Science Grades K-2

Welcome Parents!
Grades K-2
Ms. Oliveri

Amplify Science is a program that does not use a textbook.  The lessons in this program consist of a sequence of activities that engage students with a variety of materials including scientific texts, hands-on materials, digital simulations, engaging media, formative and summative assessments.  The units are aligned from K through 5 each building on the knowledge from previous units.

Kindergarten

Unit 1: Needs of Plants and Animals

How can the kids in Mariposa Grove attract Monarch caterpillars to their neighborhood?

Unit 2:  Pushes and Pulls

How can we create a pinball machine for our class?

Unit 3:  Sunlight and Weather

Why are the playgrounds at two schools different temperatures?  Why does the playground flood?

 First Grade

Unit 1:  Animal and Plant Defenses

How can a sea turtle survive in the ocean after being released by an aquarium?

Unit 2:  Light and Sound

How can we use light and sound to design shadow scenery and sound effects for a puppet theater?

Unit 3:  Spinning Earth

Why doesn‘t the sky always look the same?

Second Grade

Unit 1: Plant and Animal Relationships

What is happening to the chalta trees in the Bengal Tiger Reserve?

Unit 2:  Properties of Materials

How can we design a glue mixture that is better than what the school has?

Unit 3:  Changing Landforms

Why is the edge of the ocean cliff closer to the

flagpole than it used to be?