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To take a break from my regular grind I thought I would put together a list of science topics and what might be covered during a certain grade period up to grade 5. This list is not yet complete. ;-). If you have several children close in ages, you can clump together grade sections if they cover similar parts and cover the parts at varying degrees of depth. The human body section covers a lot of health topics, but does not represent a complete health program.

Basic Science Topics

  Human Body Animals Earth Plants Environment Universe Research Technologies
K body parts, personal cleanliness, 5 senses Names and function       Learn names of planets    
1 exercise, keeping fit, first aid, care of teeth, hair, eyes, ears, skin, why we lose baby teeth grouping and classifying, pets, farm, zoo, and woodland animals, common birds, animal habitats Living and nonliving things, solids, liquids, gases, magnets Seeds, bulbs, plants, and flowers, plant habitats Describe weather, relate weather to clothing. air temperature, weather and seasons Learn about the sun, moon, stars, and planets, day and night Observe similarity between parents and offspring of people and animals.
Discover what objects float or sink		 simple machines

beginning experimentation
2 exercise, continue with care of care of teeth, hair, eyes, ears, skin, good nutrition habits Useful and harmful,
Animal defense
animal babies		 water cycle, air and atmosphere,

Food chain

 Plant reproduction and growth Habitats and homes of birds and Insects in winter, effects of seasons on people, animals and plants exploring space Observe weather, make notes.

Learn to observe animals quietly

  
  Human Body Animals Earth Plants Environment Universe Research Technologies
3 body's need for sleep, care of teeth, care of feet, exercise, backbone, sense organs how animals help, life cycle, extinct weather and climate, gravity, magnets and electricity   Effects of weather on earth moon, stars, satellites, energy Observe backyard birds, make notes, drawings machines, force and work, compass
4 Skeleton, eyes, nose, teeth, digestion, how bones mend, how cuts heal, good grooming, exercise insects, reptiles, Balance of nature,
ecosystems, Oceans		 structure of plants, seeds air and water pollution Solar system and universe, causes of seasons, eclipses, galaxies, phases of moon classification systems weather instruments
  Human Body Animals Earth Plants Environment Universe Research Technologies
5 Physiology, skeleton, muscular, digestive, circulatory, respiratory, excretory systems   Magnetic fields, Light and optics, electricity Trees, plants and their food   Space and space exploration, Apollo, Space Shuttle Conservation

Use of microscope, observation and experimentation methods

 Temperatures and thermometers