Telluride Elementary / Intermediate Science Curriculum Map

Grade Level: K Sun

Timeline / Unit Month	Essential Question & Vocabulary	Science Standards	Essential Projects/ Activities	Resources	Assessment
Aug. to May/ Sun * activities to occur within other units	How does the sun affect change on the earth? Vocabulary: atmosphere day night star rainbow heat energy	1A • make and describe careful observations and perform simple experiments 1B • use tools and technology to gather information and extend the sense 2C • energy makes change possible (for example: heat changes ice to water) 3B • understand how organisms interact with each other and with nonliving parts of their habitat to meet their basic needs 4C • recognize that the sun is a principal source of earth’s heat and light	Apple Unit: sun-dried apples Tree & Plants Units: the sun is a source of light, heat and seasonal change Five Senses Unit: we feel the sun, we see the sun, colors are made from the reflective light of the sun (prism) Weather Unit: observation/recording of sunny days, shadows, day & night, rainbows, the sun melts the snow Dinosaur Unit: asteroid theory of dinosaur extinction		*Assessments are within other units