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Physical Setting
Key Ideas |
Performance Indicators |
1.The Earth and celestial phenomena can be described by principles of relative motion and perspective. | 1A. describe patterns of daily, monthly, and seasonal changes in their environment |
2. Many of the phenomena that we observe on Earth involve interactions among components of air, water, and land. | 2A. describe the relationships among air, water, and land on Earth |
3. Matter is made up of particles whose properties determine the observable characteristics of matter and its reactivity. | 3A. observe and describe properties of materials using appropriate tools |
3B. describe chemical and physical changes, including changes in states of matter | |
4. Energy exists in many forms, and when these forms change energy is conserved. | 4A. describe a variety of forms of energy (heat, chemical, light) and the changes that occur in objects when they interact with those forms of energy |
4B. observe the way one form of energy can be transformed into another form of energy present in common situations (mechanical to heat energy, mechanical to electrical energy, chemical to heat energy) | |
5. Energy and matter interact through forces that result in changes in motion. | 5A. describe the effects of common forces (pushed and pulls) on objects, such as those caused by gravity, magnetism and mechanical forces |
Living Environment
Key Ideas |
Performance Indicators |
1. Living things are both similar to and different from each other and nonliving things. | 1A. describe the characteristics of and variations between living and nonliving things |
1B. describe the life processes common to all living things | |
2. Organisms inherit genetic information in a variety of ways that result in continuity of structure and function between parents and offspring. | 2A. recognize the traits of living things are both inherited and acquired or learned |
2B. recognize that for humans and other living things there is genetic continuity between generations | |
3. Individual organisms and species change over time. | 3A. describe how the structures of plants and animals complement the environment of the plant or animal |
3B. observe that differences within a species may give individuals an advantage in surviving and reproducing | |
4. The continuity of life is sustained through reproduction and development | 4A. describe the major stages in the life cycles of selected plants and animals |
4B. describe evidence of growth, repair, and maintenance, such as nails, hair, and bone, and the healing of cuts and bruises | |
5. Organisms maintain a dynamic equilibrium that sustains life | 5A. describe basic life functions of common living specimens
(guppy, mealworm, gerbil) |
5B. describe some survival behaviors of common living specimens | |
5C. describe the factors that help promote good health and growth in humans |
6. Plants and animals depend on each other and their physical environment. | 6A. describe how plants and animals, including humans, depend upon each other and the nonliving environment |
6B. describe the relationship of the sun as an energy source for living and nonliving cycles | |
7. Human decisions and activities have had a profound impact on the physical and living environment | 7A. identify ways in which humans have changed their environment and the effects of those changes |
Unit | Content Knowledge |
Weather and Climate | -
Know the content and value of Earth’s atmosphere
- Know the effects of changes in the air on weather - Know weather patterns and how they are used for weather predictions - Know about the changes and climate of seasonal weather |
Magnetism and Electricity | -
Know the properties of magnets
- Know the forms of electrical energy - Know how electric circuits work - Know the sources of electrical current - Know how electric current is changed into useful energy - |
Plants | -
Know the parts of flowering plants
- Know the parts of plant cells - Know plant processes (photosynthesis and respiration) - Know the classification of plants - Know structural adaptations |
Animals | -
Know the basic needs of animals
- Know that adaptations help animals meet their needs - Know the classification of living things - Know the characteristics of different animal groups |
Body’s Delivery Systems | -
know the organs and functions of the respiratory, circulatory and excretory systems
- know that health measures help prevent or fight disease - know the harmful effects of nicotine, alcohol, and other drug |