WATER

Concepts:

-properties of water:   surface tension, cohesion, adhesion

-introduction to the scientific method:  question, hypothesis, observation, recording data, drawing conclusions

Concepts:

-properties of light: reflection and refraction

- the relationship of light and color

ROCKS AND MINERALS

Concepts:

-  comparison and contrast of rocks and  minerals

- classification of rocks:  igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic

- the rock cycle and its relationship to the formation of rocks

- properties of rocks and minerals :  color, streak, hardness, crystal shape

SOUND

Concepts:

- properties of sound:  volume, pitch, frequency

- how sounds are produced

-  how sound travels

ECOLOGY/ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 

Concepts:

-  interaction of living things within an ecosystem

-  animal adaptations that help them to survive within their ecosystem

-  exploration of ways people affect the environment and  how that affects what happens within ecosystems

-  problem solving related to environmental issues