Science Detective, A1

Table of Contents

  5th-6th grade

I. PHYSICAL SCIENCE
     1. Measuring Matter: Mass, Volume, and Density
     2. Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter
     3. Physical and Chemical Changes in Matter
     4. Atoms, Elements, and Compounds
     5. Chemicals: Helpful and Harmful
     6. Kinetic and Potential Energy
     7. Force and Motion
     8. Simple Machines: Inclined Plane, Lever, Machines, and Work
     9. Simple Machines: Wheel-and-Axle and Pulley
     10. Thermal Energy
     11. Sound and Light Energy
     12. Static Electricity
     13. Circuits
     14. Electromagnets
     15. Electric Energy
     16. Energy Sources and Conversion

II. LIFE SCIENCE
     17. Cells
     18. Cell Parts and Functions
     19. Reproduction and Growth of Cells
     20. Genetics
     21. DNA
     22. Uses of Genetics
     23. Skeletal and Muscular Systems
     24. Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
     25. Nervous System
     26. Digestive System
     27. Reproductive System
     28. Classification of Organisms
     29. Function of Plant Parts
     30. Reproduction in Plants
     31. Invertebrates
     32. Vertebrates
     33. Earth?s Biomes
     34. Ecosystems

III. EARTH SCIENCE
     35. Plate Tectonics: Mountains, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes
     36. Rock Cycle, Erosion, and Deposition
     37. Properties of Rocks and Minerals
     38. Geological Time
     39. Natural Resources
     40. Ocean Exploration
     41. Ocean Resources
     42. Earth, Moon, and Sun
     43. Weather: Measurement, Causes, and Changes
     44. Classification of the Sun and Other Stars
     45. Inner and Outer Solar System

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