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1、1.LifelAnimalsTheunitAnimalshelpsstudentsdiscoverwhatmakesanimalssimilarandwhatmakesthemdifferent.Understandingthediversityamonganimalshelpsstudentsappreciateandenjoytheuniquenessofallcreatures.Topicsincludehabitat,diet,bodyparts,movement,specialabilities,andmore.Studentsneedtothinkabou
2、thowtheytreatanimalsandhowaretheyfitintotheanimalkingdom.lLiving/Non-LivingThisunithelpsstudentsexploretheimportantdifferencesbetweenthetwo.Italsoaddressestopicssuchas:Non-livingcomponentsoflivingthings,nurselogs,seastars,babiesandparents,andcells.lPlantsThisunithelpsstudentsexplorewhat
3、plantsrequireforsurvival,howplantsgrow,plantpartsandtheirfunctions,howpeopleandotheranimalsuseplants,specialtypesofplants,wheredifferentkindsofplantscanbefound,andotherplant-relatedtopics.StudentsmaygainanappreciationfortheamazingdiversityofplantlifeonEarthandtheextensiverolesthatplants
4、playintheirlives.lSensesThisunithelpsstudentsexplorehowandwhyhumansusetheirfivesenses.Itaddressesthebodypartsusedforeachsense,aswellashowthesesensescommunicatewiththebraintomakemeaningoftheincominginformation.Theunitalsoaddresseshoweachsensekeepsussafe.Itisimportantforstudentstoapprecia
5、teandprotecttheirsensessotheycanlearnfromtheworldaroundthemandhavealifetimefullofrichexperiences.1.Earth&SpacelEarth,Moon,andSunThisunithelpsstudentsunderstandthatEarthrotatesonitsaxis,EarthrevolvesaroundtheSun,andtheMoonrevolvesaroundEarth. Humanshaveanever-growingunderstandingofhowthe
6、Earth,Moon,andSunmoveandinteract.Thisunderstandinghelpsstudentsmakesenseofwhattheyseeinthesky,bothbydayandbynight.Anunderstandingofournearbyspaceneighborhoodcanalsoinspirefutureexplorationdeeperintospace,whichmaysomedayevenincludethediscoveryoflifeondistantplanets.lWeatherThisunithelpss
7、tudentsexploreweather'smanydifferentaspects,includingtemperature,wind,clouds,precipitation,andstorms.Certainunitmaterialsaddresswhatcausestheweathertooccur.Theunitalsodrawsconnectionsbetweentheseasonsandtheirweatherpatterns.Thisunitprovidesopportunitiesforstudentstolearnmoreabo
