Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
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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 PlantsGrade 3
• Sound
• Water
• Ideas and InventionsGrade 4
• Habitats and Owl Pellets
• Earth Materials
• Magnetism and Electricity
• EnvironmentsGrade 5
• Variables
• Mixtures and Solutions
• Levers and Pulleys