All Science Units

Explore the full collection of PreK–8 Science unit plans featuring engaging, standards-aligned lessons that build curiosity, inquiry skills, and real-world understanding.

Paid-members only

Pre-Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 11 (PreK Science): Making Shade

PreK science unit where children design and test shade to block sunlight, compare sun vs. shade, and explore how shade helps keep spaces cooler.

Paid-members only

Pre-Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 10 (PreK Science): Sunlight Warms Things

PreK science unit where children explore how sunlight warms surfaces by comparing sun and shade to observe warm and cool temperatures through safe investigations.

Paid-members only

Pre-Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 9 (PreK Science): Motion — Quarter Synthesis

PreK science unit where children retell and show how toys move using pushes, pulls, strength, and direction, then share motion models and evidence.

Paid-members only

Pre-Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 8 (PreK Science): Motion Engineering – Build a Ramp

PreK engineering unit where children design, test, and improve ramps to help objects move farther or faster using simple data, fair tests, and hands-on exploration.

Paid-members only

Pre-Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 7 (PreK Science): Direction of Motion

PreK science unit where children explore how pushing from different sides changes direction—straight, turn, or spin—and how push strength affects motion.

Paid-members only

Pre-Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 6 (PreK Science): Ramps Exploration

PreK science unit where children test ramp height, surfaces, and gentle vs. strong pushes to compare motion speed and distance through hands-on investigation.

Paid-members only

Pre-Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 5 (PreK Science): Rolling & Sliding

PreK science unit where children explore how shape affects motion by comparing rolling balls and sliding blocks on ramps and surfaces to observe speed and distance.

Paid-members only

Pre-Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 4 (PreK Science): Strength of Pushes

PreK science unit comparing gentle and strong pushes as children observe changes in speed, distance, and motion through hands-on ramps, play, and simple data recording.

Paid-members only

Pre-Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 3 (PreK Science): Pulls Make Things Move

PreK science unit exploring pulls as children use strings and tools to move objects, compare surfaces and weights, practice safe motion, and describe observations through play.

Paid-members only

Pre-Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 2 (PreK Science): Pushes Make Things Move

PreK science unit exploring pushes and pulls as children investigate motion, speed, direction, distance, and surfaces through hands-on play, ramps, and simple observation-based demonstrations.

Pre-Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 1 (PreK Science): Science Routines & Wondering

PreK science unit building safety routines, observation with senses, simple tools, and early engineering as children notice problems in play and try solutions.

Paid-members only

Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 36 (Grade K Science): Cumulative Synthesis & Exhibition

Kindergarten science showcase unit where students present learning on motion, sunlight, weather, habitats, and engineering through models, demos, and explanations.

Paid-members only

Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 35 (Grade K Science): STEM Capstone — My Environment Model

Kindergarten science capstone where students build an environment model showing weather, sunlight, motion, living-thing needs, and human impact through hands-on design and explanation.

Paid-members only

Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 34 (Grade K Science): Engineering Improvement Day

Kindergarten engineering unit where students revise designs using test results, compare original vs improved solutions, and explain changes with evidence.

Paid-members only

Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 33 (Grade K Science): Weather, Plants & Animals

Kindergarten science unit connecting weather patterns to plant changes and animal behaviors, using evidence to explain how living things change the environment.

Paid-members only

Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 32 (Grade K Science): Sunlight, Shade & Plants

Kindergarten science unit exploring how sunlight warms surfaces, how shade reduces heat, and how students design and test shade structures to support plant needs.

Paid-members only

Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 31 (Grade K Science): Engineering a Motion Obstacle Course

Kindergarten science unit where students design and test motion courses to explore pushes, pulls, speed, direction, and use data to improve engineering designs.

Paid-members only

Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 30 (Grade K Science): Human Impact Stories

Kindergarten science unit where students learn how people help or harm the environment and create simple solutions to protect land, water, air, and living things.

Paid-members only

Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 29 (Grade K Science): Needs & Habitats Review

Kindergarten science unit exploring how plants and animals live in habitats where food, water, shelter, air, and space meet their needs through models and evidence.

Paid-members only

Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 28 (Grade K Science): Comparing Habitats

Kindergarten habitat unit where students explore forest, desert, ocean, and arctic environments, using models to show how living things’ needs match places they live.

Paid-members only

Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 27 (Grade K Science): Weather & Earth Systems — Quarter Synthesis

Kindergarten synthesis unit exploring weather patterns, seasons, and living things, using models and observations to explain Earth systems.

Paid-members only

Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 26 (Grade K Science): Engineering for Weather Safety

Kindergarten engineering unit where students use weather forecasts to plan for severe weather, design safety tools, test solutions, and protect the environment.

Paid-members only

Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 25 (Grade K Science): Weather Forecasts & Safety

Kindergarten unit where students explore weather forecasts, ask questions, read symbols, and learn how forecasts help people prepare for severe weather safely.

Paid-members only

Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 24 (Grade K Science): Human Changes to Earth

Kindergarten unit where students explore human impacts on land, water, air, and habitats, then create solutions to reduce harm and protect the environment.

Paid-members only

Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 23 (Grade K Science): How Living Things Change Earth

Kindergarten science unit where students build arguments using evidence to show how plants, animals, and humans change environments to meet needs.