Simple machines are reviewed. Hands-on activities explain how to combine simple machines to make complex machines. The students learn how to design their own machine and then build one (Physical Science).

1 • Simple Machines – review of levers, pulleys, wedges, planes and wheels
2 • Combining Simple Machines – the effect of adding two or more simple machines together
3 • Dissecting Complex Machines – identify simple machines in a complex one
4 • Designing New Machines – students are exposed to the creativity of inventing

Activities are introduced that can be used to help students recognize that matter is made up of particles (atoms and molecules) that are too small to be seen, even with a microscope (Physical and Life Science).

Students will understand the basics of light.  Through exploration, students find that white light is a combination of colors.  The properties of light and their interaction with lenses and filters is also a focus of this lesson (Physical Sciences).

1 • Basics of Light - White light consists of a spectrum of colors.
2 • Light Waves - Students learn about light waves.
3 • The Primary Colors of Light - Students learn primary colors.
4 • Absorption and Reflection of Light - Students learn how light can be absorbed and reflected.

Students explore the relationship between sound and vibrations and will understand the properties of sound waves (Physical Sciences).

Students learn about adaptations of animals through both experimentation and observation. Hands on activities let you compare how animals have adapted to different environments (Life Science).

Students conceptualize the Earth’s revolution around the Sun. Students understand that it is the tilt of the Earth and the orbit of the Earth around the sun that explain the different seasons (Earth and Life Science).

1 • The Earth’s Orbit – students understand how the Earth moves
2 • The Earth’s tilt – the axis of the Earth is on an angle
3 • Our Sun – the sun provides heat to the Earth
4 • Different Seasons on Earth – the Earth, Sun, and your position on the Earth determine your seasons.

Students will learn by hands on experimenting how different processes can be used to separate mixtures (Physical Science).

Students will learn the position of Earth in our solar system and the universe. They will understand the birth, life and death of a star (Earth Science).

Students will learn by hands-on experimenting how lenses can affect light (Physical Science).

Students will learn that our senses relay on nerve cells, and gain a better understanding of the relationship between our 5 senses (Physical/Life Science)