Course Content
A. Plants
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A.10. Explain how plants are related to each other.
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A.01. Identify plant parts and their functions
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A.02. Identify plant parts and their functions.
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A.03. How do plants make food?
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A.04. How do flowering plants make new plants?
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A.05. Read and construct flowering plant life cycle diagrams
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A.06. Explain the process of pollination.
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A.07. Describe how plants are related to each other.
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A.08. Describe the role of the plant life cycle.
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A.09. Explain how plants are related to each other.
B. Ecosystems
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B.01. Identify ecosystems.
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B.02. Describe ecosystems.
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B.03. Identify roles in food chains.
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B.04. How does matter move in food chains?
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B.05. Interpret food webs.
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B.06. Describe the role of plants in the food chain.
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B.07. Describe the role of animals in the food chain.
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B.08. Describe the role of decomposers in the food chain.
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B.09. Describe the role of the sun in the food chain.
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B.10. Describe the role of the sun in the food chain.
C. Materials
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C.01. Identify materials in objects.
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C.02. Identify multiple materials in objects.
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C.03. Identify examples of materials that float or sink.
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C.04. Identify examples of materials that float or sink.
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C.05. Identify examples of materials that are good insulators.
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C.06. Identify the materials needed to build a structure.
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C.07. Identify the materials needed to build a structure.
D. States of Matter
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D.01. Classify matter as solid, liquid, or gas.
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D.02. Identify solids, liquids and gases.
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D.03. Sort solids, liquids and gases.
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D.04. Identify examples of each state of matter.
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D.05. Identify the state of matter of familiar objects.
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D.06. Identify and describe changes in the state of matter.
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D.07. Identify and describe changes in the state of matter.
E. Phase Change
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E.01. Change-of-state diagrams: solid, liquid and gas.
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E.02. Heating, cooling and changes of state.
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E.03. Describe the changes of state of water.
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E.04. Describe the changes of state of water.
F. Heat and Thermal Energy
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F.01. Predict heat flow.
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F.02. Predict temperature changes.
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F.03. How is temperature related to thermal energy?
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F.04. Explain how heat moves between objects.
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F.05. Identify and describe changes in temperature.
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F.06. Identify and describe changes in temperature.
G. Physical and Chemical Change
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G.01. Identify physical and chemical changes.
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G.02. Compare physical and chemical changes.
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G.03. Identify physical and chemical changes in everyday life.
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G.04. Identify physical and chemical changes in everyday life.
H. Force and Motion
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H.01. Identify pushes and pulls.
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H.02. Compare the speeds of moving objects.
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H.03. How do balanced and unbalanced forces affect motion?
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H.04. How do mass and force affect motion?
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H.05. Describe how force affects the motion of an object.
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H.06. Describe how force affects the motion of an object.
I. Magnets
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I.01. Identify magnets that attract or repel.
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I.02. Label magnets that attract or repel.
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I.03. Compare strengths of magnetic forces.
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I.04. Describe how magnets interact with objects.
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I.05. Describe how magnets interact with objects.
J. Earth’s Features
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J.01. Water on Earth.
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J.02. Identify Earth’s land features.
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J.03. Label parts of water cycle diagrams.
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J.04. Natural resources.
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J.05. Describe the importance of water on Earth.
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J.06. Describe the importance of water on Earth.
K. Earth events
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K.01. Classify changes to Earth’s surface I.
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K.02. Classify changes to Earth’s surface II.
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K.03. Find evidence of changes to Earth’s surface.
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K.04. Changes to Earth’s surface: earthquakes.
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K.05. Changes to Earth’s surface: volcanic eruptions.
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K.06. Changes to Earth’s surface: erosion.
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K.07. Identify causes of land features.
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K.08. Identify causes of land features.
L. Weather and climate
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L.01. Read a thermometer.
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L.02. Compare temperatures on thermometers.
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L.03. Collect and graph temperature data.
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L.04. Compare and contrast weather and climate.
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L.05. Compare and contrast weather and climate.
M. Fossils
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M.01. Introduction to fossils.
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M.02. Compare fossils to modern organisms.
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M.03. Compare ancient and modern organisms: use observations to support a hypothesis.
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M.04. How do rock layers form?
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M.05. Interpret evidence from fossils in rock layers.
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M.06. Describe how fossils can be used to learn about the past.
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M.07. Describe how fossils can be used to learn about the past.
N. Units and measurement
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N.01. Choose units of time.
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N.02. Choose units of distance.
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N.03. Abbreviate time and length units.
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N.04. Abbreviate mass and volume units.
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N.05. Convert between different units of measurement.
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N.06. Convert between different units of measurement.
O. Engineering practices
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O.01. Solve problems using magnets.
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O.02. Evaluate multiple design solutions to prevent flooding.
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O.03. Evaluate multiple design solutions to prevent erosion.
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O.04. Identify the best design solution to prevent a hurricane.
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O.05. Design a solution to a problem.
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O.06. Design a solution to a problem.
P. Animals
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P.01. Pollinator: ruby-throated hummingbird.
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P.02. Pollinator: Indian flying fox.
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P.03. Pollinator: painted lady butterfly.
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P.04. Seed disperser: Eurasian red squirrel.
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P.05. Seed disperser: African elephant.
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P.06. Seed disperser: common ostrich.
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P.07. Benefits of group behavior: North American caribou.
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P.08. Benefits of group behavior: African wild dogs.
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P.09. Benefits of group behavior: leafcutter ants.
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P.10. Define and describe what a food chain is.
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P.11. Define and describe what a food chain is.
