🌦️ Unit 1: Weather🏀 Unit 2: Forces🐾 Unit 3: Animals👁️ Unit 4: Senses🔬 Unit 5: Scientists🌱 Unit 6: Plants🪨 Unit 7: Earth🌙 Unit 8: Sky
What's Inside? 📚
Azai's complete Kindergarten Science journey
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Unit 1
Weather & Seasons
Sun, rain, wind, snow and all 4 seasons
✅ Reviewed
🏀
Unit 2
Push & Pull (Forces)
How things move and why they stop
✅ Reviewed
🐾
Unit 3
Living Things & Animals
What makes something alive, animal needs & habitats
✅ Reviewed
👁️
Unit 4
Our 5 Senses
How we explore the world around us
✅ Reviewed
🔬
Unit 5
What is a Scientist?
Scientific method, tools, teamwork & George Washington Carver
⭐ Now
🌱
Unit 6
Plants & Seeds
What plants need, how seeds grow, different plant environments
⭐ Now
🪨
Unit 7
Earth's Materials
Rocks, soil, water and how we use them
🔜 Coming
🌙
Unit 8
The Sky: Sun, Moon & Stars
Day and night, patterns in the sky, seasons and sunlight
🔜 Coming
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How to Use This Packet
Each unit has key words to know, big ideas with pictures, a Brooklyn connection, a fun try-at-home activity, and practice questions just like at school. Tap the bubbles to answer, then hit Check Answers to see how you did! ⭐
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Unit 1
Weather & Seasons
📖 Words to Know
Weather
What the air outside is like: sunny, rainy, windy, cloudy, or snowy.
Season
A time of year with its own weather pattern. There are 4 seasons.
Temperature
How hot or cold something is. We measure it with a thermometer 🌡️.
Observe
To use your senses to notice things carefully, just like a scientist!
🗓️ The 4 Seasons
☀️
Summer
Hot! Long sunny days. Great for Coney Island beach! 🏖️
🍂
Fall
Cooler. Leaves change color and fall. You wear a jacket.
❄️
Winter
Cold! Sometimes snows in Brooklyn. Coat and boots! 🧥
🌸
Spring
Warming up. Flowers bloom. Lots of rain. Plants grow!
🌉
Brooklyn Connection 🇺🇸
Brooklyn has all 4 seasons! In summer you might go to Prospect Park or Coney Island beach. In winter, you bundle up on the subway. When you step outside each morning, you're observing the weather, just like a scientist!
🏠 Try at Home: Weather Journal
Each morning for one week, look outside with a parent.
Ask: "What is the weather today? Is it sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy, or snowy?"
Draw or write the weather in a notebook.
At the end of the week, count how many sunny days vs. cloudy days!
✏️ Practice Questions
1. Which season has the COLDEST weather?
☀️ Summer
🍂 Fall
❄️ Winter
2. What tool do we use to measure temperature?
🌡️ Thermometer
🔍 Magnifying glass
📏 Ruler
3. In Brooklyn, which season do you see flowers starting to bloom?
❄️ Winter
🌸 Spring
🍂 Fall
4. True or False: Weather changes from day to day.
✅ True
❌ False
🏀
Unit 2
Push & Pull (Forces!)
Force
A push or pull that makes something move, stop, or change direction.
Push
When you move something away from you. Like pushing a door open!
Pull
When you move something toward you. Like pulling a drawer out!
Gravity
A force that pulls everything DOWN toward the ground. That's why things fall!
🔄 Push vs. Pull
👐➡️📦
PUSH
Moving something away from you. Examples: Kicking a soccer ball ⚽, pushing a shopping cart 🛒, closing a door 🚪
📦⬅️🤚
PULL
Moving something toward you. Examples: Opening a door 🚪, pulling a wagon 🪣, reeling in a fishing line 🎣
🌎
Gravity Fact!
Gravity is an invisible pull force. It keeps you on the ground, makes rain fall from clouds, and keeps the Moon orbiting Earth. Without gravity, we'd float away! Drop a ball and gravity pulls it right to the floor.
🌉
Brooklyn Connection
Every time you ride the subway, the train uses a force to move! When you play basketball at the local park, every dribble is a push. When you open the door to your building, that's a pull. Forces are everywhere in Brooklyn!
🏠 Try at Home: Push & Pull Hunt
Walk through your apartment and find 5 pushes and 5 pulls.
Examples: pushing a chair in, pulling open the fridge, pushing elevator buttons, pulling on shoes!
Drop a toy and watch gravity pull it down. Try dropping a feather and a toy car. Which falls faster?
✏️ Practice Questions
1. When you kick a soccer ball, what type of force is that?
Pull
Push
Gravity
2. What force pulls things toward the ground?
Wind
Gravity
Push
3. If you push something harder, it will move...
Slower
The same
Faster and farther
4. Opening a door toward you is a ____.
Push
Pull
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Unit 3
Living Things & Animals
Living Thing
Something that is alive: it grows, breathes, eats, and can have babies.
Non-Living Thing
Something NOT alive, like a rock, chair, or toy car. It doesn't grow or breathe.
Habitat
The place where an animal lives and finds food, water, and shelter.
Needs
Things a living thing must have to survive: food, water, air, and shelter.
🌿 Living vs. Non-Living
✅ Living Things
🐶 Dog
🌳 Tree
🐟 Fish
🌻 Flower
🐛 Bug
👦 People
❌ Non-Living Things
🪨 Rock
🚗 Car
🪑 Chair
📱 Phone
👕 T-shirt
💵 Money
💚 What Do Animals Need?
💧
Water
🍖
Food
🌬️
Air
🏠
Shelter
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Brooklyn Connection
Prospect Park is home to many living things! You can spot squirrels, birds, ducks, and insects. Next time you visit, try to find 3 living things and 3 non-living things!
🏠 Try at Home: Window Animal Watch
Sit near a window for 10 minutes and look for any animals (birds, squirrels, dogs).
Draw each animal you see and write its name.
For each one, ask: "What is it eating? Where does it sleep? How does it stay safe?"
Bonus: look up one Brooklyn animal on YouTube with a parent! 📱
✏️ Practice Questions
1. Which of these is a LIVING thing?
🪨 Rock
🐶 Dog
👕 T-shirt
2. What is a habitat?
A type of food
Where an animal lives
A kind of weather
3. Which animal lives in the ocean?
🐻 Bear
🐟 Fish
🦊 Fox
4. Name ONE thing that all animals need to survive:
👁️
Unit 4
Our 5 Senses
🧠 Big Idea
We use our 5 senses to learn about the world around us. Scientists use their senses every day to observe and gather information. Each sense uses a different part of our body!
🖐️ The 5 Senses
👁️
Sight
Body part: Eyes What it does: Lets us see colors, shapes, sizes, and movement.
👂
Hearing
Body part: Ears What it does: Lets us hear loud, soft, high, and low sounds.
👃
Smell
Body part: Nose What it does: Lets us smell sweet, sour, fresh, and bad odors.
👅
Taste
Body part: Tongue and Mouth What it does: Lets us taste sweet, salty, sour, and bitter.
✋
Touch
Body part: Skin and Hands What it does: Lets us feel if something is soft, hard, rough, smooth, hot, or cold.
🌉
Brooklyn Senses Walk
On your next walk in Brooklyn, play the 5 Senses Challenge: 👁️ See the buildings and sky, 👂 Hear the traffic and birds, 👃 Smell the food from restaurants, ✋ Feel the breeze or a tree's bark, 👅 Taste a snack from a corner store!
🏠 Try at Home: Senses Scavenger Hunt
Go through your apartment and use each sense to find something interesting.
👁️ Find something BLUE. 👂 Find something that makes a sound. 👃 Find something that smells good.
✋ Find something SOFT and something ROUGH. 👅 Find your favorite taste in the kitchen!
Draw one thing you discovered for each sense.
✏️ Practice Questions
1. What sense do you use to tell if music is LOUD?
👁️ Sight
👂 Hearing
👃 Smell
2. What sense do you use to tell if a blanket is SOFT?
✋ Touch
👅 Taste
👃 Smell
3. What sense do you use to tell if you LIKE a food?
👅 Taste
👁️ Sight
👂 Hearing
4. I use my ________ to see things around me.
👂 Ears
👁️ Eyes
👃 Nose
5. What sense would I use to tell if something smells like flowers?
👃 Smell
👁️ Sight
✋ Touch
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Unit 5
What Is a Scientist?
Scientist
A person who asks questions and does experiments to learn about the world.
Hypothesis
An educated guess: what you think will happen before you test it.
Observe
To use your 5 senses to carefully notice and gather information.
Data
Information and facts collected during an experiment.
Experiment
A test that scientists do to find the answer to their question.
Conclusion
What you learned after your experiment and what the data shows.
🔢 The 6 Steps of the Scientific Method
1
❓
Ask a Question
What do you want to find out? Example: "Will a golf ball sink or float?"
2
🔍
Do Research
Look up information to help you. Read books or ask questions!
3
💡
Make a Hypothesis
Make your best guess! "I think the golf ball will float because..."
4
🧪
Do the Experiment
Test your hypothesis! Follow steps carefully and observe.
5
📊
Collect Data
Write down or draw what you see happening. This is your data!
6
🏆
Draw a Conclusion
What did you learn? Was your hypothesis right or wrong?
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Famous Scientist Spotlight
George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver was born around 1864. He grew up poor but loved science. He became one of America's greatest scientists and inventors. He studied plants, especially peanuts 🥜, and discovered over 300 ways to use them, from peanut butter to paint! He showed that science can help farmers and communities. He is a hero of Black history and of science. 🌟
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YouTube Suggestion 🎥
Search "George Washington Carver for Kids" on YouTube. There are great animated videos that tell his amazing story! Also try "Scientific Method for Kids" so Azai can see all 6 steps with fun examples.
🏠 Try at Home: The Sink or Float Experiment!
Fill a bowl or sink with water.
Before you drop each object in, make a hypothesis: "I think this will sink / float."
Test objects from around the house: a coin, a toy, a grape, a crayon, a bottle cap.
Record what happened! Was your hypothesis right?
Talk about why some things float and some sink.
✏️ Practice Questions
1. What is the FIRST step in the scientific method?
Do the experiment
Ask a question
Draw a conclusion
2. A hypothesis is...
The final answer to an experiment
An educated guess
A scientist's name
3. What is George Washington Carver most famous for studying?
🌊 The ocean
🥜 Peanuts and plants
⭐ Stars
4. How many steps are in the scientific method?
4
5
6
5. A scientist uses a __________ to make small things look bigger.
🌡️ Thermometer
🔍 Magnifying glass
📏 Ruler
6. Teamwork in science involves ________ or more people.
1
2
10
7. What is one thing that a scientist can do?
🌱
Unit 6
Plants & Seeds
Seed
The tiny part of a plant that grows into a new plant when given the right conditions.
Sprout
The first tiny shoot that grows out of a seed when it starts growing.
Soil
The dirt that plants grow in. It gives plants nutrients (plant food!).
Roots
The part of the plant underground that soaks up water and holds the plant in soil.
Sunlight
Energy from the sun that plants use to make their own food.
Water
Plants drink water through their roots. Without water, plants wilt and die.
🪴 How a Seed Grows, In Order!
🌱
1. Seeds
Plant the seed
→
🪴
2. Soil
Cover with soil
→
💧
3. Water
Water it gently
→
☀️
4. Sunlight
Place in the sun
→
🌿
5. Sprout!
A plant grows!
🌍 Plants Live in Different Places!
🌸
Water Lily
Floats on ponds. Its roots are in the mud underwater! 💧
🌵
Cactus
Lives in the hot, dry desert. Stores water in its thick body! 🏜️
🌻
Sunflower
Grows in sunny fields and gardens. Turns to follow the sun! ☀️
🌱
Did You Know? Seeds Are All Different!
No two seeds look exactly the same! A sunflower seed looks nothing like an apple seed, and both look different from a coconut (which is also a seed!). Scientists who study plants are called botanists 🌿, just like George Washington Carver!
🌉
Brooklyn Connection
Brooklyn has community gardens all over the borough! Red Hook Community Farm and Prospect Park grow real vegetables and flowers. Next time you see a tree on your block, look for roots at the base. That's the tree drinking up water! 🌱
🏠 Try at Home: Grow a Bean!
Get a clear plastic zip bag, a damp paper towel, and a dried bean from the kitchen.
Put the damp paper towel in the bag, then place the bean inside.
Tape the bag to a sunny window.
Check it every day. In about 4–7 days, you'll see a sprout appear!
Talk with Azai about each change: "What do you observe today?"
✏️ Practice Questions
1. Which of these is a LIVING thing?
🌻 A sunflower
💰 A dollar bill
🚗 A car
2. Which plant lives in the DESERT?
🌸 Water lily
🌵 Cactus
🌻 Sunflower
3. Are all seeds the same?
✅ Yes
❌ No
4. What is the FIRST step when planting a seed?
💧 Water it
🌱 Plant the seed in soil
☀️ Put it in sunlight
5. Name 3 things a plant needs to grow:
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Unit 7
Earth's Materials
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Get a Head Start!
This unit is coming up next! Reading through now will help Azai feel confident and excited when it starts at school.
Rock
A hard, natural material found on Earth. Rocks come in many sizes, colors, and shapes.
Soil
The top layer of Earth where plants grow. Made of tiny rock pieces, water, air, and dead plants.
Water
A liquid found in oceans, rivers, lakes, and rain. One of Earth's most important materials.
Natural Resource
A material found in nature that people and animals use: like wood, water, soil, and rocks.
🌍 Earth's Three Main Materials
🪨
Rocks
Hard and solid. Rocks are all around us on sidewalks, in parks, under buildings! We use rocks to build things.
🌿
Soil
The dirt where plants grow. Soil is made of tiny rock pieces, air, water, and things that once lived.
💧
Water
Found in oceans, rivers, lakes, rain, and ice. All living things need water to survive.
🌊
Amazing Earth Fact!
About 71% of Earth is covered in water, more than two-thirds! But most of it is the salty ocean. Only about 3% is fresh water that people and animals can drink. That's why we must never waste water! 💧
🌉
Brooklyn Connection
The East River and New York Harbor are right next to Brooklyn — that's water! The soil in Prospect Park grows real food. And the buildings and sidewalks all around Brooklyn are made from rock materials like concrete, brick, and stone. 🏙️
🏠 Try at Home: Rock Collection
Next time you're outside, collect 3–5 different rocks from the ground.
Look at them closely. Are they smooth or rough? What color are they?
Try a magnifying glass to see details you can't see with just your eyes.
Sort them: big/small, smooth/rough, light/dark. That's what a geologist (rock scientist) does!
✏️ Practice Questions
1. Which of these is a material found on Earth?
📺 TV
🪨 Rock
🚂 Train
2. What do plants grow in?
🪨 Rock
🌿 Soil
🌊 Ocean water
3. Name one way we USE water every day:
4. True or False: Rocks are made by people in factories.
✅ True
❌ False
🌙
Unit 8
The Sky: Sun, Moon & Stars
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Head Start Preview
One of the most exciting science units! Azai will learn about amazing things in the sky, and you can explore this together every single day from your window in Brooklyn.
Sun
A giant ball of fire (a star!) that gives Earth light and heat. It is at the center of our solar system.
Moon
Earth's natural satellite. It orbits Earth. It doesn't make its own light; it reflects sunlight!
Star
A huge ball of burning gas in space that makes its own light. The Sun is actually a star, our closest one!
Day & Night
Earth spins once every 24 hours. When your side faces the sun = daytime. When it faces away = nighttime.
🌅 Day vs. Night
☀️
Daytime
The Sun is in the sky. It is light outside. We can see, go to school, and play. The sky is usually blue.
🌙
Nighttime
The Sun has moved away from our side of Earth. It is dark. We see the Moon and stars. We go to sleep.
⭐
Mind-Blowing Star Fact!
The stars you see at night are actually suns, just so far away they look like tiny dots of light! Our own Sun is a star too. And the Sun is so big that about 1 million Earths could fit inside it. Space is incredibly huge! 🚀
🌉
Brooklyn Sky Watch
From your window or a nearby park: during the day, look for the sun, clouds, and birds. At night, look for the moon and as many stars as you can see. Track the moon's shape for a whole month and watch it change! 🌕🌙
🏠 Try at Home: Moon Journal
Every night for 2 weeks, look at the moon (even if you can't see it some nights, that's the new moon!).
Draw the shape of the moon in a notebook: full circle? Half circle? Thin sliver?
Watch how it changes shape over the two weeks.
YouTube suggestion: "Moon Phases for Kids" for amazing animations!
✏️ Practice Questions
1. What gives Earth heat and light?
🌙 The Moon
☀️ The Sun
⭐ A far away star
2. Why do we have day and night?
The sun turns on and off
Earth spins around
Clouds cover the sky
3. True or False: The Moon makes its own light.
✅ True
❌ False
4. What can you see in the sky at NIGHT?
☀️ The Sun
🌙 The Moon and Stars
🌈 A Rainbow
🌟
Azai, You Are a Scientist!
Every time you ask "why?" or "how?" or "what will happen if...?" you are thinking like a scientist. Keep asking questions, keep exploring, and keep being proud of your learning. The world is full of amazing things to discover! 🔬🌱🌍⭐
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For Grown-Ups
Answer Key
Use this to review with Azai. Always ask "why?" — the explanation matters as much as the answer! ⭐
1. Ask a question 2. An educated guess 3. 🥜 Peanuts and plants 4. 6 5. 🔍 Magnifying glass 6. 2 7. Open: observe, experiment, etc.
🌱 Unit 6: Plants
1. 🌻 A sunflower 2. 🌵 Cactus 3. ❌ No, seeds are different! 4. 🌱 Plant the seed in soil 5. Open: sunlight, water, soil
🪨 Unit 7: Earth
1. 🪨 Rock 2. 🌿 Soil 3. Open: drink, cook, bathe, etc. 4. ❌ False — rocks are natural
🌙 Unit 8: Sky
1. ☀️ The Sun 2. Earth spins around 3. ❌ False — it reflects sunlight 4. 🌙 The Moon and Stars
📌 A Note for Parents
Azai is a motivated, capable learner and this packet is designed to build on that energy. A few tips to get the most out of each session: read the vocabulary cards together before the quiz so the words feel familiar, not foreign. For the hands-on activities, do them alongside him when you can, because shared curiosity is the best teacher. For written responses, encourage him to say his answer out loud first before writing it down. Most importantly, celebrate every attempt, not just the correct answers. Scientists learn just as much from a wrong guess as a right one. 🔬