Units we will be covering this year:

Earth and Me

September-November

science words: observation, earth materials, mineral, rock, clay, gravel, sand, silt, soil, mixture, fresh water, fuels, metals, natural resources, non-renewable resources, oil, renewable resources, erosion, runoff, weathering, forest, garbage, habitat destruction, land management, recycle, reduce, reuse, renew, glacier, landslide, earthquake

Changes in Motion

December-February

science words: centimeter, kilometer, meter, motion, speed, time, speed terms, position, change in direction, change of motion, force, pull, push, mass, weight. gravity, simple machine

Light and Sound

February-March

science words: light, light source, path of light, straight path, evidence, variables, shadow, sound, sound sources, vibration, sound energy

Organisms Have Character