Science That Gets Students Asking Why

Kindergartners begin by exploring the world right around them—pushing, pulling, observing plants and animals, noticing how weather shapes their day—building the scientific habits of mind that carry them forward.

First graders investigate light, sound, and the needs of plants and animals, discovering how science explains what they see and hear every day—connecting everyday phenomena to real scientific ideas.

Second graders investigate the properties of matter, the diversity of life, and how land and water shape our world, designing solutions to real problems as they think and build like engineers.

Third graders investigate forces, life cycles, and climate, learning to ask scientific questions and use evidence to build explanations that connect phenomena to bigger ideas about how the natural world works.

Fourth graders dig into energy, waves, and ecosystems, uncovering how matter and energy flow through living and physical systems—and applying what they learn to real engineering design problems.

Fifth graders synthesize their learning across matter, Earth's systems, and ecosystems, building toward sophisticated explanations grounded in evidence. Students leave elementary school thinking, questioning, and talking like scientists.