Units - Science

Grade	Title
K	Literacy in Science - We are Experts
K	Reading Environmental Print
1	Short Focused Research Project – The Moon
1	Informational Text, Research, and Inquiry Circles – Animals and Habitats
2	Informational Text - Reading for Inquiry and Writing a Report
2	Listening Strand – Cycles in Nature
2	Reading and Writing About Whales Using Fiction and Nonfiction Texts
3	Extreme Weather: Content Literacy – Science
3	Gathering Evidence and Speaking to Others – The Role of Freshwater Around the World
4	The Life of Environments
4	Be Aware! Be Prepared! – A research project on natural disasters and their impact on our lives
4	Building Background Knowledge—Animal Defenses and the Research Process
4	Wildfires
4	Scientific Research – Researching Simple Machines “How Do They Help Do Work?”
5	Research Pack – How Human Activity Impacts the Environment
5	Reading and Writing Like a Scientist – Observing Nature, Conducting Research, and Creating a Field Journal Entry

Grade	Title
6	Building Evidence-Based Arguments – Energy Crossroads
6-8	Earth Science - Water is Life - The Earth's Hydrosphere and Its Impact on Living Systems
8	Research to Make A Point

Grade	Title
9-10	Writing Effective Research Papers – All Content Areas
9-10	Sub-Zero
9-12	Primary Source Exemplar—Nutrition and Human Rights
11-12	Colony Collapse Disorder and an Analysis of Honey Bee Colony Numbers

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