The following is a list of topics your child will learn during the year while completing Earth and Space (level one) written for 1st through 4th graders. Each topic and/or subtopic will include 1 to 3 lessons complete with lesson story, labs, reading, and other activities. Each topic will take anywhere from 1 to 4 weeks to complete. Remember your child will also be having a whole lot of fun. Also included in this scope are laughing, playing, digging, exploring, reading, singing, and begging for more R.E.A.L. Science!
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The Earth
- Weather and Seasons- monitoring weather, understanding seasons
- The Water Cycle
- The Earth's Interior- crust, mantle, outer core and inner core
- The Earth's Surface- water and land
- Minerals- what they are and how to identify them
- Rocks and The Rock Cycle- igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
- Erosion- wind, water, ice and biological erosion
- Soil
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The Solar System
- The Earth/Moon System
- The Solar System- the sun, planets and asteroid belts
- The Planets- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
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Space
- Stars, comets, meteoroids and asteroids
- What's Not in Space?
R.E.A.L. Science Earth and Space (level one) Sample Pages
Water
Lab Parent Page Earth
Student Notebook Water
Student Page Weather
Student Notebook Page
Earth and Space (level one) TOC and Material List