Curriculum Overview
The ECHOS preschool science curriculum consists of nine thematic units. Each unit contains an Overview, Science Process Skills, Lessons at a Glance, Key Concepts, Lesson Guide, four science lessons, a storybook and 12 Integration Cards (iCards) that provide activities related to language and literacy, mathematics and creative arts.
All science lessons are organized using a sequence called the E-I-E-I-O Framework. To get started learning about ECHOS, click on the video below.
The curriculum features the following life science, physical science and earth science units listed below. Each Unit Overview includes a short video clip from an ECHOS science lesson.
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Rainy Weather
Unit Goal: Children explore where rain comes from, what it is, and where water goes after it rains.
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Beginning Botanist
Unit Goal: Children learn about the parts of plants and what plants need to live and grow.
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Feathered Friends
Unit Goal: Children discover that different types of birds have different types of beaks, feet and feathers to help them live in different habitats.
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Busy Buzzing Bees
Unit Goal: Children learn about the special features of honeybees and their important role in helping transfer pollen from one flower to another.
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Discovering Shells
Unit Goal: Children use multiple attributes to sort and categorize shells, and learn about their functions.
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Blocks Measure Up
Unit Goal: Children use blocks as an alternative measurement tool to compare the length and height of objects.
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Water Play
Unit Goal: Children will use science processes to investigate volume, water displacement and buoyancy.
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Astonishing Air
Unit Goal: Children engage in trial-and-error investigations that allow them to observe the presence of air and explore its properties.
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Magnificent Magnets
Unit Goal: Children engage in investigative activities that encourage them to explore how magnets interact with common magnetic and nonmagnetic objects.
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