- Useful and harmful animals
- Life cycle
- Birds and insects in winter
- Animal babies
- Animal defense of themselves and their young
- Plant and animal food
- Dinosaurs and other extinct animals
- Food chain
- Plant reproduction and growth
- Habitats and homes
- Weather and its effects on earth
- Effects of the seasons on the lives of people, animals, and plants
- Climate
- Water cycle
- Air and atmosphere
- Magnets and forces
- Gravity
- Earth and sky
- Sun, moon, planets
- Simple constellations
- Exploring space
- Scientific method and scientific inquiry
Annotated links for the typical course of study for to help you cover each topic and check mastery of that skill. This is a work in progress that I assume will take a while to complete. I will be adding links and pages periodically.
Course of Study by Grade Level
Upper Grades
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