Kidlink's "Where Do I Live?": Curriculum links for Science

Grade Level	Subject	Jordan's Curriculum plan	Who-Am-I?	Life-skills
Grade 5	Unit 1 Animals in the environment	* Study vertebrate animals (fish, reptiles, mammals) and discuss the basic characterizations and habitat of each group * Study non-vertebrate animals (sponges, worms, oysters, Arthropod) and discuss the basic characterizations and habitat of each group	Lesson 2, , question 12 Lesson 3, question 16, activity 6	Interpersonal communication Decision making / problem solving Cooperation and Teamwork Negotiation/refusal Empathy Self-esteem. Self-awareness Managing stress Internet skills
	Unit 2 The human body	* Study the basic parts and functions of the following systems -The skeletal system -The muscular system -The nervous system -The integument system (skin) * Discuss ways of maintaining and protecting the human systems including visiting the doctor in case of any medical problem	Lesson 2, question 11	Self-esteem. Self-awareness Managing feelings Managing stress
	Unit 3 Forces and magnets	* Define objects' locations and their movement * Realize the impact of different forces on the movement of objects * Define velocity, distance and time . Understand the mathematical relation between them * Discuss some popular forces in practical life (electricity, magnets, gravity)	Lesson 1, question 1 question 17 activity 1,	Interpersonal communication Decision making / problem solving Cooperation and Teamwork Internet skills
	Unit 4 Matter	* Realize the basic elements of matter including mixtures and chemical compounds * Discuss the basic characteristics of matter (mass, weight and volume) * Study some equipments used to measure objects' weights * Use different units of measurement	Lesson 1, question 5 question 16	Interpersonal communication Self-validation Self-esteem. Self-awareness
	Unit 6 Energy in our life	* Define the two basic forms of energy (potential energy, kinetic energy) and provide examples for each one * Discuss methods of using different shapes of energy in our daily life * Understand that the sun is the main source of energy on earth * Define the relation between the solar energy and the following: muscular, electrical, wind and fuel energy * Suggest ways of preserving and protecting natural energy resources on earth	Lesson 1, quest8-11 question 17 ,	Critical thinking Self-esteem. Self-awareness Managing stress
	Unit 7 Earth	* Talk about some of the terrestrial phenomena on earth ( volcanoes, earthquakes) and study their effects * Discuss ways of predicting earthquakes and tools to measure them * Define some of the factors that affect the surface of earth (water, wind, plants...) and study the changes they impose over the years	Lesson 1, question 2-3 question 5 question 8-11 question 14-18 activity 6 Lesson 2, , question 7	Interpersonal communication Self-validation Critical thinking Decision making / problem solving Self-esteem. Self-awareness Managing stress
	Unit 8 Plants in the environment	* Classify plants according to their seeds and ways of reproduction * Study the life cycle of plants and differentiate between plants that live for a limited amount of time and the ones that live long years * Use the circles on the stem of the tree to define its age * Differentiate between the old and new agricultural methods and its effects on increasing the productivity of the lands	Lesson 1, question 12-13 , Lesson 2, , question 7 question 12 Lesson 3, question 10 ,	Critical thinking Empathy Self-esteem. Self-awareness
Grade 6	Unit 1 Micro-organisms	* Use the microscope to see micro-organisms and study their different kinds (viruses, bacteria, fungi..) * Notice the location of micro-organism in the environment and their positive and negative effects on our life * Discuss how people use some micro-organisms in daily life (making yogurt and bread ) * Talk about the micro-organisms that make us ill (germs) and the role of the white blood cells in attacking and killing them * Talk about vaccines and the scientific efforts to fight new diseases * Discuss proper ways of preserving food	Lesson 2, , question 11	Self-esteem. Self-awareness Managing feelings Managing stress
	Unit 2 Matter	* Define the natural characteristics of matter and their uses in practical life * Talk about elements and compounds * Discuss the structure of atoms and note that different elements have different types of atoms * Provide examples about the chemical and physical changes that affect matter * Differentiate between mixtures and solutions and discuss ways of separating their components (evaporation, distilling..) * Talk about acids and bases and explain their different effects on matter * Talk about salts and their uses in daily life	Lesson 1, question 5 question 16	Interpersonal communication Self-validation Self-esteem. Self-awareness
	Unit 3 Sources and forms of energy	Discuss different kinds of fuels (coal, crude oil, natural gas..) and their utilizations in practical life Discuss the need for finding alternative sources of energy due to the increasing number of the world's population *Discuss solar, nuclear, wind and hydroelectric energy and ways of utilizing them to produce electricity and heat	Lesson 1, question 5-6 question 8-9 question 16-17	Critical thinking Self-esteem. Self-awareness Managing stress
	Unit 4 The body systems	* Study the basic parts and functions of each of the following systems - The digestive system: - The circulatory system - The respiratory system - The excretory system - The endocrine system * Explain ways of maintaining and protecting the body systems which include eating healthy food , sleeping well, exercising and consulting a doctor in case of any medical problem	Lesson 2, , question 11	Self-esteem. Self-awareness Managing feelings Managing stress
	Unit 6 Understand the environment	* Discuss the meaning of environmental systems and the role of living things in the different systems * Examine the cycle of water, oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen in nature * Classify living things according to the way they get food (producers, consumers, decomposers) * Discuss the relationships between plants, animals and humans in environmental societies * Highlight the positive and negative effects of mankind on the natural environment (burning and cutting wood, pollution, human effort to protect endangered species	Lesson 1, question 5-6 question 8-13 question 16-17 Lesson 2, , question 11 Lesson 3, question 6-7 question 12-13	Interpersonal communication Self-validation Critical thinking Empathy Self-esteem. Self-awareness Managing stress
	Unit 8 Preserving the environment	* Talk about soil, its basic components and its importance to the life on earth * Differentiate between organic and chemical fertilizers * Talk about water, its sources and importance to the life on earth * Discuss ways of preserving water and protecting the natural water resources from pollution * Talk about air and discuss the laws suggested by some governments and international organizations to protect it from pollution	Lesson 1, question 5 question 10-11 Lesson 2, , question 7	Critical thinking
	Unit 9 Construction materials and tools	* Differentiate between the materials and tools used in construction in the past and nowadays * Appreciate the role of engineers in designing and building huge towers	Lesson 1, question 6 question 8 question 16	Critical thinking Self-esteem. Self-awareness
Grade 7	Unit 1 The characteristics of living things	* Value the role of scientists in identifying the basic characterization of living things ( movement, growth, life span, reproduction....) * Define the basic needs for the growth and survival of living things (sun, air, water, home...) * Highlight the importance of organic and non organic compounds for living things	Lesson 1, question 5 question 8-9 Lesson 2, question 12 Lesson 3, question 10 ,	Critical thinking Empathy Self-esteem. Self-awareness Managing stress
	Unit 3 Kinds of reproduction	* Understand the concept of reproduction, and value its importance in sustaining the lives of living things * Study patterns of sexual and Asexual reproduction and provide examples about each pattern * Discuss the concept of (life cycle) and study the life cycle of flowering plants and animals	Lesson 2, , question 12 Lesson 3, question 10 ,	Empathy Self-esteem. Self-awareness
	Unit 5 Forces and pressure	* Talk about the different forces that exist between the molecules of matter * Understand the meaning of (pressure) and the relation between the object's pressure, its weight and the area of the base * Study the Pascal law * Talk about instruments designed to measure atmospheric pressure	Lesson 1, question 15-16 Lesson 3, question 14 ,	Interpersonal communication Self-esteem. Self-awareness
	Unit 8 The relation between the sun and the earth	* Understand that the sun is the source of energy and light on earth * Study earth as a part of the solar system and the most essential characteristics that enabled Man to live on it	Lesson1, question 5 question 9	Critical thinking Self-esteem. Self-awareness Managing stress
	Unit 9 The atmospheric pressure and wind	* Understand that atmospheric pressure vary from one point to the other on earth * Connect the atmospheric pressure to the changes in the weather * Talk about wind and discuss some of its basic types and behaviors	Lesson 1, question 1 question 5 question 9 question 15 activity 2, Lesson 3, question 14-15 ,	Interpersonal communication Critical thinking Cooperation and Teamwork Self-esteem. Self-awareness Managing stress Internet skills