Standard Pace Schedule
Standard Pace ScheduleThe full course is completed over 6, 15 week semesters. If you school year round this would be 2 years, but it can also be done over 3 years. 

Semester 1 — Lessons 1–15
#Lesson Title
1Organizing Things into Categories
2Solids, Liquids, and Gases
3Gravity Introduction
4States of Matter and Temperature Changes
5Orbits and Gravity in Space
6What is Energy?
7Air is Real
8Energy Transformation
9Air and the Atmosphere
10Distinguishing Living and Nonliving Things
11Matter is Made of Particles
12Light and Shadows
13Changes in Particles
14Technology, Tools, and the Engineering Process
15Reversible and Nonreversible Changes


Semester 2 — Lessons 16–30
#Lesson Title
16Sound and Vibrations
17Kinetic and Potential Energy
18How Sound and Light Travel in Waves
19Plants vs Animals
20Energy in the Natural World
21Categories of Materials
22Where All Food Energy Comes From
23Properties of Different Materials
24The Life Cycle Concept
25Understanding Force
26Metamorphosis and Life Cycles
27How Force and Energy Work Together
28Animal Adaptations
29Reading and Drawing Maps
30Food Chains and Energy Flow


Semester 3 — Lessons 31–45
#Lesson Title
31Matter vs Energy
32Identifying Local Plants and Animals
33Air Pressure
34Habitats
35Day, Night, and Earth's Rotation
36Compass Directions
37Pressure Inside and Outside
38Properties of Magnets
39Maps and Real-World Directions
40Vacuums and Suction
41Magnetic Fields
42What Is a Species?
43Earth as a Magnet
44Variation Within a Species
45Clouds and Weather Patterns


Semester 4 — Lessons 46–60
#Lesson Title
46Adaptations for Survival
47Air as a Mixture of Gases
48Earth's Landforms
49Mixtures vs Chemical Reactions
50Basic Plant Structure
51Respiration, Photosynthesis, and Air
52How Plants Function
53Evaporation
54Plant Reproduction and Seeds
55Condensation and the Water Cycle
56Seeds and Germination
57Biomes and Climate
58Seedling Growth and Plant Responses
59Simple Machines and Work
60Plants, Soil, and Erosion


Semester 5 — Lessons 61–75
#Lesson Title
61Earth's Orbit and Seasons
62Dissolving and Solutions
63Introduction to Inertia
64The Skeleton and How It Works
65How Fast Things Fall
66Solubility
67How Muscles Move the Body
68Crystallization
69Inertia and Energy
70Weightlessness and Free Fall
71Vertebrates and Internal Skeletons
72Nervous System and Movement
73Mass vs Weight
74Arthropods and External Skeletons
75Action and Reaction Forces


Semester 6 — Lessons 76–90
#Lesson Title
76Introduction to Friction
77Rocks and Minerals
78Erosion, Sediment, and Fossil Formation
79The Digestive System
80Crystals and Mineral Structure
81Limestone and Fossils
82Friction, Heat, and Energy Loss
83Soil Composition
84Time, Sundials, and Earth's Rotation
85Sedimentary vs Igneous Rock
86Air and Water Resistance
87Rock Layers and Earth's History
88Body Systems and Energy
89Introduction to Resources
90Human Resources and Resource Limits