In an ideal school system, you would have learned all this science by age 12.
It's never too late.
- Why you need science
- How to think like a scientist
- Get organized
- Solids, liquids and gases
- What is Air?
- Matter 1: Particles
- What is this made of?
- Magnets and magnetic fields
- Matter 2: Air pressure and the Earth’s atmosphere
- Gases
- Matter 3: Evaporation and condensation
- Matter 4: Dissolving, solutions, and crystallization
- Rocks, minerals, crystals, dirt and soil
- Distinguishing living, natural non-living, and human-made things
- Distinguishing between plants and animals: the plant and animal kingdoms
- Life cycles
- Identification of living things
- What is a species?
- Food chains and adaptations
- How we move 1: Skeleton and muscle system
- How we move 2: Different body designs; major animal phyla
- How we move 3: Coordinating body movements; the nervous system
- How we move 4: Energy to run the body
- Plant science 1: Basic plant structure
- Plant science 2: Germination, seedling growth, and responses
- Plants, soil, and water
- Concepts of energy 1: Making things go!
- Sound, vibrations and energy
- Concepts of energy 2: Kinetic and potential energy
- Concepts of energy 3: Distinguishing matter and energy
- Inertia
- Friction
- Push pushes back
- Gravity 1: Earth’s gravity; horizontal and vertical
- Day and night; the Earth’s rotation
- Reading and drawing maps
- North, south, east and west
- Land forms and major biomes of the Earth
- Time and the Earth’s turning
- Seasonal changes and the Earth’s orbit
- Gravity 2: Rate of fall; weightlessness in space, the distinction between mass and weight
- Rocks and fossils
- Atomic/molecular motion 1: Brownian motion and diffusion
- Atomic/molecular motion 2: Relationship to temperature
- Atomic/molecular motion 1: Heat and pressure
- Chemical elements and compounds
- Will it sink or float? The concept of density
- How metal ships float; making a hydrometer
- Heat, volume and density
- Convection currents
- Cells 1: Microscopes, observations of tissues, and cell theory
- Cells 2: Cell growth, division, and diffferentiation
- Cells 3: Integrating cells and whole-body functions
- Microscopic organisms I: Their multitude and diversity
- Microscopic organisms II: Single-celled organisms
- Fungi and bacteria 1: Their role as decomposers in nature
- Fungi and bacteria 2: Decomposers vs. food storage and preparation
- Fungi and bacteria 3: Decomposers vs. disease and health
- The life of plants 1: Gardening for food, fun and learning
- The life of plants 2: How a plant grows its parts
- How things fly
- Center of gravity, balance and wobbling wheels
- Movement, energy, and momentum
- Mechanics 1: Levers and discovery of the underlying principle
- Mechanics 2: Inclined planes, pulleys, gears, and hydraulic lifts
- Electricity 1: Electric circuits, switches, conductors, and non-conductors
- Electricity 2: Static electricity, sparks, and lightning
- Electricity 3: Parallel and series circuits, short circuits, fuses, and ground wires
- Light: the basics of seeing
- Cause of seasonal changes
- Mapping the Earth: latitude and longitude
- The water cycle and its ramifications
- Earthquakes, volcanoes, and the movements of tectonic plates
- Climate and weather: wet tropics and dry deserts
- Carbon dioxide and regulation of climate
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