Four Units of Study: Click on each picture for a link to the correct Study Jams sites.
Weather
Students will explore the water cycle and it's effect on weather. Students will learn the weather instruments used to predict weather. It will be important for students to understand fronts, winds, heating and cooling. Important concepts are conduction, convection, and radiation.
Environment
Students will explore the 6 major biomes (taiga, tundra, rainforest, desert, deciduous forest, and the grasslands). Students will also learn about freshwater and marine ecosystems. It will be important for students to understand the impact humans have on the environment. Students will need to know organisms, population, environment, ecosystem, and biomes.
Human Body
Students will explore DNA, heredity, unicellular and multicellular organisms. They are also responsible for learning the major body systems and their functions. The systems included are: skeletal, muscular, circulatory, cardiovascular, digestive, nervous, and respiratory. Students will learn the components of each system.
Force & Motion
Students will learn about simple machines, kinetic, potential, and thermal energy. Students will explore gravity, work, conduction, convection, and radiation. Students will investigate air pressure, distance, and speed.