Science Matters Framework
| Grade | Supplier | Life | Earth | Physical | Technology & Engineering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | BSCS | Investigating My Senses | Investigating Myself & Others | ||
| K | FOSS | Animals 2×2 | Trees | Fabric | Wood & Paper |
| 1 | FOSS | Insects | Air & Weather | Balance & Motion | Comparing & Measuring |
| STC | Organisms | Weather | Solids & Liquids | ||
| 2 | FOSS | New Plants | Pebbles, Sand, & Silt | Balance & Weighing | |
| STC | Life Cycle of Butterflies | Soils | Changes | ||
| 3 | FOSS | Human Body | Sun, Moon, & Stars | Measurement | Ideas & Inventions |
| DSM | Weather Instruments | Force & Motion | |||
| STC | Plant Growth | Rocks & Minerals | Chemical Tests | ||
| PDE | Reading to Learn Science | ||||
| 4 | FOSS | Structures of Life | Water | Magnetism & Electricity | |
| STC | Animal Studies | Land & Water | Food Chemistry | Electric Circuits | |
| MIT | Scratch Programming | ||||
| EbD | Invention, Innovation, & Inquiry (I3) | ||||
| 5 | FOSS | Environments | Levers & Pulleys | ||
| STC | Microworlds | Ecosystems | Floating & Sinking | Motion & Design | |
| EbD | Invention, Innovation & Inquiry (I3) | ||||
| 6 | FOSS | Food & Nutrition | Variables | ||
| FOSS | Mixtures & Solutions | ||||
| STC | Experiments with Plants | Measuring Time | Magnets & Motors | ||
| DSM | Matter & Change | ||||
| NREC | Robotics — NXT Robots | ||||
| Middle School | FOSS | Diversity of Life | Earth History | Force & Motion | Electronics |
| Human Brain & Senses | Planetary Science | Chemical Interactions | |||
| Populations & Ecosystems | Weather & Water | ||||
| STC | Catastrophic Events | Properties of Matter | |||
| CMU | Alice Programming | ||||
| NREC | Robotics — NXT Robots | ||||
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