Pre-Kindergarten Science Units

Discover PreK Science unit plans with playful, standards-aligned lessons that build curiosity about weather, living things, motion, and hands-on exploration.

Pre-Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 36 (PreK Science): Cumulative Synthesis & Exhibition

PreK science exhibition unit where children joyfully present learning about living things, weather, habitats, sunlight, and motion through models and demos.

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

PreK STEM capstone unit where children build “My Environment” dioramas showing habitats, weather, living needs, sunlight and shade, and motion.

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Unit Plan 34 (PreK Science): Engineering Improvement Day

PreK engineering unit where children improve ramps, shelters, and shade structures by testing designs, finding problems, and making changes through play.

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

PreK science unit connecting weather patterns to plant changes and animal behaviors as children observe, explore outdoors, and learn how living things respond.

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Unit Plan 32 (PreK Science): Sunlight, Shade & Plants Review

PreK science unit revisiting sunlight and shade as children explore warmth, cooling, and how plants need light and water through playful investigations.

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Unit Plan 31 (PreK Science): Review of Pushes, Pulls & Motion

PreK science unit revisiting pushes and pulls as children explore motion with playground games and toys, noticing how gentle and strong actions change movement.

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Unit Plan 30 (PreK Science): Living Things Change Environments

PreK science unit exploring how animals and people dig, build, and gather materials to create shelters that provide safety and comfort in different weather.

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Unit Plan 29 (PreK Science): Needs in Different Habitats

PreK science unit where children match plants and animals to habitats that meet their needs—food, water, air, light, shelter—using models, pictures, and play.

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Unit Plan 28 (PreK Science): Habitats Around the World

PreK science unit exploring world habitats as children match animals to forest, desert, ocean, grassland, or arctic homes using simple land and water models.

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Unit Plan 27 (PreK Science): Weather & Environment — Quarter Synthesis

PreK science synthesis unit exploring weather, seasons, clothing choices, land, water, sky, help or harm actions, and safety routines through observation and sharing.

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Unit Plan 26 (PreK Science): Weather Engineering – Build a Shelter

PreK engineering unit where children design, test, and improve toy shelters to protect from rain, wind, or sun using hands-on building and revision.

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Unit Plan 25 (PreK Science): Weather Safety & Preparation

PreK weather safety unit teaching children to prepare for storms, hot and cold days using routines, tools, role-play, and simple safety plans.

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Unit Plan 24 (PreK Science): People & the Environment

PreK science unit exploring how people help or harm the environment through everyday actions, building Earth Helper habits like cleaning up, saving water, and caring for shared spaces.

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Unit Plan 23 (PreK Science): Environmental Changes

PreK science unit exploring environmental changes, helping vs. harming actions, observing local places, and caring for the environment through simple investigations.

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Unit Plan 22 (PreK Science): Land, Water & Sky

PreK science unit exploring land, water, and sky through observation, sorting, and models to identify rocks, puddles, sun, moon, and habitats.

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Unit Plan 21 (PreK Science): Seasons Around Us

PreK science unit exploring seasonal patterns by observing weather, plants, colors, daylight, and activities across fall, winter, spring, and summer through charts, sorting, and inquiry-based routines.

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Unit Plan 20 (PreK Science): Weather Tools & Clothes

PreK weather unit where children match daily weather to clothing and tools like coats, boots, and umbrellas, explaining choices using simple observations.

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Unit Plan 19 (PreK Science): Weather of the Day

PreK weather unit where children observe daily weather, chart sunny, cloudy, rainy, snowy, and windy days, and notice simple patterns over time.

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Unit Plan 18 (PreK Science): Sun & Living Things — Quarter Synthesis

PreK science synthesis unit where children explore sunlight and shade, living things’ needs, and growth using drawings, models, and simple investigations.

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Unit Plan 17 (PreK Science): Where Animals Live

PreK science unit where children match animals to land and water habitats, identify homes, and explain how food, water, and shelter meet animal needs.

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Unit Plan 16 (PreK Science): How Plants & Animals Grow

PreK life science unit where children observe how plants and animals grow and change over time using repeated observations, evidence, models, and pictures.

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Unit Plan 15 (PreK Science): Plant Needs — Water & Light

PreK life science unit where children grow seeds with and without water and light to observe plant needs, compare growth, and explain changes over time.

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Unit Plan 14 (PreK Science): Animal Needs & Behaviors

PreK life science unit where children observe how animals move, eat, and use shelters to meet needs and survive through hands-on inquiry and modeling.

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Unit Plan 13 (PreK Science): What Living Things Need

PreK life science unit where children explore the basic needs of living things—food, water, air, light, and shelter—through observation and modeling.

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Unit Plan 12 (PreK Science): Build a Shade Shelter

PreK engineering unit where children design, build, test, and improve shade shelters to block sunlight and help toys or plants stay cooler.