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Science
Instructional Materials
ElementaryGarden in Bloom
Rough outline of topics from the Garden in Bloom that our students will study:Kindergarten: living plants1st Grade: critters and their habitat as well as seasonal changes2nd Grade: plants, seeds and various ecosystems3rd Grade: harvest plants and seeds in the fall - selection artificial vs natural4th Grade: birds5th Grade: micro-worlds in compost and seasonal changes due to the Earth - Sun relationshipPhysical Science, Life Science, Earth Science and Engineering Design (Next Generation Science Standards)Teacher designed units of study aligned with the NGSS (general topics listed below)Kindergarten: forces and interactions1st Grade: waves, the universe and structures and processes2nd Grade: matter, ecosystems and earth3rd Grade: forces, organisms and diversity in the natural world4th Grade: energy, waves, molecules to organisms and the natural world5th Grade: matter and its interactions, scale, proportion, quantity, ecosystems and engineering designMiddle SchoolMcGraw Hill/Glencoe Integrated iScience (6-8)High SchoolBiology (9)Supplemental material: McGraw-Hill Glencoe, Biology (2007)Chemistry (10)Teacher developed materialsSupplemental material: Pearson, Chemistry (2012)Physics (11)Advanced Placement Chemistry (11-12)Advanced Placement Environmental Science (11-12)Forensics (11-12)Family Resources
ElementaryAmerican Chemical Association (ACA) Adventures in ChemistryNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Elementary Science ResourcesMiddle SchoolHigh SchoolUniversity of Colorado Boulder: PhET Interactive SimulationsUniversity of Nottingham: videos about each element on the periodic tableAll levels (general support and resources)Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge located in WashingtonKhan Academy ScienceSmithsonian National Museum of Natural History: The Field Book ProjectUC Berkely's Understanding Science