This page includes a general outline of the science and social studies units
of study we will discover this year. As we study each topic the children
will learn new concepts, and vocabulary. They will also begin to develop
the investigative skills necessary to learn more about scientific phenomena
and our historical past, as well as the framework for understanding their
findings.
SOCIAL STUDIES
We Learn in Many Ways (family, senses, school, group identity)
Learning About Communities (community, maps, directions, urban, rural,
suburban)
Living In Groups (rules, laws, citizenship)
Communities of Long Ago (Native Americans, settlers, schools)
Holiday Season: Celebrating In Different Ways
Working In Communities (needs, wants, economics, careers)
Duanesburg Days
Communities Around The World (Japan, Brazil, Liberia)
Our Country Today (government, symbols)
Flag Day: Assembly
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SCIENCE
Life Science: All About Plants; All About Animals; How Plants and Animals
Live Together; How Living Things Grow and Change
Earth Science: Earth's Land, Air and Water; Earth's Weather and Seasons;
Fossils and Dinosaurs.
Physical Science: Properties of Matter; Energy; Forces and Motion; Sound.
Space and Technology: Earth and Space; Technology in Our World.