Scope and Sequence of GEMS Guides
to the Arizona Science Standards
Guides with * are the MOST recommended for that grade level.
Kindergarten
Sifting Through Science*
Ant Homes Under the Ground
Elephants and Their Young
Grade 1
Tree Homes*
Eggs Eggs Everywhere
On Sandy Shores
Grade 2
Aquatic Habitats*
Involving Dissolving
On Sandy Shores
Matter (available in ’06)
Grade 3
Terrarium Habitats*
Stories in Stone
Grade 4
Hot Water and Warm Homes From Sunlight*
Electric Circuits
Schoolyard Ecology
In All Probability
Grade 5
Oobleck: What Do Scientists Do?*
Earth, Moon and Stars
Moons of Jupiter
Grade 6
Dry Ice Investigations
Ocean Currents
Environmental Detectives
Hot Water & Warm Homes from Sunlight
Grade 7
Environmental Detectives*
Plate Tectonics: The Way the Earth Works
The Real Reason For Seasons
Stories in Stone
Earth, Moon, and Stars
Grade 8
Acid Rain*
Chemical Reactions
Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect
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