Subject	Kindergarten Lessons	First Grade Lessons	Second Grade Lessons
CHEMISTRY
States of Matter & Introduction to Atoms
	Are ice and water the same thing?	What are those bubbles?
	What makes ice melt?	Is the air really there?
	If you can't see if, can it still be there?	Is the air really there - 2?
	Can freezing water move mountains?	Is it an acid or a base?
Forces
	Why doesn't spilt milk go everywhere?	What is surface tension?
Properties / Density
	Why does a beach ball float?	Is water always plain old water?
The Environment
	Can freezing water move mountains?	Water Purification, DePauw staff demo; contact droberts@depauw.edu or scrary@depauw.edu
Light
	Colors
	Which gest hotter?
PHYSICS
Gravity and Air Resistance
	Which falls faster?	Is the air really there - 2?
Levers and Pulleys
Magnetism
		Can you block a magnet?
Safety (Inertia)
	Why wear seatbelts?	Should you wear your seatbelt?
BIOLOGY
Safety (Brains)
	Why wear helmets?
Health
		How can you keep germs away?
The Human Body
Living Things Grow
	How do seeds grow?	Hydroponics Plant Growth
	What makes mold grow?	How can bears sleep in the snow?
	What do plants need to grow?
Animals / Insects
	Ladybugs?	Owl Pellets
		Make a zoo enclosure
The Five Senses
	What's that sound?	How are smell and taste connected?
	What does that feel like?
OUTER SPACE
WEATHER
Environment (the water cycle)
Air Pressure
		Is the air really there -2?

The following experiments have all been done with kindergarten or first grade classrooms at Ridpath Elementary School in Greencastle, IN.

K-1 experiments

States of Matter
students mix baking soda & vinegar to learn about solids, liquids, and gases

Mixtures & Solutions
students compare oil & water to sugar & water and see butter separate out from milk to learn that all the parts of things are not always visible

Making Observations
students observe the behavior of dyes in milk and learn how to plan an experiment

Gravity & Air Resistance
students observe different objects dropping to the ground to learn about gravity and air resistance

 

External websites:

• Science Projects