Life processes happen at the cellular level; atomic theory; light as particle and wave; plate tectonics
Yukon First Nations ways of knowing, doing and being are integrated in this subject, using Yukon content and resources.
Below is how the official curriculum organizes it. Each strand will get full lessons like the ones in Grade 1 Mathematics.
Characteristics of life; cell theory and cell types; photosynthesis and cellular respiration; micro-organisms, immunity, vaccines and antibiotics
Kinetic molecular theory; atomic theory and models; subatomic particles
Electromagnetic radiation; properties and behaviour of light
Plate tectonics; Earth's layers; local geological events and formations, including First Peoples knowledge