Open Court Reading Program Science Topics
Open Court Reading Program Science Topics & Grade Level Recommendations for K-5
Listed below are the grade level recommendations for some of the classes offered by Chabot Space & Science Center along with which subject and reading unit requirements they meet for the Open Court Reading program science topics.
Grade Level | Chabot Space & Science Center Class | Reading Unit | Subject |
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K | Garden Plan-It | Unit 1 | Life Science |
1 |
Garden Plan-It | Unit 7 | Earth Science |
How the World Works | Unit 9 | Physical Science | |
Outer Space to Forest Place | Unit 2, 3 | Life Science | |
2 | Fossils: Clues to Earth’s Past | Unit 4 | Life Science |
Garden Plan-It | Unit 4, 5 | Earth Science | |
How the World Works | Unit 2, 4, 5 | Physical Science | |
Redwood Biosphere | Unit 4, 6 | Life Science | |
3 | Dance of the Planets | Unit 1, 6 | Astronomy |
Moonstruck | Maria's Comet* | Astronomy | |
Redwood Biosphere | Unit 5 | Life Science | |
Shooting Stars & Rocks from Outer Space | Unit 1, 6 | Astronomy | |
Watershed Ecology | Unit 3, 5 | Earth Science | |
4 | All Charged Up | Unit 5 | Physical Science |
Garden Plan-It | Unit 2 | Earth Science | |
Planet Trek | Unit 3, 4 | Astronomy | |
Surviving In Space | Unit 1, 3, 5 | Life Science | |
Watershed Ecology | Unit 3, 4 | Earth Science | |
5 | Anatomy of a Life Form | Unit 1 | Life Science |
Atmospheres in Balance | Unit 2, 6 | Earth Science | |
Challenger Learning Center Missions | Unit 2 | Astronomy | |
Mars Exploration | Unit 2 | Physical Science | |
Planet Trek | Unit 2 | Astronomy | |
Shooting Stars and Rocks from Outer Space | Unit 2 | Astronomy | |
Spaceship Earth | Unit 2 | Earth Science |
Maria's Comet* is part of the Leveled Classroom Library collection of reader and is highly recommended for the Moonstruck class.