K-5 Science Units of Study

District 47's elementary science program is based on the FOSS curriculum. See below for science units of study by grade level. 

Kindergarten

• Wood and Paper

Grade 1

• Air and Weather
• Solids and Liquids
• Insects

Grade 2

• Pebbles, Sand and Silt
• Balance and Motion
• New Plants

Grade 3

• Sound
• Water
• Ideas and Inventions

Grade 4

• Habitats and Owl Pellets
• Earth Materials
• Magnetism and Electricity
• Environments

Grade 5

• Variables
• Mixtures and Solutions
• Levers and Pulleys