Curriculum Connection
K-5 Science and/or Social Studies -November 2023
Kindergarten Science
In this scope, students investigate the relationship between energy and forces-a bigger push or pull makes things speed up or slow down more quickly.
Explore 1: Scientific Investigation-Collision: Students discover what happens when a moving ball collides with balls that are stationary.
Explore 2: Engineering Solution-Park the Car: Students problem-solve to determine how to move a toy car to the garage without pushing it.
Kindergarten Social Studies
In this unit, students will be describing examples of scarcity and opportunity costs within their family and their community. Students will be able to decipher between a need and a want as well as describe examples of each.
1st Grade Science
Physical Science: Communication
In this scope, students learn people use a variety of devices to communicate (send and receive information) over long distances.
Explore 1- Activity-Talking with Light. In this activity, students experiment with communication through Morse code.
Explore 2: Inquiry Investigation: What Did We Hear? In this investigation, students discover what can increase the distance sound travels.
Explore 3: Engineering Solution: Let's Talk! In this engineering solution, students will design and construct an item that will use light and sound to communicate with other people over long distances.
1st Grade Social Studies
Students will participate in a historically accurate study of Thanksgiving by learning about the contributions of the Pilgrims and Native Americans. Students will also learn about myths of the Pilgrims and Native Americans.
2nd Grade Social Studies
Inventions That Changed the Way People Lived
2nd Grade Science
In this series of scopes, students learn that some events happen very quickly, others occur very slowly, over a period of time much longer than one can observe.
Explore 2: Activity- Land in Motion, students model how landforms can be shaped through various environmental factors.
Explore 3: Engineering Solutions-Sturdy Structures, students create a structure designed to withstand various natural disasters.
3rd Grade Social Studies
Unit 2: People of Missouri (continued)
Overview of the Unit:
Students identify and explain how significant individuals and events have impacted the history of Missouri.
Enduring Understandings:
- I can identify and describe the significance of individuals from Missouri who have made contributions to our state and national heritage.
- I can describe the importance of the Louisiana Purchase and the expedition of Lewis and Clark.
- I can evaluate the impact of westward expansion on the Native Americans in Missouri.
- I can explain Missouri’s role in the Civil War.
MO LEAP Block: Missouri and Enslaved Peoples-Colonization to Civil War
The history of enslaved people in early Missouri is atypical when compared to the rest of North
America. A common misperception was that all enslaved people were found in the American South and worked on cotton plantations.
Mo LEAP Blocks have been created to engage students in a challenging exploration of people, places, ideas, institutions, cultures and traditions through words and images drawn from the Missouri Learning Standards.
4th Grade Science
Unit 2: Physical Science Part 1: Energy and Speed (cont)
Energy and Speed
How is the speed of an object related to the distance it will travel? Students track activities and determine how much energy is need to do the activity. They then use toy cars and a ramp to see how far it travels at different intervals.
Unit 2 Science: Energy Transfer and Electric Currents
What types of energy do different objects give us?
Students observe various objects and identify the types of energy they provide.
5th Grade Science: Earth and Space Science Part 1
Food Webs
Students construct a model showing how energy moves from one organism into another organism and eventually decomposes.
- The student is expected to develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
- The student is expected to generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Ecosystems
Students look at a picture of an elephant in the wild and discuss how its surroundings help meet its needs.
- The student is expected to develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
- The student is expected to generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Body Systems (NEW!)
What are the main functions of each body system?
How are human organ systems alike or different from an animal of a different vertebrate class (i.e. reptile)?
- Students will be able to identify the structures and functions of each organ system.
- Students will be able to explain how various systems work together to perform various functions.
- Students will be able to explain how organ systems of an animal in one vertebrate class are similar/different than that of a animal in a different vertebrate class (i.e. mammal vs reptile)
Jennifer Wiley
Email: wileyj@parkhill.k12.mo.us
Website: www.parkhill.k12.mo.us
Location: 7703 Northwest Barry Road, Kansas City, MO, USA
Phone: 816-359-6253
Twitter: @icjenwiley
Kim Fette
Email: fettek@parkhill.k12.mo.us
Website: parkhill.k12.mo.us
Location: 7703 Northwest Barry Road, Kansas City, MO, USA
Phone: 816-359-5750
Twitter: @kimElemCoach