DSM K-8 Scope and Sequence

links to investigation objectives

Grade		Life Science	Earth Science	Physical Science
K-6	K-1	From Seed to Plant	Finding the Moon	How do we learn?
		Observing an Aquarium	Sunshine and Shadows	Investigating Water
			Weather and Sky	Properties
	2-3	Butterflies and Moths	Amazing Air	Force and Motion
		Classroom Plants	Soil Science	Length and Capacity
		Plant and Animal Populations	Weather Watching	Sink or Float?
		Using Your Senses		States of Matter
	3-4	Animal Behavior	Earth Movements	Electrical Circuits
		Dinosaurs and Fossils	Solar System	Looking at Liquids
		Food Chains and Webs	Water Cycle	Magnets
		Insect Life	Weather Instruments	Measuring
		Plant and Animal Life Cycles		Powders and Crystals
		Small Things and Microscopes		Sound
	5- 6	Fungi - Small Wonders	Erosion	Color and Light
		Pollution	Oceans	Electromagnetism
		Pond Life	Rocks and Minerals	Flight and Rocketry
		You and Your Body	Solar Energy	Lenses and Mirrors
			Weather Forecasting	Simple Machines
Middle School	6-8	DNA - From Genes to Proteins	Astronomy	Electrical Connections
		Plants in Our World	Earth, Moon, and Sun	Matter and Change Formerly 'Chemical Interactions'
			Earth Processes	Newton's Toy Box
			Interdisciplinary
			Famous Scientists	If Shipwrecks Could Talk