{"id":28,"date":"2009-03-02T10:07:34","date_gmt":"2009-03-02T16:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lps.org\/science\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2025-07-30T15:29:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T15:29:09","slug":"scope-and-sequence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/science\/scope-and-sequence\/","title":{"rendered":"Scope and Sequence"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"28\" class=\"elementor elementor-28\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7f1696 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7f1696\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1bc508\" data-id=\"b1bc508\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afc01f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afc01f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scope and Sequence<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a7ed7af elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a7ed7af\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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nt_row_id_8\">\n            <td>1st Grade<\/td><td>Traits (Butterflies)<\/td><td>Sun and Moon Patterns<\/td><td>Waves<\/td><td>Animal and Plant Survival<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"11\" class=\"ninja_table_row_2 nt_row_id_11\">\n            <td>2nd Grade<\/td><td>Habitats<\/td><td>Chimney Rock<\/td><td>Popcorn<\/td><td>Soil<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"14\" class=\"ninja_table_row_3 nt_row_id_14\">\n            <td>3rd Grade<\/td><td>Balancing Forces<\/td><td>Environments and Survival<\/td><td>Flamingos (Traits)<\/td><td>Weather & Climate<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"17\" class=\"ninja_table_row_4 nt_row_id_17\">\n            <td>4th Grade<\/td><td>Energy Conversions<\/td><td>Moonflower (Structure, Function, and Information Processing)<\/td><td>Waves, Energy & Information\t<\/td><td>Earth's Features<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"20\" class=\"ninja_table_row_5 nt_row_id_20\">\n            <td>5th 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(12)<\/li><li>Physics (11)<\/li><li>Physics D (11)<\/li><li>Applied Physics (11)<\/li><li>AP\/Advanced Physics (12)<\/li><li>Geoscience (9)<\/li><li>Geoscience D (9)<\/li><li>Earth Systems (11)<\/li><li>Astronomy (11)<\/li><li>Environmental Studies(11)<\/li><li>Forensic Science(11)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-478de68 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"478de68\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-078778a\" data-id=\"078778a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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(11) Zoology (11) Physical Science (9) Physical Science D (9) Chemistry (11) Chemistry D (11) Physical Science &#8211; 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