Science Explorations: Kindergarten to Grade 2
Grade K-2 · secular · NGSS-aligned
You run one small hands-on exploration a week from a script, and we tell you what to grab, what to say, and what to listen for. Clara then checks in with your child on screen for five minutes, out loud. The learning happens at the sink and on the sidewalk with you next to them. The app's job is to keep the record of it.
What your child will learn
The whole year, in plain English. Tap any unit to see every skill inside, nothing is hidden.
Weather, Sky and Seasonspeek inside ▸close ▾
Nine weeks of watching the actual sky: daily weather, wind you infer, sun that warms, shadows that move, puddles that vanish, and a family severe-weather plan.
Today's weather
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about naming today's weather and comparing days.
Finding the wind
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about how we know wind exists without seeing it.
Sun and shade
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about sunlight warming things and shade keeping them cool.
Shadows move
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about shadows changing with the sun's position.
Where puddles go
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about where puddle water goes.
Dress for the weather
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about choosing clothes and plans to match the weather.
Our tree today
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about what the adopted tree looks like right now and predicting its change.
Staying safe in storms
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about what to do when severe weather comes.
Weather all together
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about putting all the weather ideas together.
Pushes, Pulls and Things That Movepeek inside ▸close ▾
Forces at floor level: pushes and pulls, ramps and races, collisions, balanced tugs, light and shadows, magnets, and a ball-run build that fails on purpose.
Sort pushes and pulls
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about sorting pushes and pulls.
Big pushes go far
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about bigger pushes making things go farther and faster.
Steep ramps go fast
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about steeper ramps and faster rolling.
Crash and turn
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about bumps and collisions changing which way things go.
Two equal pulls
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about two pulls that cancel out.
Blocking the light
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about materials blocking light and making shadows.
Our tree and pushes
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about what changed on the tree and finding pushes and pulls at home.
Magnets pull some things
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about magnets pulling some things and not others.
Build a ball run
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about building something, watching it fail, and fixing one part.
Living Things and Their Placespeek inside ▸close ▾
Alive or not, what living things need (with a control cup), body parts with jobs, babies and parents, habitats, traveling seeds, and a sit-spot that produces a real question.
Alive or not alive
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about sorting alive, not alive, and once-alive.
What seeds need
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about what seeds need to sprout and grow.
Body parts with jobs
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about animal body parts and what each part is for.
Babies and parents
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about animal babies resembling their parents.
Where animals live
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about matching animals to the places that meet their needs.
How seeds travel
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about how seeds get to new places.
Our tree's story
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about the tree's story across three seasons.
Watch and wonder
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about watching quietly and asking a science question.
Stuff and What It Doespeek inside ▸close ▾
Materials and their properties, choices that fit purposes, water's three states, changes you cannot undo, sound as vibration, an instrument build, and the year's capstone question.
Made of what
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about sorting objects by what they are made of and how they feel.
Picking the right stuff
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about materials chosen because their properties fit the job.
Ice, water, steam
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about ice, water and steam being the same stuff.
Can you undo it
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about changes that can be undone and changes that cannot.
Shaking makes sound
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about shaking and vibrating things making sound.
Loud, quiet, high, low
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about loud versus quiet and high versus low sounds.
Change your instrument
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about changing a design to change its sound.
My tree all year
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about the tree's whole year of changes.
The big safari
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about finding weather, forces, living things, materials and sound in the real world.
Ask and find out
Do the hands-on exploration, then show Clara you can talk about asking a question and planning how to find out.
From the parent guide
You run one small hands-on exploration a week from a script, and we tell you what to grab, what to say, and what to listen for. Clara then checks in with your child on screen for five minutes, out loud. The learning happens at the sink and on the sidewalk with you next to them. The app's job is to keep the record of it.
Unit 1 · what to expect
Nine weeks of watching the actual sky: daily weather, wind you infer, sun that warms, shadows that move, puddles that vanish, and a family severe-weather plan.
The full guide covers all 4 units: where kids get stuck, what to say, and how to tell it's working. Included with the course.
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