Hot Dots Standards-Based Science Cards (All 5 Levels)

Hot Dots® Standards-Based Review Cards reinforce the important science skills that students need to master in grades 1-5. Each set of 600 teacher-written questions is aligned to state and national science standards and targets 25 important skill areas including life, earth, and physical science. Cards feature full-color pictures and a multiple-choice format that prepares students for standardized tests. Use the cards with the Talking Pen (sold separately), or use the cards as traditional flash cards. 

Contents for each Level Include:

• 300 double-sided cards (5”x5”) with 600 multiple-choice questions
• 25 color-coded tabbed skill dividers
• Reproducible student progress sheet
• Answer key

Skills Covered Include:

Grade 1

• Living & Nonliving Things
• All About Plants
• All About Animals
• Animal Groups
• Where Animals Live
• Life Cycles
• Food Chains
• My Senses
• Human body
• Weather
• The Seasons
• The Sky
• Earth’s Resources
• Land, Water, & Air
• taking Care of Earth
• Describing & Measuring Matter
• All About Heat & Energy
• Force & Motion
• Light & Sound
• Electricity
• Magnets
• Science in Our World
• Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry
• Math in Science
• Did You Know?

Grade 2

• What is Science?
• Plants
• Animals
• Land Habitats
• Water Habitats
• How Do Living Things Grow & Change?
• How Do Plants & Animals Live Together?
• Birds & Mammals
• Reptiles, Amphibians, & Fish
• Energy Needs
•  Earth’s Weather
• The Sun & Earth
• Moon, Stars, & Planets
• Life on Earth--Yesterday & Today
• Rocks, Soil, & Water
• Fossils & Dinosaurs
• Using & Saving Natural Resources
• Forces & Machines
• Matter All Around
• All About Sound & Light
• Magnets
• Science & Technology in Our World
• Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry
• Math in Science
• Did You Know?

Grade 3

• Main Parts of Plants
• How Do Plants Grow & Reproduce?
• Grouping of Plants
• Animals & Their Needs
• Grouping of Animals
• How Animals Grow & Change?
• Where Plants & Animals Live?
• Relationships Among Living Things
• Water
• Weather
• Rocks, Minerals, & Soil
• Changes on Earth
• Natural Resources
• Matter & Its Properties
• Changes in Matter
• Forces & Motion: How Things Move
• Work & Machines
• Energy
• Sound
• Earth in Space
• The Solar System
• Science in Our World
• Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry
• Math in Science
• Did You Know?

Grade 4

• Cells: Building Blocks of Living Things
• Plant Structure & Function
• Plant Growth & Reproduction
• Introduction to Animals
• Invertebrates: Animals w/o Backbones
• Vertebrates: Animals w/ Backbones
• Animal Growth & Reproduction
• Organ Systems
• Classifying Organisms
• Fossils & Extinct Animals
• Ecosystems & Changes in Ecosystems
• Food Webs & Food Chains
• Rocks & Minerals
• Earth: Inside & Out
• Earth’s Water
• Our Solar System & Beyond
• Weather & Climate
• Matter
• Force, Motion, & Energy
• Electricity & Magnetism
• Light & Sound
• Science in Our World
• Hands-on Lab Skills/Science Inquiry
• Math in Science
• Did You Know?

Grade 5

• Cells, Tissues, & Organs
• The 6 Kingdoms of Life
• Roots, Stems, & Leaves
• Plant Responses & Adaptations
• Plants With & Without Seeds
• Flowers & Seeds
• Animal Diversity & Adaptations
• Energy & Ecosystems
• Interactions Among Living Things
• Biomes & Cycles of Life
• Landforms, Rocks, & Soil
• Minerals of Earth’s Crust
• Earth’s Freshwater & Atmosphere
• Earth’s Oceans
• Energy Resources
• The Solar System
• Weather, Weather Patterns, & Climate
• Properties of Matter & Energy
• Elements, Mixtures, & Compounds
• Solids, Liquids, & Gases
• Chemical & Physical Changes of Matter
• Acids & Bases
• Newton’s Laws of Motion
• Sound & Light Energy
• The Nature of Science