First Trimester
Focus on Plants and Animal Life Cycles and Adaptations
- Grow and observe plant growth over time
- Research project focused on animal adaptations
- Observe the life cycle of a frog - live tadpoles
- Daily Journaling
- Observed and journaled local plants and animals in our region - Mighty Acorns
Second Trimester
Focus on Simple Machines
- Research six different Simple Machines
- Simple Machine Inventions
- Catapult Challenge
- Graphing Data
Third Trimester
Focus on Rocks and Minerals and Weather
- Scratch test and rock identification
- Rock Hunt
- Rocks and Minerals Web Quest
- Fossil Dig
- Tracking Weather Journals
- Create Weather Tools