All Lessons

Students will learn that a force is a push or a pull, that forces cause objects to move or change direction, and that motion is when an object changes position.

Students will learn what dew is, how it forms, and why it appears in the morning.

Students will learn what perimeter is and how to measure it by adding up the sides of a shape.

Students will use the words around an unknown word — context clues — to work out what that word means, without a dictionary.

Students will explain what nervous feelings are, why the brain makes them, and use two simple, evidence-backed ways to calm their body down.

Students will use a map key, a compass rose, and a scale bar to find places and describe where they are.

Students will describe how scientists test an idea: ask a question, make a hypothesis, run a fair test, and let the evidence decide.

Students will find the main idea of a paragraph and tell it apart from the supporting details that hold it up.

Students will understand multiplication as counting equal groups, and use arrays and the times sign to find a total fast.

Students will learn why some people find math boring, how the brain learns math best, and three ways to make math fun — games, puzzles, and finding math in real life.

Students will learn what focus is, why young brains get distracted, and three simple strategies to improve attention — taking breaks, removing distractions, and practicing one thing at a time.

Students will learn how fossils form — that when plants or animals die and get buried under layers of sediment, over millions of years the remains turn to stone and become fossils.

Students will learn that each digit in a number has a place value — ones, tens, hundreds, and thousands — and that the position of a digit determines its value.

Students will learn how to round numbers to the nearest ten and nearest hundred using a simple rule: look at the digit next door, and decide whether to round up or stay the same.

Students will learn how jobs are changing with technology, explore future careers like robot designer and space farmer, and understand that new inventions create new kinds of work.

Students will learn how earthquakes happen — that Earth's crust is made of moving puzzle pieces called tectonic plates, and when they push, pull, or slip past each other, energy is released as shaking.

Students will learn what suffixes are, how adding them to the end of a word changes its meaning, and common suffixes like -ful, -less, -er, -ly, and -ness.

Students will learn why clouds appear white and sometimes turn gray or dark.

Students will learn what rhymes are, how to identify them, and why poets and songwriters use them.

Students will learn what sleet is, how it forms, and how it differs from rain, snow, and hail.

Students will learn how tiny water droplets in clouds join together to become raindrops that fall to the ground.

Students will learn how electricity flows through a light bulb and makes it glow.

Students will learn how springs store and release energy by stretching and compressing.

Students will learn how telephones turn sound into signals and send voices over wires or through the air.

Students will learn the physics of how roller coasters stay on the track during a loop using speed and forces.

Students will learn what a belly button is and how it connects to how we grew before birth.

Students will learn the basic physics of how a moving bicycle stays upright without falling over.

Students will learn why the sky changes colors at sunset and how sunlight scatters through the atmosphere.

Students will learn what alliteration is and how repeating beginning sounds makes phrases fun and memorable.

Students will learn why humans and animals have hair and what jobs hair does for our bodies.

Students will learn what fog is and how tiny water droplets make the air hard to see through.

Students will learn how earbuds turn electricity into sound you can hear.

Students will learn the basics of how airplanes fly using lift, thrust, drag, and weight.

Students will learn why ice is slippery and the thin water layer that forms on its surface.

Students will learn about buoyancy and why huge ships can float while tiny coins sink.

Students will learn how snow forms in clouds and why it falls as flakes instead of rain.

Students will learn about gravity — the invisible force that pulls everything toward Earth.

Students will learn what causes itching and why our body makes us want to scratch.

Students will learn what fingerprints are, why we have them, and why they're unique.

Understand that humans change Earth in both helpful AND harmful ways Identify major ways humans impact the planet: pollution, deforestation, habitat loss, and climate change Know the three types of pollution: air, water, and land pollution Understand that cutting down too many trees affects animals, air quality, and climate Learn that Earth is getting warmer because of pollution from burning fossil fuels (simplified climate change) Connect solutions to previous lessons: 3 Rs, renewable energy, conservation Feel EMPOWERED and HOPEFUL about making positive changes—not scared or overwhelmed Identify specific actions they can take to help protect the planet

Students will learn what division is and how it helps us share things equally.

Students will learn how octopuses can squeeze through tiny spaces and change their body shape.

Students will learn why male peacocks have enormous colorful tail feathers and how they use them.

Students will learn what palindromes are and how to identify words and phrases that read the same forwards and backwards.

Students will learn what contractions are, how they're formed, and how to use the apostrophe correctly.

Students will learn how fireflies produce light through a chemical reaction called bioluminescence.

Students will learn how hail forms inside thunderstorm clouds and why ice balls fall from the sky.

Kids learn a flag is a symbol that stands for a group or country, and that its colors and pictures each mean something.

Students will learn how frost forms on cold windows and why water turns into ice crystals.

Students will learn why the sky looks blue and how sunlight scattering creates colors in the sky.

Students will learn how hurricanes form over warm ocean water and what makes them spin.

Students will learn why ice melts and how temperature changes matter from solid to liquid.

Students will learn how rainbows form when sunlight passes through raindrops.

Students will learn why soap bubbles pop and what makes bubble skin so fragile.

Students will learn how thunder and lightning form inside storm clouds.

Students will learn how mirrors create reflections using light bouncing off smooth surfaces.

Students will learn what makes sharks special, including their senses, teeth, and role in the ocean.

Students will learn what freckles are, what causes them, and why some people have them.

Students will learn how thermometers measure temperature using materials that expand and shrink.

Students will learn why fingers and toes wrinkle after being in water for a while.

Students will learn why we feel hungry and how the body signals that it needs food.

Students will learn how the immune system fights germs and keeps the body healthy.

Students will learn why some people snore and what happens in the throat during sleep.

Students will learn why noses sometimes bleed, how to handle it safely, and that it's usually not serious.

Students will learn why math is useful in everyday life and how it helps us solve real problems.

Students will learn why spinning makes us dizzy and how the inner ear helps us balance.

Students will learn how the brain builds connections called synapses when practicing new skills.

Students will learn why some people faint when they see blood and how the body's alarm system causes it.

Students will learn why baby teeth fall out and how adult teeth grow in.

Students will learn the basic rules of soccer (football) and how the game is played around the world.

Students will learn why the Earth has time zones and how rotation creates different times around the world.

Students will learn why our bodies get goosebumps and what causes this funny reaction.

Students will learn what dreams are, why we think they happen, and what our brains do while we sleep.

Students will learn why we blink and how blinking keeps our eyes healthy and comfortable.

Students will learn about static electricity and why rubbed balloons can stick to walls.

Students will learn what homophones are and how words that sound the same can mean different things.

Students will learn why Earth has seasons and how the tilt of the Earth causes them.

Students will learn why we cough and how coughing helps protect our lungs.

Students will learn why breathing is important and how our lungs use oxygen to help our bodies.

Students will learn why our bodies shiver when we get cold.

Students will learn what taste buds are, how they detect flavors, and why they help us stay safe.

Students will learn what blisters are and how they protect skin that has been rubbed too much.

Students will learn why spicy food feels hot in your mouth and the chemical that causes the burn.

Students will learn why we cry and the three different types of tears our body makes.

Students will learn what causes burps and how gas gets trapped in the stomach.

Students will learn about why sunscreen is important.

Students will learn about why humans dont lay eggs.

Kids learn a yawn is a big deep breath, that scientists think it cools the brain / boosts alertness, and that yawns are contagious.

Students will learn about why we sleep.

Kids learn that a hiccup is a sudden twitch of the diaphragm (the breathing muscle), and the "HIC!" is the vocal cords snapping shut.

Students will learn about what poop and urine color tells you.

Students will learn about what happens if you swallow gum.

Kids learn a synonym means the SAME and an antonym means the OPPOSITE, and can spot pairs of each.

Students will learn about what sound waves are.

Students will learn about what idioms are and how they can be fun.

Kids learn symmetry means both halves match along a line of symmetry, and can spot it in shapes, letters, and nature.

Students will learn about states of matter.

Students will learn about similes and metaphors.

Kids learn onomatopoeia = words that sound like the noise they name (buzz, splash, boom), and can spot and shout their own.

Students will learn about make a 10! add fast.

Students will learn about how things float or sink.

Students will learn about acid rain.

Kids learn the tummy rumble ("borborygmi") is the sound of air and food being squeezed through the stomach and intestines, and it's louder when empty.

Kids learn 2D shapes are flat and 3D shapes are solid, and that 3D shapes have faces, edges, and vertices.