In science students are required to be able to make scientific observations using their five senses and distinguish between an object's observable properties and its name or its uses. Students need to be able to identify the properties of matter. Students will observe foods describing the similarities and differences between the foods. Students will observe the changes that occur in a food as they change into a different state or phase of matter. Students will be observing liquids and solids and using their five senses to describe the observations they will make.
In writing the students are required to learn to write what they "see", include words that describe what they smell and taste, and organize their writing in sequential order so it makes sense to the reader. In procedural writing students write the steps on how to perform a task. Students must sequence the order of events starting from the beginning and writing all the steps until the last one. Students will use pictures and words or sentences to describe the process of what changes have occurred, starting from the beginning to the end.