Matter and Energy
Atoms and Elements
Students will be able to:
Make inferences about objects that can’t be seen
Define an atom and describe its part
Analyze historic experiments that led to modern atomic theory
Observe and classify elements
Use the periodic table to identify common elements
Distinguish the structure and properties of elements and compounds
Infer from data how salt affects the freezing /melting points of water
Describe four states of matter
Relate changes of state to the addition or removal of heat
Evaluate relationships of science, technology, and society
Students will be able to:
Make inferences about objects that can’t be seen
Define an atom and describe its part
Analyze historic experiments that led to modern atomic theory
Observe and classify elements
Use the periodic table to identify common elements
Distinguish the structure and properties of elements and compounds
Infer from data how salt affects the freezing /melting points of water
Describe four states of matter
Relate changes of state to the addition or removal of heat
Evaluate relationships of science, technology, and society
Matter and How It Changes
Students will be able to:
Calculate the density of objects
Identify which physical properties can be observed and which can be measured
Describe physical change
Describe how mixtures are made
Explain how to separate mixtures
Identify different kinds of mixtures and solutions
Compare chemical and physical change
Describe different types of chemical reactions
Describe how some chemical changes can be prevented
Classify compounds as acids or bases
Explain how an indicator is used
Describe some common uses of acids and bases
Evaluate relationships of science, technology, and society
Students will be able to:
Calculate the density of objects
Identify which physical properties can be observed and which can be measured
Describe physical change
Describe how mixtures are made
Explain how to separate mixtures
Identify different kinds of mixtures and solutions
Compare chemical and physical change
Describe different types of chemical reactions
Describe how some chemical changes can be prevented
Classify compounds as acids or bases
Explain how an indicator is used
Describe some common uses of acids and bases
Evaluate relationships of science, technology, and society
Energy
Students will be able to:
Describe how energy changes from one form to another
Define potential and kinetic energy
State the law of conservation of energy
Describe the behavior of waves
Identify the properties of two different kinds of waves
Recognize how waves carry energy
Explain reflection
Describe refraction and diffraction
Define the meaning of transparent, translucent, opaque
Evaluate relationships of science, technology, and society
Students will be able to:
Describe how energy changes from one form to another
Define potential and kinetic energy
State the law of conservation of energy
Describe the behavior of waves
Identify the properties of two different kinds of waves
Recognize how waves carry energy
Explain reflection
Describe refraction and diffraction
Define the meaning of transparent, translucent, opaque
Evaluate relationships of science, technology, and society
Heat and Electricity
Students will be able to:
Investigate the transfer of thermal energy through different materials
Define thermal energy and explain conduction, convection, and radiation
Describe how insulation works
Investigate static energy
Define current electricity as a flow of electrons
Describe how electricity is produced
Build circuits
Define a circuit and distinguish between series and parallel circuits
Describe how an electromagnet works
Evaluate relationships of science, technology, and society
Students will be able to:
Investigate the transfer of thermal energy through different materials
Define thermal energy and explain conduction, convection, and radiation
Describe how insulation works
Investigate static energy
Define current electricity as a flow of electrons
Describe how electricity is produced
Build circuits
Define a circuit and distinguish between series and parallel circuits
Describe how an electromagnet works
Evaluate relationships of science, technology, and society
Understanding Living Things
Cells, Reproduction, & Heredity
Students will be able to:
Make models of plant and animal cells
Explain the cell theory
Describe the function of various parts of plant and animal cells
Make a model of the respiratory system
Describe how cells are organized in multicellular organisms
Describe the function of organs and organ systems
Investigate how copies of cells are made
Describe the role of DNA in cell reproduction
Compare and contrast the process of mitosis and meiosis
Investigate how the color of corn kernels is inherited
Recognize that an animal or plant traits are inherited from parents
Describe how dominant and recessive genes affect trait inheritance
Classifying Living Things
Students will be able to:
Describe how classification systems were developed
Describe different ways living things can be classified
Classify living things according to structure and function
Classify items based on characteristics lack thereof
Compare distinguishing characteristics of organisms
Describe the basic characteristics of five or six kingdoms of organisms
Use a dichotomous key to classify items
Describe the Linnaean system for naming and classifying organisms
Plants and Plant Growth
Students will be able to:
Identify control variables related to seed germination
Identify needs of plants and ways they are met in the environment
Distinguish between vascular and nonvascular plants
Observe gravitropism in seedlings
Describe how tropisms affect plants
Describe how plan rhythms affect plants
Compare structures of a gymnosperm with those of an angiosperm
Compare growth patterns in different plants
Describe how plants reproduce
Identify the parts of a flower
Describe the life cycle of flowering plants
Distinguish between monocotyledons and dicotyledons
Cells, Reproduction, & Heredity
Students will be able to:
Make models of plant and animal cells
Explain the cell theory
Describe the function of various parts of plant and animal cells
Make a model of the respiratory system
Describe how cells are organized in multicellular organisms
Describe the function of organs and organ systems
Investigate how copies of cells are made
Describe the role of DNA in cell reproduction
Compare and contrast the process of mitosis and meiosis
Investigate how the color of corn kernels is inherited
Recognize that an animal or plant traits are inherited from parents
Describe how dominant and recessive genes affect trait inheritance
Classifying Living Things
Students will be able to:
Describe how classification systems were developed
Describe different ways living things can be classified
Classify living things according to structure and function
Classify items based on characteristics lack thereof
Compare distinguishing characteristics of organisms
Describe the basic characteristics of five or six kingdoms of organisms
Use a dichotomous key to classify items
Describe the Linnaean system for naming and classifying organisms
Plants and Plant Growth
Students will be able to:
Identify control variables related to seed germination
Identify needs of plants and ways they are met in the environment
Distinguish between vascular and nonvascular plants
Observe gravitropism in seedlings
Describe how tropisms affect plants
Describe how plan rhythms affect plants
Compare structures of a gymnosperm with those of an angiosperm
Compare growth patterns in different plants
Describe how plants reproduce
Identify the parts of a flower
Describe the life cycle of flowering plants
Distinguish between monocotyledons and dicotyledons
Interactions in Ecosystems
Ecosystems
Students will be able to:
Compare different climates
Describe how organisms interact in ecosystems
Explain how climate affects ecosystem diversity
Learn how animals obtain nutrients
Identify an ecosystem’s energy source
Describe how energy moves through an ecosystem
Observe how organisms help each other
Describe how organisms compete within an ecosystem
Explain symbolic relationships
Describe a biome
Learn about different biomes
Explain how plants and animals are adapted to live in different biomes
Resources in Ecosystems
Students will be able to:
Draw conclusions about how recycled paper can save resources
Identify natural resources in the environment
Describe how natural resources are used and conserved
Observe what green plants produce during photosynthesis
Identify the natural cycles that affect ecosystems
Describe the way people can affect natural cycles
Determine how polluted water can be cleaned
Describe how people change ecosystems
Explain how people can help ecosystems
Ecosystems
Students will be able to:
Compare different climates
Describe how organisms interact in ecosystems
Explain how climate affects ecosystem diversity
Learn how animals obtain nutrients
Identify an ecosystem’s energy source
Describe how energy moves through an ecosystem
Observe how organisms help each other
Describe how organisms compete within an ecosystem
Explain symbolic relationships
Describe a biome
Learn about different biomes
Explain how plants and animals are adapted to live in different biomes
Resources in Ecosystems
Students will be able to:
Draw conclusions about how recycled paper can save resources
Identify natural resources in the environment
Describe how natural resources are used and conserved
Observe what green plants produce during photosynthesis
Identify the natural cycles that affect ecosystems
Describe the way people can affect natural cycles
Determine how polluted water can be cleaned
Describe how people change ecosystems
Explain how people can help ecosystems
Exploring Earth
Changes in the Earth’s Surface
Students will be able to:
Identify Earth’s layers as inner core, outer core, mantle and crust
Recognize the importance of the asthenosphere in the movement of plates
Conclude that weathering causes major changes to Earth’s surface
Explain how Earth’s plates move
Describe the different types of plate boundaries
Recognize what happens when plates moves
Locate the epicenter of an earthquake
Explain what causes earthquakes and volcanoes
Compare three types of volcanoes
Evaluate relationships of science, technology, and society
Changes in the Earth’s Surface
Students will be able to:
Identify Earth’s layers as inner core, outer core, mantle and crust
Recognize the importance of the asthenosphere in the movement of plates
Conclude that weathering causes major changes to Earth’s surface
Explain how Earth’s plates move
Describe the different types of plate boundaries
Recognize what happens when plates moves
Locate the epicenter of an earthquake
Explain what causes earthquakes and volcanoes
Compare three types of volcanoes
Evaluate relationships of science, technology, and society
Earth Rocks
Students will be able to:
Describe ways to compare minerals
Identify properties of minerals
Explain how minerals form
Classifying rocks
Identify the three types of rocks and how they form
Describe some uses of rock
Explore how rocks changes from one type to another
Describe the rock cycle
Describe plate boundaries
Explore how to stop erosion
Describe how soil forms
Explain how to conserve soil
Evaluate relationships of science, technology and society
Students will be able to:
Describe ways to compare minerals
Identify properties of minerals
Explain how minerals form
Classifying rocks
Identify the three types of rocks and how they form
Describe some uses of rock
Explore how rocks changes from one type to another
Describe the rock cycle
Describe plate boundaries
Explore how to stop erosion
Describe how soil forms
Explain how to conserve soil
Evaluate relationships of science, technology and society
Fossils
Students will be able to:
Model how a fossil is formed
Understand how fossil and fossil fuels are formed
Recognize different types of fossils
Understand how fossils are used in to find the age of rock layers
Describe what an index fossil is
Relate what fossils tell us about Earth’s history
Compare fossilized organisms with modern organisms
Understand how fossils can be used to learn about ancient eco-systems
Recognize how fossils can be used to learn about the history of life on Earth
Evaluate relationships of science, technology and society
Students will be able to:
Model how a fossil is formed
Understand how fossil and fossil fuels are formed
Recognize different types of fossils
Understand how fossils are used in to find the age of rock layers
Describe what an index fossil is
Relate what fossils tell us about Earth’s history
Compare fossilized organisms with modern organisms
Understand how fossils can be used to learn about ancient eco-systems
Recognize how fossils can be used to learn about the history of life on Earth
Evaluate relationships of science, technology and society
Cycles on the Earth and in Space
The Water Planet
Students will be able to:
Recognize how groundwater forms
Understand the water cycle
Identify ways to protect water resources
Demonstrate how the ocean floor can be mapped
Identify different regions of the ocean floor
Describe how the ocean affects climate
Observe an aquatic ecosystem
Recognize different ocean ecosystems
Understand how the environment affects ocean ecosystems
Evaluate relationships of science, technology, and society
The Water Planet
Students will be able to:
Recognize how groundwater forms
Understand the water cycle
Identify ways to protect water resources
Demonstrate how the ocean floor can be mapped
Identify different regions of the ocean floor
Describe how the ocean affects climate
Observe an aquatic ecosystem
Recognize different ocean ecosystems
Understand how the environment affects ocean ecosystems
Evaluate relationships of science, technology, and society
Earth’s Weather Patterns
Students will be able to:
Map the composition of the atmosphere
Identify the layers of the atmosphere
Recognize how the sun affects the atmosphere
Investigate the effect of air pressure
Understand air masses and how they cause weather change
Identify global wind patterns and other factors that affect climate
Understand how to track the path of a hurricane
Understand how weather is forecasted
Describe different types of severe storms
Evaluate relationships of science, technology, and society
Students will be able to:
Map the composition of the atmosphere
Identify the layers of the atmosphere
Recognize how the sun affects the atmosphere
Investigate the effect of air pressure
Understand air masses and how they cause weather change
Identify global wind patterns and other factors that affect climate
Understand how to track the path of a hurricane
Understand how weather is forecasted
Describe different types of severe storms
Evaluate relationships of science, technology, and society
The Universe – Near and Far
Students will be able to:
Construct a model of an elliptical orbit
Define day, year, season, eclipse and tide
Explain interactions between Earth, moon, and the sun
Illustrate one complete lunar cycle
Name and describe the moon’s phrases
Construct a scale model of the distance in the solar system
Compare the size, position, motions of bodies in the solar system
Describe the composition and motions of asteroids, meteors, and comets
Identify variables that affect apparent brightness
Describe types of stars and their life cycle
Define types of galaxies and explain theories of how the universe formed
Evaluate relationships of science, technology, and society
Students will be able to:
Construct a model of an elliptical orbit
Define day, year, season, eclipse and tide
Explain interactions between Earth, moon, and the sun
Illustrate one complete lunar cycle
Name and describe the moon’s phrases
Construct a scale model of the distance in the solar system
Compare the size, position, motions of bodies in the solar system
Describe the composition and motions of asteroids, meteors, and comets
Identify variables that affect apparent brightness
Describe types of stars and their life cycle
Define types of galaxies and explain theories of how the universe formed
Evaluate relationships of science, technology, and society
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