Science K-12

Elementary School

Science topics are taught both in the classroom, through CKLA, and in our STEM related arts class. Click on a grade level to learn more.

The following resources may be used in STEM Related Arts classes:

Kindergarten

Taught in the classroom through CKLA units	Taught in STEM class
5 Senses	Pushes and Pulls*
Plants	Ecosystems*
Farms	Engineering Challenges
Seasons and Weather*	Personal Safety (wearing helmets, water safety, sunblock, etc.)
Taking Care of the Earth

1st Grade

Taught in the classroom through CKLA units	Taught in STEM class
Astronomy*	Germs
Human Body (nutrition, germs, body systems)	Structure, Function, and Information Processing*
History of the Earth	Light and Sound*
Animals and Habitats

2nd Grade

Taught in the classroom through CKLA units	Taught in STEM class
Cycles in Nature*	Processes that Shape the Earth*
Insects	Nutrition
Human Body: Nutrition	Structures and Property of Matter*
	Digital Citizenship & Computer Coding

3rd Grade

Taught in the classroom through CKLA units	Taught in STEM class
Weather and Climate*	Forces and Interaction*
Animal Classification	Life Cycles and Traits*
Human Body Systems & Senses	Ecosystems*
Light and Sound	Digital Citizenship & Computer Coding
Astronomy
Ecology*

4th Grade

Taught in the classroom through CKLA units	Taught in STEM class
Student Inventors	Energy*
Waves*	Structure, Function, and Information Processing*
Earth’s Systems/Geology*

Middle School

High School

*See your student’s course syllabus for more specific curriculum information*