Intermediate Science:

Grades 4 to 6, Intermediate Science
Intermediate Science Curriculum Textbook

Scope & Sequence

Science Fundamentals

  • Thinking like a Scientist
  • The Scientific Method
  • Seasons & Weather

The Water Cycle & Clouds

  • The Atmosphere
  • Air Movement & Fronts
  • Storms & Forecasting
  • Weather vs. Climate

Earth's Structure

  • Continental Drift & Plate Tectonics
  • Earthquakes & Volcanoes
  • The Rock Cycle & Minerals
  • Soil Formation
  • Weathering & Erosion

Oceans

  • Structure & Surface Features
  • Marine Life

Solar System

  • Law of Universal Gravitation

Stars & Galaxies

  • Life of a Star
  • Black Holes & Quasars

Living Things

  • Classification of Living Things
  • Cells w/out Nuclei & Single-Celled
  • Asexual vs. Sexual Reproduction

Animals

  • Cell Structure
  • External & Internal Reproduction

Plants

  • Plant Cells
  • Non-Vascular & Vascular Plants
  • Leaves & Photosynthesis
  • Vegetative Reproduction
  • Spore-Bearing Plants
  • Non-Flowering Seed Plants
  • Flowering Seed Plants

Ecology

  • Natural Cycles

Human Body

  • Cell Structure & Processes
  • Skeletal System, Muscular System
  • Nervous System & The Brain
  • How the Eye & Ear Works
  • Endocrine & Integumentary System
  • Circulatory & Respiratory System
  • Digestive & Urinary Systems
  • Lymphatic System & Vaccinations

Properties of Matter

  • Mass, Volume, Density
  • Energy & Matter
  • Behavior of Solids, Liquids, & Gases
  • Water, Air & Gas Laws
  • Energy & Phase Changes
  • Physical & Chemical Properties
  • Pure Substances
  • Mixtures & Solutions
  • Separation of Mixtures
  • History & Structure of the Atom
  • The Periodic Table & its Groups
  • Calculating Particles in an Atom
  • Ions, Molecules and Unit Cells

Chemical Systems

  • Chemical & Physical Changes
  • Chemical Bonding & Reactions
  • Endothermic & Exothermic Reactions
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Acids & Bases

Nature & Uses of Chemicals

  • Luminescence
  • Polymers & Plastics
  • Fats & Starches
  • Detergents & Soaps

Forces & Motion

  • Time, Weight & Inertia
  • Center of Gravity
  • Speed, Velocity & Acceleration
  • Newton's Laws of Motion
  • Momentum & Impulse
  • Circular Motion

Energy

  • Types & Sources of Energy
  • Transformation of Energy
  • Mechanical Energy, Work & Power

Properties of Matter

  • Solids: Tension & Compression
  • Fluids I: Archimedes' Principle
  • Fluids II: Bernoulli's Principle

Light & Optics

  • Electromagnetic Waves & Colors of Light
  • Refraction, Interference & Lenses

Magnetism & Electricity

  • Electricity & Electrical Circuits
  • Series & Parallel Circuits
  • Electromagnets, Motors & Generators