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Science & Social Studies Themes With Research Labs

~ myARC

Theme	Grade	1–3Y	1G	2G	1B	2B	1R	2R	Wt	Bk	Or	Pu	1Br	2Br	Si
Life Science
Animal Adaptations	4		1G-2G		1B	2B	1R	2R	Wt	Bk	Or	Pu
Bugs in Their Ecosystems	2	Y-1G		2G	1B	2B	1R	2R	Wt	Bk	Or
Ecology	K	Y	1G	2G	1B
Ecosystems	5			2G-1B		2B	1R	2R	Wt	Bk	Or	Pu	1Br-2Br
Entomology	K	Y-1B				2B
Human Body	7-8							2R-Wt		Bk	Or	Pu	1Br-2Br
Marine Life	3	Y-1G		2G-1B		2B	1R	2R	Wt	Bk
Plants	1	Y-1G		2G	1B	2B	1R	2R	Wt
Wild & Endangered Animals	1	Y	1G	2G	1B	2B	1R	2R	Wt
Zoology	K	Y	1G	2G
Earth & Space Science
Environmental Studies	7+							2R	Wt	Bk	Or	Pu	1Br-2Br		Si-Gl
Geology	6-8						1R-2R		Wt	Bk	Or	Pu	1Br-2Br
Space	5-6, 9+						1R-2R		Wt	Bk	Or	Pu	1Br-2Br		Si-Gl
Weather & Climate	3	Y-1B				2B	1R	2R	Wt	Bk	Or	Pu	1Br-2Br
Physical Science
Energy	9+								Wt	Bk	Or	Pu	1Br-2Br		Si-Gl
World History
Ancient Civilizations	6							2R-Bk			Orx2	Pux2	1Br-2Br		Si-Gl
Contemporary Issues	9+						1R-Wt			Bk	Or	Pu	1Br-2Brx2		Si-Gl
Sports & Society	4, 9+					2B	1R	2R	Wt	Bk	Or	Pu	1Br-2Br		Si-Gl
World War II	9+								Wt-Bk		Or	Pu	1Br-2Br		Si-Gl
American History
American Revolution & New Nation	7+								Wt	Bk	Or	Pu	1Br-2Br		Si-Gl
Civics	9+						1R-Wt			Bk	Or	Pu	1Br-2Br		Si-Gl
Civil Rights Era	5+						1R-2R		Wt	Bk	Or	Pu	1Br-2Br		Si-Gl
Civil War Era	5, 7+						1R-2R		Wt	Bk	Or	Pu	1Br-2Br		Si-Gl
Jobs in My Community	2				1B	2B	1R	2R	Wt	Bk
U.S. States	4				1B-1R			2R	Wt	Bk	Or
Westward Expansion	7-8								Wt	Bkx2	Orx2	Pu	Br	Br-Gl
World Geography & Cultures
Africa	9+						1R-Wt			Bk	Or	Pu	Br	Br-Gl
Latin America	9+						1R-2R		Wt	Bk	Or	Pu	Br	Br-Gl

~ myARC

Africa

Grade 9+

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American Revolution & New Nation

Grade 7+

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Ancient Civilizations

Grade 6

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Animal Adaptations

Grade 4

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Bugs in Their Ecosystems

Grade 2

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Civics

Grade 9+

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Civil Rights Era

Grade 5+

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Civil War Era

Grade 5, 7+

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Contemporary Issues

Grade 9+

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Ecology

Grade K

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Ecosystems

Grade 5

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Energy

Grade 9+

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Entomology

Grade K

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Environmental Studies

Grade 7+

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Geology

Grade 6-8

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Human Body

Grade 7-8

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Jobs in My Community

Grade 2

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Latin America

Grade 9+

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Marine Life

Grade 3

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Plants

Grade 1

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Space

Grade 5-6, 9+

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Sports & Society

Grade 4, 9+

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U.S. States

Grade 4

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Weather & Climate

Grade 3

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Westward Expansion

Grade 7-8

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Wild & Endangered Animals

Grade 1

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World War II

Grade 9+

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Zoology

Grade K

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Spanish Science & Social Studies Themes With Research Labs

~ myARC

Theme	Grade	1–3A	V	T	1Az	2Az	1R	2R	Bl	Ne	An
Ciencias de la vida (Life Science)
Adaptaciones de los animales	4			T-1Az		2Az	1R	2R	Bl	Ne	An
Animales salvajes	1	A	V	T	1Az	2Az	1R
Bichos en sus ecosistemas	2	A-V		T-1Az		2Az	1R-2R		Bl-Ne
Ecología	K	A-2Az
Ecosistemas	5	A-T			1Az-2Az		1R-2R		Bl	Ne	An
Entomología	K	A-2Az
Plantas	1	A-V		T	1Az	2Az	1R-2R
Vida marina	3	A-T			1Az-2Az		1R-2R		Bl	Ne-An
Zoología	K	A	V	T
Ciencias de la tierra y el espacio (Earth & Space Science)
El espacio	5				1Az-1R			2R	Bl-Ne		An-2Br
El tiempo y el clima	3	A-T			1Az	2Az	1R-2R		Bl-Ne
Historia mundial (World History)
Deportes y sociedad	4	A-T			1Az-2Az		1R-Bl			Ne	An
Profesiones en mi comunidad	2	A-1Az				2Az	1R-2R		Bl

~ myARC

Adaptaciones de los animales

Grade 4

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Animales salvajes

Grade 1

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Bichos en sus ecosistemas

Grade 2

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Deportes y sociedad

Grade 4

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Ecología

Grade K

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Ecosistemas

Grade 5

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El espacio

Grade 5

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El tiempo y el clima

Grade 3

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Entomología

Grade K

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Plantas

Grade 1

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Profesiones en mi comunidad

Grade 2

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Vida marina

Grade 3

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Zoología

Grade K

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Literature Genre Studies

~ myARC

Genre Study	Grade	1G	2G	1B	2B	1R	2R	Wt	Bk	Or	Pu	1Br	Si	Gl
Family Stories (+ Families)
	1	1G	2G	1B	2B	1R	2R	Wt
Animal Stories (+ Animals)
	2	1G	2G	1B	2B	1R	2R	Wt
Traditional Tales (+ World Cultures)
	3				2B-1R		2R	Wt	Bk	Or	Pu
American Historical Fiction (+ American History)
	4					1R	2R	Wt	Bk	Or
Adventure (+ Survival)
	5					1R-2R		Wt	Bk	Or	Pu
Early American Historical Fiction (up through the Civil War)
	7-8					1R-Wt			Bk	Or	Pu	1Br-2Br
Modern American Historical Fiction (1890 to the present)
	7-8					1R-Wt			Bk	Or	Pu	1Br-2Br
	9+					1R-Bk				Or	Pu	1Br-2Br	Si-Gl
Mystery (+ Forensic Science)
	4-5					1R-2R		Wt	Bk	Or	Pu
	6-8					1R-Wt			Bk	Or	Pu	1Br-2Br
Science Fiction (+ Science Frontiers)
	6-8					1R-Wt			Bk	Or	Pu	1Br-2Br
	9+					1R-Bk				Or	Pu	1Br-2Br	Si-Gl
Fantasy (+ Societies and Governments)
	6-8							Wt	Bk	Or	Pu	1Br-2Br
	9+									Or	Pu	1Br-2Br	Si-Gl
Greek & Roman Myths (+ Classical Civilizations)
	6							Wt-Bk		Or	Pu	1Br-2Br
Realistic Contemporary Fiction (+ Teen Issues)
	6-8					1R-2R		Wt	Bk	Or	Pu	1Br-2Br
World Mythology (+ Ancient Civilizations)
	6							Wt	Bk	Or	Pu	1Br-2Br
African American Literature (+ African American History)
	9+						2R-Bk			Or	Pu	1Br-2Br	Si-Gl
Latin@ Literature (+ Latin@ Heritage)
	9+						2R-Bk			Or	Pu	1Br-2Br	Si-Gl
World Historical Fiction (+ World History)
	9+								Bk	Or	Pu	1Br-2Br	Si-Gl
Dystopian Literature (+ Contemporary Issues)
	9+									OR-Pu		1Br-2Br	Si-Gl
Memoir (+ Writing)
	9+									Or-Pu		1Br-2Br	Si	Gl
Romance (+ The Science of Relationships)
	9+									Or	Pu	1Br-2Br	Si-Gl

~ myARC

Adventure

Grade 5, 6-8

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African American Literature

Grade 7+

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American Historical Fiction

Grade 4

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Animal Stories

Grade 2

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Dystopian Literature

Grade 9+

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Early American Historical Fiction

Grade 6-8

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Family Stories

Grade 1

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Fantasy

Grade 6+

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Greek & Roman Myths

Grade 6-8

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Latina Literature

Grade 7+

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Memoir

Grade 9+

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Modern American Historical Fiction

Grade 6+

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Mystery

Grade 4-8

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Realistic Contemporary Fiction

Grade 6-8

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Romance

Grade 9+

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Science Fiction

Grade 6+

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Traditional Tales

Grade 3

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World Historical Fiction

Grade 9+

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World Mythology

Grade 6-8

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Spanish Literature Genre Studies

~ myARC

Theme	Grade	V	T	1Az	2Az	1R	2R	Bl	Ne	An	Pu
Historias de la familia (+ Familias)
	1	V	T	1Az	2Az-1R		2R-Bl
Historias de animales (+ Animales)
	2	V	T	1Az	2Az-1R		2R-Bl
Cuentos tradicionales (+ Culturas del mundo)
	3				2Az-1R		2R-Bl		Bl-Ne
Ficción realista (+ Cuestiones sociales)
	4					1R-2R		2R-Bl	Ne	An
Aventura (+ Supervivencia)
	5					1R-Bl			Bl-Ne	An	An-Pu

~ myARC

Aventura

Grade 5

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Cuentos tradicionales

Grade 3

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Ficción realista

Grade 4

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Historias de animales

Grade 2

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Historias de la familia

Grade 1-2

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Genre Text Sets

~ myARC

English

Theme	Grade	1B	2B	1R	2R	Wt	Bk	Or	Pu	1Br
Biography	3+		2B-1R		2R	Wt	Bk	Or	Pu	1Br-2Br
Graphic Novels	5+		2B-2R			Wt	Bk	Or	Pu	1Br-Gl
Poetry	2+	1B	2B	1R	2R	Wt	Bk	Or	Pu

Spanish

Theme	Grade	Digital Resources	1–3A	V	T	1Az	2Az	1R	2R	Bl	Ne	An	Pu	1Br	2Br	Pl	Or
Literatura latina	5							1R-2R		Bl	Ne	An

~ myARC

Biography

Grade 3+

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Graphic Novels

Grade 5+

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Literatura latina

Grade 5

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Poetry

Grade 2+

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Sports Fiction

Grade 2, 4

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Additional Text Sets

~ myARC

Theme	Grade	2B	1R	2R	Wt	Bk	Or	Pu	1Br	2Br	Si
Life Science
Dinosaurs	3-8			2R	Wt	Bk	Or	Pu-2Br
Physical Science
World History
Holocaust	6+				Wt-Bk		Or	Pu	1Br	2Br	Si-Gl
American History
World Geography & Cultures
African American Heritage	3+	2B	1R	2R	Wt	Bk	Or	Pu	1Br-2Br		Si-Gl
Countries of the World	4-5		1R-2R		Wt	Bk	Or	Pu
Latino Heritage	3+	2B-1R		2R	Wt	Bk	Or	Pu	1Br-2Br		Si-Gl