ScienceWiz NGSS STEM Progressions

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

MECHANICS, WAVES & ENERGY

K
Forces Forces
1st
Light (DL) Light (DL)
2nd
Sound, Vibrations and Waves Sound, Vibrations and Waves
3rd
Physics, Force and Motion (DL) Physics, Force and Motion (DL)
4th
Types of Energy (DL) Types of Energy (DL)
5th
Energy Usage and Climate Change Energy Usage and Climate Change
6th
Collisions and Trajectories Collisions and Trajectories

CHEMISTRY

K
1st
2nd
Solids, Liquids & Gases (DL) Solids, Liquids & Gases (DL)
3rd
Mixtures and Solutions Mixtures and Solutions
4th
Heat and Temperature Heat and Temperature
5th
Atoms and the Alphabet of the Universe Atoms and the Alphabet of the Universe
6th
Molecules and Reactions Molecules and Reactions

ENGINEERING DESIGN

ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM

K
1st
Electricity (DL) Electricity (DL)
2nd
Magnetism (DL) Magnetism (DL)
3rd
Charge Charge
4th
Voltage, Current and Resistance Voltage, Current and Resistance
5th
Electronics Electronics
6th

ENGINEERING PROJECTS

K
Make and Explore Electromagnets Make and Explore Electromagnets
1st
Loops and Switches Loops and Switches
2nd
Make a Compass Make a Compass
3rd
Build Inventions with Coils & meet Mr. Faraday Build Inventions with Coils & meet Mr. Faraday
4th
Build a Wave Tank, Potato Battery and an Edison Style Phonograph Build a Wave Tank, Potato Battery and an Edison Style Phonograph
5th
Build a Lie Detector Build a Lie Detector
6th
Build a Van de Graaff Generator, a Franklin Bell and an Electrostatic Motor Build a Van de Graaff Generator, a Franklin Bell and an Electrostatic Motor

EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE

GEOLOGY & CLIMATE

K
Weather & Climate Weather & Climate
1st
2nd
Layers of the Earth Layers of the Earth
3rd
Igneous Rocks, Volcanic Eruptions, Weather and Climate Igneous Rocks, Volcanic Eruptions, Weather and Climate
4th
Sedimentary Rocks, Fossils & Metamorphic Rocks Sedimentary Rocks, Fossils & Metamorphic Rocks
5th
Earth's Systems Earth's Systems
6th
Pangea & Tectonic Plates Pangea & Tectonic Plates

ASTROPHYSICS

K
1st
The Moon, Sun and the Stars The Moon, Sun and the Stars
2nd
The Moon The Moon
3rd
Planets Planets
4th
Lifecycle of Stars Lifecycle of Stars
5th
Stars, Galaxies and the Universe Stars, Galaxies and the Universe
6th
Types of Stars & the Origin of the Elements Types of Stars & the Origin of the Elements

BIOGEOLOGY

K
Biology & The Environment Biology & The Environment
1st
The Dinosaurs and the Extinction The Dinosaurs and the Extinction
2nd
Age of Giant Birds, Rise of the Mammals Age of Giant Birds, Rise of the Mammals
3rd
The First Cells The First Cells
4th
Ediacaran to Cambrian Explosion Ediacaran to Cambrian Explosion
5th
Fungi and First Ecosystems on Land Fungi and First Ecosystems on Land
6th

BIOLOGY & EVOLUTION

FROM CELLS TO MOLECULES

K
1st
2nd
3rd
Cells Through a Microscope Cells Through a Microscope
4th
DNA and a Four Letter Alphabet DNA and a Four Letter Alphabet
5th
What All Cells Can Do What All Cells Can Do
6th
Molecules of Life Molecules of Life

ORGANS, ORGANISMS & THE TREE OF LIFE

K
Animals & Plants Animals & Plants
1st
Animals & Plants Animals & Plants
2nd
Parts of a Plant, Parts of an Animal Parts of a Plant, Parts of an Animal
3rd
Structure, Function, and Information Processing Structure, Function, and Information Processing
4th
Parts of the Body Parts of the Body
5th
Meet the Family Tree Meet the Family Tree
6th
The Relationship Between Life & Changes in Earth's Atmosphere The Relationship Between Life & Changes in Earth's Atmosphere

HEREDITY, EVOLUTION, EVO-DEVO

K
1st
Traits: Inheritance and Variations Traits: Inheritance and Variations
2nd
Habitats Habitats
3rd
Diversity of Life and Life Cycles Diversity of Life and Life Cycles
4th
Inherited Traits and Adaptation Inherited Traits and Adaptation
5th
Genetic Traits from Genes to Proteins Genetic Traits from Genes to Proteins
6th
Evolution, Development and Ecology Evolution, Development and Ecology

ECOSYSTEMS

K
1st
2nd
Ecosystems and Interdependence Ecosystems and Interdependence
3rd
What do living things need to survive? What do living things need to survive?
4th
Social and Group Behavior Social and Group Behavior
5th
Microbes, Biofilms and Organisms as Ecosystems Microbes, Biofilms and Organisms as Ecosystems
6th
How Life Changes the Planet How Life Changes the Planet