Welcome to
P.S. 154 Science Stem Lab
Units of Study 1st Session
KINDERGARDEN: TREES THOUGH THE SEASONS
What are some changes we see in trees during the year?
What are some changes we see in trees during the year?
- Identify the basic needs of organisms to live and thrive:
- Observe and compare different structures that enable each plant to live and thrive
- Plants respond to changes in the environment including seasonal changes
FIRST GRADE: PROPERTIES OF MATTER
- What are some properties of solids, liquids, and gases?
- Observe and describe the three states of matter:
- Liquids take the shape of the containers they are in.
- Air does not have a definite shape.
- Solids have a definite shape.
- Observe that the material(s) of which an object is made determines some specific properties of the object (shrinking/floatation, solubility).
- Predict, observe, and examine different substances to determine their ability to mix with water (e. oil, water. sugar, water; sand, water).
- Test object to determine weather they sink or float.
- Observe, and describe the changes of objects when placed in different environments.
SECOND GRADE: FORCES AND MOTION
- What causes objects to move?
- Observe and describe the position of an object relative to another object.
- Demonstrate how the position or direction of an object can be changed by pushing or pulling.
- Identify gravity as a force that pulls objects down.
- Observe and describe how the force of gravity can affect objects through air liquids and solids.
THIRD GRADE: MATTER
What are some properties of matter?
What are some properties of matter?
- Measure compare and record physical properties of objects using:standard and nonstandard units.
- Appropriate tools e.g., rulers, thermometers, pan balances, springs, scales graduated cylinders.
- Describe and compare the properties of matter size shape mass/weight volume color text.
FOURTH GRADE: ANIMALS AND PLANTS IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT
What roles do plants and animals play in their environments?
What roles do plants and animals play in their environments?
- Classify populations of organisms as producers consumers decomposers by the role they serve in the ecosystem food chains and food webs).
- Explore how plants manufacture food by utilizing air water and energy from the sun.
- Identify polulations within a community that are in competition with one another for resources.
- Describe how the health growth and development of organisms are affected by environmental conditions.
- Describe the way humans depend on their natural and constructed environment and how they change their environment over time.
- Identify examples where human activity has been beneficial or harmful effect on other organisms.(e.g.,) deforestation
FIFTH GRADE: THE NATURE OF SCIENCE
How do scientists gather and share information?
How do scientists gather and share information?
- Formulate questions for scientific inquiry.
- Identify questions and formulate hypothesis. Design and conduct scientific investigations to answer those questions.
- Employ tools to gather analyze and interpret data.
- Use mathematics in scientific inquiry.
- Use data to construct reasonable explanations.
- Develop and communicate explanations using evidence.
- Identify dependent and independent variables.