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Science Inquiry

-Scientific Method

-Use of microscope

-Examine plant and animal cells

B3 Identify animal and plant cell structures and function. (nucleus, cell wall/membrane, cytoplasm, chloroplasts)

-Science Fair page one

-Problem and research

-Science Fair page two

-Hypothesis

-Materials

-Procedure

-Science Fair page three

-Experiment

-Observation

-Conclusion

Life

Science

-Compare and contrast plant and animal cells

B1 Determine that all organisms are made of parts.

B2 Recognize the basic structure of plant and animal cells. (nucleus, cell wall/membrane, cytoplasm, chloroplasts)

-Classifying organisms

-Organisms of the past

-Ecosystems

-Plant and animal interactions

B1 Select plants and animals found in a specific environment.

B1 Match fossil evidence with organisms that are alive today.

B2 Recognize how plants and animals interact with each other in their environment. (producer, consumer, decomposer).

B2 Compare how various animals obtain and use food for energy. (food chain)

B2 Identify animal and plant populations as thriving, threatened, endangered, or extinct.

B3 Identify ways organisms affect their environment.

B3 Infer possible cause of extinction.

-Plant structures

-Plant reproduction

B1 Match the edible parts of plants with particular plant structures.

-Animal characteristic

-Food webs

-Invertebrates

-Oxygen-carbon dioxide cycle

B1 Distinguish offspring from the parent.

B2 Compare and contrast groups of organisms according to their major characteristics.

B3 Match the animal with their means of obtaining oxygen.

-Organ systems

-Development and reproduction

-Animal adaptations

B1 Match a plant or animal adaptation to a particular environmental condition.

B2 Recognize the relationship between reproduction and the survival of a species.

B3 Select the illustration that depicts the life cycle of a specific organism.

B3 Match the form of structures found in living things to its function.

Earth/Space

Science

-Rocks

-Soil

-Fossils

-Earth’s layers

B1 Recognize specific geological features.

B1 Choose the appropriate use for an earth material.

B2 Determine how wind and water change the earth’s geological features.

B2 Identify the basic characteristics of soil. (clay vs. sand, minerals, soil types)

B3 Select the illustration that depicts how oceans affect weather and climate.

B3 Distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable resources.

B3 Identify the layers of earth.

-Solar system

-Moon phases

-Weather

-Water Cycle

B1 Determine the order of the planets according to their distance from the sun.

B1 Identify the cloud type(s) associated with specific conditions.

B2 Identify the different shapes that the moon appears to assume during its phases. (waxing, waning, gibbous, crescent)

B2 Choose the appropriate instrument for measuring a given atmospheric condition.

B3 Recognize that the length and position of a shadow are related to the location of the sun.

Physical Science

-Properties of Matter

-Measuring Matter

-Energy

-Physical/

Chemical change

B1 Select an object according to its observable physical properties.

B1 Choose features associated with physical changes. (shape, size, state)

B2 Recognize states of matter.

B2 Identify characteristics of different types of mixtures

B3 Determine why various types of matter change state.

B3 Determine methods for separating mixtures.

-Forces of motion

-Simple machines

-Heat

-Light

-Sound

B1 Select factors that have the greatest effect on the motion of an object.

B1 Differentiate among various forms of energy. (heat, light, sound)

B2 Recognize the effects of gravity.

B2 Recognize simple machines.

B2 Distinguish between the volume and pitch of sound.

B2 Recognize that various materials conduct heat.

B3 Determine how speed affects distance traveled over time.

-Static Electricity

-Current Electricity

-Magnets

B3 Select a simple electrical circuit.

Personal/ Social Perspectives

-Safety techniques

-Pollution

-Reduce

-Recycle

-Reuse

-Water conservation

-Electrical safety

Science and Technology

Books, Pictures

Drama (plays)

Weekly Readers

Posters

-Space technology

Related Literature

Field trips

Resource people

Field Studies

Ripley’s Aquarium

-Science Fair

Light and Power

Field Trip

Technology

Assessment

Double Bubble Map of Plants and Animals.

Invertebrate Reports

Planet Reports