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Process Activities Give students opportunities to apply unit science concepts with hands-on science activities and experiments.

Science Fair Resources Help students become scientists as they plan and create a science fair project.

Debates Support students as they practice scientific argumentation, listening, and speaking skills.

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Resources for Describing Different Science Careers to Kids

Career Files help students to learn how ideas and concepts in Science A-Z instructional units relate to real-world jobs, including those in STEM fields. Each Career File explains the various levels of skills, training, and education required for many science careers. Career Files also explain the skills and practices used by experts in various STEM fields.

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Life

Earth & Space

Physical

Life

Animals:
Veterinarian; Wildlife Photographer; Zookeeper
Living/Non-Living:
Dog Groomer; Dentist; Mason; Jewelry Maker
Plants:
Landscape Gardener; Plant Grower; Logger; Maple Tapper

Senses:
K-9 Police Officer; Optometrist; Perfume Maker; Sign Translator

Earth & Space

Physical

Doing Work:
Engineer; Steam Roller Operator; Tow Truck Driver; Crane Operator
Energy:
Electrical Engineer; Electrician; Musician; Solar Panel Installer
Light:
Laser Surgeon; Movie Lighting Technician; Skyscraper Light Bulb Changer

Properties:
Chemist; Ice Cream Maker; Painter
Magnets:
Maglev Train Conductor; Appliance Repair Person; Scrap Metal Recyclers
Things Move:
Aerospace Engineer; Lock and Dam Operator; Roller Coaster Engineer

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Animals:

Living/Non-Living:

Plants:

Senses:

Earth, Moon, and Sun:

Weather:

Earth's Surface:

Doing Work:

Energy:

Light:

Properties:

Magnets:

Things Move:

Vertebrates:

Invertebrates:

Plant Life:

The Human Body:

Life Cycles:

Habitats / Environment:

The Solar System:

Clouds, Wind, and Storms:

Minerals, Rocks, and Soil:

Machines:

Heat Energy:

Sound:

Solids, Liquids, and Gases:

Food Chains:

Adaptations:

Food and Nutrition:

Inside Living Things:

Outside the Solar System:

Atmosphere and Climate:

Changing Landforms:

Water:

Force and Motion:

Energy Resources:

Light Energy:

Mixing Matter:

Electricity and Magnetism:

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