Students examine properties of snowflakes and use snowflakes to identify and describe symmetry. Students will understand that all animals live in a habitat and identify the four basic resources all animals need in their habitat to survive: food, water, shelter, and space.

Students learn about the changing seasons and how plants, animals and humans prepare for winter. During a nature walk, students have the opportunity to act as scientists as they collect fall specimens and use their five senses to answer the question: what is fall? Students will see evidence of the Sun’s radiant energy through solar beads and sun print paper. Through these activities students will learn all living things need the Sun’s energy, what happens when people get too much of the Sun’s energy, and how to protect themselves during hot days. 

Students will be introduced to the layers of the Earth and learn the specific characteristics of each layer by constructing a kinesthetic model of the Earth. Students learn about earthworms by observing them in their natural habitats and participating in activities that exhibit basic worm functions.

Students take an interactive tour of our Solar system to explore the other planets and how they compare to our special planet, Earth.