KindergartenLiving vs. non-living, plant parts, animal groups, seasons, pushes and pulls, sinking/floating
1st GradeAnimal habitats, plant life cycles, weather patterns, solids/liquids/gases, shadows and light
2nd GradeEcosystems, food chains, rocks and minerals, earth's surface, water cycle, simple machines
3rd GradeScientific method with variables, matter and its properties, forces and energy, heat transfer, sound, electricity, life cycles, earth science basics
4th GradeAtoms and elements, Newton's Laws, electromagnetic spectrum, cell theory, body systems (skeletal, digestive, circulatory, respiratory, nervous), biomes, plate tectonics
5th GradeNatural selection, genetics intro, renewable vs. nonrenewable energy, chemical vs. physical changes, astronomy, space exploration
6th–8th GradeAdvanced cell biology, DNA and heredity, evolution, chemical reactions, wave behavior, electromagnetic induction, climate systems, geologic time
Does Lumi science include experiments?
Lumi's science lessons are digital and voice-guided — they teach concepts, vocabulary, and reasoning, not hands-on lab procedures. Many families combine Lumi for conceptual instruction with simple at-home experiments for the hands-on component.