Connections to Science Curricula
As each Engineering is Elementary® unit is developed, it is linked to science curricula currently being used in elementary school classrooms. In an effort to help educators integrate EiE units into their teaching, each unit is mapped to units developed by FOSS, GEMS, Insights, and STC. Every Engineering is Elementary unit also includes a list of the major science concepts that are reinforced within each lesson.
| EiE Unit (grade level) |
FOSS (grade level) |
GEMS (grade level) |
Insights (grade level) |
STC (grade level) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air & Weather | Air and Weather (1-2) | Weather (K-1) | ||
| Water | Water (3-4) | Liquid Explorations (1-3) Involving Dissolving (1-3) Acid Rain (6-8) River Cutters (6-8) |
Liquids (2-3) There is No Away (6) |
Land and Water (4) |
| Earth Materials | Pebbles, Sand, and Silt (1-2) | Stories in Stone (4-8) | Soils (2) Rocks and Minerals (3) |
|
| Balance & Forces | Balance and Motion (1-2) | Balance and Weight (2) | ||
| Simple Machines | Levers and Pulleys (5-6) | Lifting Heavy Things (2-3) | Balance and Weighing (2) | |
| Sound | Physics of Sound (3-4) | Sound (2-3) | Sound (3) | |
| Insects & Plants | Insects (1-2) New Plants (1-2) Structures of Life (3-4) |
Ladybugs (PK-1) Buzzing a Hive (K-3) Schoolyard Ecology (3-6) |
Organisms (K-1) The Lifecycle of Butterflies (2) Plant Growth and Development (3) |
|
| Organisms | Animals Two by Two (K) New Plants (1-2) Environments (5-6) |
Terrarium Habitats (K-6) | Growing Things (2-3) Habitats (2-3) Human Body Systems (6) |
Organisms (K-1) Animal Studies (4) |
| Electricity | Magnetism and Electricity (3-4) | Electric Circuits (3-6) | Circuits and Pathways (4-5) | Electric Circuits (4) Magnets and Motors (6) |
| Solids & Liquids | Solids and Liquids (1-2) | Secret Formulas (1-3) Liquid Explorations (1-3) Involving Dissolving (1-3) |
Liquids (2-3) | Solids and Liquids (K-1) |
| Plants | New Plants (1-2) Wood and Paper (K) Structures of Life (3-4) |
Growing Things (2-3) | Plant Growth and Development (3) | |
| Magnetism | Magnetism and Electricity (3-4) | Magnets and Motors (6) | ||
| Landforms | Landforms (5-6) | Reading the Environment (4-5) | Land and Water (4) |
