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Essential Question #1
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Why are plants important as living things and as producers? |
Essential Question #2
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How can we use the physical properties of seeds to classify them?
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Essential Question #3
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How does a new plant grow from a seed? |
Essential Question #4
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What are some ways to grow new plants?
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Essential Question #5
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What are the different stages in the life cycle of a green plant? |
Essential Question #6 | How is each plant part important to the plant as a whole? |
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Objective/Skill #1 | Compare traits or plants and animals
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Objective/Skill #2 | Explain the role of plants as producers in a food chain.
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Objective/Skill #1 | Describe a seeds physical properties.
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Objective/Skill #2 | Sort and classify seeds according to physical traits / properties.
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Objective/Skill #1 | Identify the parts and functions of a seed.
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Objective/Skill #2 | Construct a model of a seed.
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Objective/Skill #1 | Identify ways in which seeds are dispersed.
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Objective/Skill #2 | Discuss and chart various ways of seed dispersal.
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Objective/Skill #3 | Record observations of a propagation demonstration
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Objective/Skill #1 | Explain the stages of a plant's life span.
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Objective/Skill #2 | Predict the needs of a plant in order to grow, live, and thrive.
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Objective/Skill #1 | Identify and label the parts of a plant.
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Objective/Skill #2 | Explain function and importance of each plant part.
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Essential Question #1
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How do you classify animals?
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Essential Question #2
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Why do different animals have different body coverings?
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Essential Question #3
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Essential Question #4
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Essential Question #5
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Objective/Skill #1 | Students will characterize the traits of vertebrates.
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Objective/Skill #2 | Sort animals into correct classifications
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Objective/Skill #1 | Understand the purpose of different animal coverings.
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Objective/Skill #2 | Explain the effect of pollution on animals.
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Essential Question #1
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What is NRG? |
Essential Question #2
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How is energy transformed from one type to another?
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Essential Question #3
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How can we get more energy? |
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Essential Question #5
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Objective/Skill #1 | Explain what energy is
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Objective/Skill #2 | Identify types of energy
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Objective/Skill #3 | Determine source of energy
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Objective/Skill #1 | Define energy transformation
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Objective/Skill #2 | Demonstrate transfer of energy through a closed circuit
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Objective/Skill #1 | Identify renewable energy sources.
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Objective/Skill #2 | Create poster encouraging people to conserve energy.
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Essential Question #1
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What is matter? |
Essential Question #2
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What are physical properties? |
Essential Question #3
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What is a phase change? |
Essential Question #4
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Essential Question #5
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Objective/Skill #1 | Define what matter is
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Objective/Skill #2 | Identify states of matter
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Objective/Skill #3 | Characterize the traits of each state of matter
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Objective/Skill #1 | Name the seven physical properties
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Objective/Skill #2 | Describe an object using the seven properties
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Objective/Skill #1 | Explain what causes matter to change
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Objective/Skill #2 | Identify the differences between physical and chemical change
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Essential Question #1
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What is the life cycle of a butterfly?
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Essential Question #2
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What differences are there between a butterfly and a moth?
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Essential Question #3
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Essential Question #4
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Essential Question #5
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Objective/Skill #1 | Articulate the stages of butterfly life cycle
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Objective/Skill #2 | Define the traits of each stage of the lifecycle
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Objective/Skill #3 | Sketch the stage of the life cycle
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Objective/Skill #4 | Observe and record the lifecycle changes of living specimens
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Objective/Skill #1 | Identify traits of butterfly
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Objective/Skill #2 | Identify traits of a moth
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Objective/Skill #3 | Compare and contrast butterfly and moth using a Venn diagram
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Essential Question #1
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How do we record weather information?
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Essential Question #2
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What is the water cycle?
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Essential Question #3
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What are the different types of clouds?
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Essential Question #4
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Essential Question #5
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Objective/Skill #1 | Read a thermometer
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Objective/Skill #2 | Use weather symbols to observe and record weather data
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Objective/Skill #1 | Learn the process of the water cycle
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Objective/Skill #2 | Explain each phase of the water cycle
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Objective/Skill #1 | Identify the types of clouds
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Objective/Skill #2 | Match clouds with the weather they may produce
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Essential Question #1
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How do machines work?
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Essential Question #3
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Essential Question #4
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Essential Question #5
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Objective/Skill #1 | Explain the purpose of machines
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Objective/Skill #2 | Define force energy and work
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Objective/Skill #1 | Define different types of Simple Machines
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Objective/Skill #2 | Sort machines into their different categories
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Objective/Skill #1 | Explain what a compound machine is
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Objective/Skill #2 | Categorize a machine as simple or compound
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