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Electrical Energy, wind energy and solar energy are examined in this unit of study. Students will conduct hands-on and simulation investigations to make observations to provide evidence that energy transfers from place to place.

NGSS Performance Expectation(s):

4-PS3-2

This Science 4 Kern kit includes magnets, cars, tracks and much more. Students will learn about unbalanced, balanced forces, and magnetic forces by asking questions of cause and effect relationships.

NGSS Performance Expectation(s):

3-PS2-1, 3-PS2-3

Kids love rocks and fossils! This NGSS aligned unit has students exploring real fossils and rocks. Students will also learn about the rock layers with the relationship with fossils and rocks within the southern central California valley.

NGSS Performance Expectation(s):

3-LS4-1, 4-ESS1-1

How do water, wind, gravity, and temperature play a role in erosion? In this unit, students will investigate to provide evidence of the effects of weathering and rate of erosion​.

NGSS Performance Expectation(s):

4-ESS2-1

Animals and plants can change over time. Students will construct an explanation for variations among individuals of the same species.

NGSS Performance Expectation(s): 3-LS4-2

Energy on Earth begins with our Sun. Sunlight is the catalyst to photosynthesis and the promise of continued growth of producers, the first in line of an ecosystem's multiple food chains.​ Students will be able to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers and the environment.

NGSS Performance Expectation(s): 5-LS2-1

Matter is everywhere! Matter surrounds you at all times! Matter is described as anything that has mass and takes up space. In this unit, students will investigate and make observations​ about matter.

NGSS Performance Expectation(s):

5-PS1-1, 5-PS1-2, 5-PS1-4

The Scientific Method is a unit of study that allows students to develop and practice an organized pattern of thinking when investigating science. Students analyze collected data and draw conclusions while completing different experiments.​

Waves and Their Applications is a unit of study that allows students to develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move.

NGSS Performance Expectation(s):

5-PS1-1, 5-PS1-2, 5-PS1-4

This unit introduces students to the engineering design process while learning about engineers and conducting an engineering design.

NGSS Performance Expectation(s):

3-5ETS1-1, 3-5ETS1-2, 3-5ETS1-3

Kids love to create and build! At any age or grade level this makespace kit can be used to help reiterate the engineering design process. Students have multiple engineer challenges while going through the engineer design process. There are 8 group kits included in this makerspace kit. They are an ideal hands-on solution for creative play, early finishers, morning work, centers, fine motor practice and indoor recess.

NGSS Performance Expectation(s): K-2 & 3-5ETS1-1, K-2 & 3-5ETS1-2, K-2 & 3-5ETS1-3