| NINE WKS. | CONCEPT | TEK | SOURCE | ACTIVITY |
| ALL | Investigations | 1.1 A-B | Harcourt | Safety contract, conservation |
| Inquiry Methods | 1.2 A-E | Questioning, labs, select eqpt., draw conclusions, | ||
| Decisions | 1.3 A-C | Make decisions, justify, solve problems | ||
| Use Tools | 1.4 A-C | Hand lens, clocks, thermometers, balances, measure | ||
| 1st | Patterns | 1.5 A-B | Sort seeds, C. 1, graph | |
| Systems | 1.6 B, D | C. 2 Seed, spider, buttonhole, art | ||
| Change | 1.7 D | Plant seeds C. 1, A29 | ||
| Living/Nonliving | 1.8 A-B | A10, park | ||
| Living Things | 1.9 A-B | Celery lab, A36, babies | ||
| 2nd | Systems | 1.6 A | Seashells, "Out of the Ocean" | |
| Changes | 1.7 C | Temperature Graph D8, "Caps, Hats, Socks & Mittens" | ||
| Rocks, Water | 1.10 A | Identify bodies of water "It Could Still be a Lake" | ||
| 1.10 B | C4, Classify Rocks, "It Could Still be a Rock" | |||
| 1.10C | A80 Collage, terrarium | |||
| 3rd | Inquiry Methods | 1.2 C-E | Drop of water lab, make conclusions, illustrate results | |
| Patterns | 1.5 A | Sort screws and bolts | ||
| 1.5 B | C. 1-2, pg. D8, Air temp., www.WeatherBug.com | |||
| Changes | 1.7 A | toy xylophone, C. 3 frog movement | ||
| 1.7 B | heat and crayons E38 | |||
| 4th | Inquiry Methods | 1.2 A-B | Slinky lab, questioning | |
| Systems | 1.6 C | Judy Clock, "Machines at Work" | ||