K–5 Curriculum Alignment

Find meaningful connections between literacy and science.

Search a literacy topic or idea and quickly surface relevant K–5 science lessons.

285 lessons24 unitsK–5 coverage
A learner studying plants outdoors with a magnifying glass and field notebook.
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Grade 2 · Unit 2.4
How plants grow in different places

How it works

From a literacy idea to a useful science connection.

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Students working together on an outdoor engineering project.
Design / Build
A student conducting a chemistry investigation.
Investigation / Test
A student holding a model rocket during a science activity.
Modeling

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A literacy text may say fish while the science curriculum says animals, habitats, or living things. Related terms help surface the overlap.

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Results emphasize the lesson question, phenomenon, student work, and learning outcome instead of exposing the underlying keyword database.

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Grade 2Unit 2.4 · Lesson 7

How can we gather evidence that plants need light and water to keep growing and stay healthy?

Students gather evidence about what plants need to keep growing and stay healthy.

Grade 5Unit 5.3 · Lesson 2

How do salmon interact with parts of the Elwha River system?

Students investigate salmon interactions throughout different stages of their life cycle.

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