Grade: First
Duration: 36 weeks
First grade science focuses on building reading, problem solving, and critical thinking skills. The 'Peter and Polly' series features the lives of two young farm children in the early 1900s. The stories incorporate the flora, fauna, and seasonal events in a small farming community. This course provides lesson guides with descriptions, vocabulary, scientific concepts, review questions, and science-themed enrichment activities for all 36 stories.
Grade: Second
Duration: 36 weeks
Animal nature study integrates classic fiction and non-fiction works by Anna Botsford Comstock, Clara Dillingham Pierson, and Thornton W. Burgess. Children listen to charming animal stories, study the appearance, behavior, and habitats of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, annelids, arachnids, crustaceans, and mollusks, venture outdoors on nature walks, and create a field journal.
Grade: Third
Duration: 36 weeks
Plant Nature Study I integrates classic fiction and non-fiction works by Anna Botsford Comstock and Thornton W. Burgess. Children study the appearance, needs, and habitats of plants, including how plants grow, where plants grow, and types of plants with a special emphasis on flowers. Children venture outdoors on nature walks and create a field journal.
Grade: Fourth
Duration: 36 weeks
Plant Nature Study II focuses on the ultimate of plants - the majestic tree. Children study the appearance, needs, and habitats of trees, including how trees grow, where trees grow, and types and characters of trees. Children venture outdoors on nature walks and create a field journal. Please note that the lessons primarily feature trees of the eastern United States, so some adaptation may be required for those living in other areas.
Grade: Fifth
Duration: 36 weeks
Fifth grade science introduces concepts and examples related to rocks and minerals including the atom, matter, the periodic table, physical and chemical properties, and the rock cycle. Children venture outdoors on nature walks and create a field journal. A rock hardness test kit with labeled sample minerals, a streak plate, a nail, etc. enriches field study for this course, but is not required. At the time of this writing, kits may be purchased online for $10.00 and up.
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