Scope and Sequence of GEMS Teacher Guides to the
State of New Hampshire Science Curriculum Framework
Grades K-8

Kindergarten

• Ladybugs
• Tree Homes
• Penguins and Their Young

Grade 1

• Eggs, Eggs Everywhere
• Involving Dissolving
• Mother Opossum and Her Babies

Grade 2

• Liquid Explorations
• Secret Formulas
• Sifting Through Science

Grade 3

• Bubble Festival
• On Sandy Shores
• Terrarium Habitats
  

Grade 4

• Aquatic Habitats
• Hot Water and Warm Homes From Sunlight
• Microscopic Explorations

Grade 5

• Electric Circuits
• Schoolyard Ecology
• Stories in Stone

Grade 6

• Chemical Reactions
• Color Analyzers
• Messages From Space
• The Real Reasons for Seasons
• River Cutters

Grade 7

• Environmental Detectives
• Life Through Time
• Earth, Moon & Stars
• Discovering Density

Grade 8

• Dry Ice Investigations
• Invisible Universe
• Ocean Currents
• Plate Tectonics