Science Grades 3-5

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 (3 Units) K157 only

Unit 1: Needs of Plants and Animals Unit 2: Pushes and Pulls: Unit 3: Sunlight and Weather:

Grade 3 (4 Units)

Unit 1: Balancing Forces: Unit 2: Inheritance and Traits Unit 3: Environments and Survival Unit 4: Weather and Climate

Grade 4 (4 Units) There will be No state Science Test for grade 4

Unit 1: Energy Conversions Unit 2: Vision and Light

Unit 3: Earth’s Features Unit 4: Waves, Energy and Information

Grade 5 (4 Units) State Science Test This year

Unit 1: Patterns of the Earth and Sky Unit 2: Modeling Matter

Unit 3: The Earth System Unit 4: Ecosystem Restoration