world?
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Grades 3-5
Standards-aligned lessons + activities + extensions
Where can you find whales in a desert?
3rd
Habitats, Fossils, & Environments Over Time
Where can you find whales in a desert?
Why do dogs wag their tails?
3rd
Animal Groups & Survival
Why do dogs wag their tails?
Could a volcano pop up where you live?
4th
Volcanoes & Patterns of Earth's Features
Could a volcano pop up where you live?
Why did the dinosaurs go extinct?
5th
Food Webs & Flow of Energy
Why did the dinosaurs go extinct?
Where do clouds come from?
3rd
Water Cycle & Phases of Matter
Where do clouds come from?
Why do your biceps bulge?
4th
Muscles & Skeleton
Why do your biceps bulge?
Where does energy come from?
4th
Renewable Energy & Natural Resources
Where does energy come from?
Why would a hawk move to New York City?
5th
Food Chains, Predators, Herbivores & Carnivores
Why would a hawk move to New York City?
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5 min. video lessons
How does hand sanitizer kill germs?
K-5
Mini-Lesson
How does hand sanitizer kill germs?
How deep does the ocean go?
K-5
Mini-Lesson
How deep does the ocean go?
Can you make lava?
K-5
Mini-Lesson
Can you make lava?
Can animals get a sunburn?
K-5
Mini-Lesson
Can animals get a sunburn?
How do things glow in the dark?
K-5
Mini-Lesson
How do things glow in the dark?
Why is the sky blue?
K-5
Mini-Lesson
Why is the sky blue?
What is the most dangerous animal in the world?
K-5
Mini-Lesson
What is the most dangerous animal in the world?
How do broken bones heal?
K-5
Mini-Lesson
How do broken bones heal?
What is the Moon made of?
K-5
Mini-Lesson
What is the Moon made of?
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15 min. video lessons
How do earthquakes happen?
K-5
Mini-Lesson
How do earthquakes happen?
How do germs get inside of your body?
K-5
Mini-Lesson
How do germs get inside of your body?
Can animals laugh?
K-5
Mini-Lesson
Can animals laugh?
Were dragons ever real?
K-5
Mini-Lesson
Were dragons ever real?
Why is the ocean salty?
K-5
Mini-Lesson
Why is the ocean salty?
What is a black hole?
K-5
Mini-Lesson
What is a black hole?
Why do cats purr?
K-5
Mini-Lesson
Why do cats purr?
Why do we get hiccups?
K-5
Mini-Lesson
Why do we get hiccups?
How old is the Earth?
K-5
Mini-Lesson
How old is the Earth?
Who invented pizza?
K-5
Mini-Lesson
Who invented pizza?
What's the biggest tree in the world?
K-5
Mini-Lesson
What's the biggest tree in the world?
Are unicorns real?
K-5
Mini-Lesson
Are unicorns real?
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