Week 1
Lesson 1
Week 1 Rocks
Everybody Needs a Rock (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster) - What's in a Rock? Welcome to our class, learners will share, show and describe a Favorite Rock. We will answer rock questions: Where do Rocks come from? How do Rocks change? How are Rocks used?  We will dip our rocks in water. How does the rock change? Aunt Sam will break a frozen rock. What are rocks made of?
 Week 2
Lesson 2
Week 2 Volcanoes
Hill of Fire (Harper Collins) - Boom! How do Volcanoes form. This book describes a Volcano forming in a few days/weeks in front of the eyes of the villagers.  Learners will diagram a Volcano, make a Volcano flip book and learn about Plate Tectonics in the Ring of Fire. Identify this Mexican town on your Map along with the Ring of Fire and Major Volcanoes. A MUSSEL OR CLAM will be needed for the next week's experiment.
 Week 3
Lesson 3
Week 3  Arctic Life
The Very Last First Time (Groundwood/House of Anansi)- When the Ocean Freezes: Eva's way of life is different. Who lives in the Artic? What do people eat in the Artic? What sea animals live in the Artic? What is a Mussel? If available, obtain some mussels or clam. With adult help, we will dissect and identify parts of mussels/clam. Identify the Artic and the Ungava Bay on Maps.
 Week 4
Lesson 4
Week 4 Bugs
Two Bad Ants (HMH)  - Thorax and Crystals: In this book we see the world through the eyes of ants. We will view how things looks through magnification. What does a grain of wheat look like under Magnification? We will create a diagram of an ant and start our crystals.  NEXT WEEK, you will need soil, seeds, containers
 Week 5
Lesson 5
Week 5 Plants
The Tiny Seed (Little Simon/Simon & Schuster)- Seed, Soil and Sun: What do seeds look like? With your magnifying glass, describe/dissect a seed (larger seed, such as a Kidney bean seed that has soaked for a couple of hours.) Plant the same kind of fast-sprouting seed in two containers change a variable (soil, water or amount of sunlight.) Keep a log or make sketches of the growth of the seeds. How are the crystals looking?
 Week 6
Lesson 6
Week 6 Fish
Swimmy (DragonFly) - Fins, Scales and Food: There is safety in numbers. How are Humans and Fish similar? How are they different? Make a Venn Diagram to explain. Identify major oceans on Maps. We will make Japanese Fish Kite.) How are the crystals looking? NEXT CLASS, bring a Food that you have never tried.  Let's have a taste challenge!
 Week 7
Lesson 7
Week 7 Nutrition
Gregory, the Terrible Eater (Scholastic) - You are what you Eat! What is good to eat? What tastes good? How do we taste? Learners will make a Food Pyramid diagram and experiment with tastes. Have the seeds sprouted? What food will you eat?
 Week 8
Lesson 8
Week 8 Deafness
Dad and Me in the Morning (Albert Whitman & Company)- Diagram an ear and experiment with vibration and how our ears work.  Experience part of class muted, discuss what life would be like living in silence. Discuss what Life is like for the Deaf.  Learn some sign language. NEXT WEEK'S EXPERIMENT needs balloons, baking soda, Food dye
 Week 9
Lesson 9
Week 9 Chemical and Physical Change
How are the Crystals and plants?
Strega Nona's Magic Lessons (Simon & Schuster)- Gas, Balloons and Baking Soda- There is chemical change all around us. How does yeast rise? How does soda and vinegar react? This story takes place in Italy, we will identify Italy on the Map. Learners will do several chemical reactions using household items. 
 Week 10
Lesson 10
Week 10 Presentations
Learners will each present a scientific project from this class or something they are working on personally. Learners will be encouraged to describe the experimental process, what they learned, what they liked, or did not liked and how this project connects with the learner. For example, the Learner's crystals formed a snowflake shape and so the learner is using the crystals as an ornament on their Christmas tree.  We will also have a fun review KAHOOT quiz this week. Learning for us ALL!