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Theme 1
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Theme 2
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Theme 3
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Theme 4
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Theme 5
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Theme 6
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Theme 7
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Theme 8
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| 1.
Investigate the ability of living things to adapt to their environment.
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wks 1-8
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wks 7-8
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Compare food chains and food webs. |
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wks 5-6
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| b. Compare and contrast adaptations necessary for animals and plants to |
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wks 1-8
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in different habitats. |
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| 2.
Explore the interactions of components in living systems. (L) |
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wks 1-8
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wk 3
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| a.
Identify parts and basic functions of various
body systems (circulatory, respiratory, digestive, skeletal and nervous systems). |
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| b.
Analyze the circulatory system. |
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| c.
Group animals as invertebrates or vertebrates. |
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| d.
Explore the four requirements necessary for photosynthesis. |
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| e.
Compare and contrast flowering and non-flowering plants. |
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| 3.
Communicate an understanding of the interaction of bodies in the
solar system. (E, P) |
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wks 1, 4, 6 & 7
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| a.
Explain why the apparent size of an object depends on its distance
from the observer. |
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wks 4-6
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| b. Describe the interaction between the Earth, Sun, Earth's moon, and planets of the solar system. |
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| c.
Describe the apparent motion of constellations in the night sky (east
to west throughout the night, east to west throughout the year). |
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| 4.
Identify and describe the visual and telescopic
appearance of planets and moons. (E, P) |
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wk 4
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| a.
Locate and identify planets as bright, shining bodies that move
in front of the background of constellations. |
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wk 7
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| b.
Explain the nature of telescopes as devices that collect light and
enlarge the apparent size of distant objects to reveal otherwise unseen features. |
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wk 4
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| c.
Describe the physical features of the moon (craters, plains, mountains)
and the planets. |
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| 5. Discover the effects of external forces on the Earth's surface. (E) |
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wks 1-8
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| a. Describe how external forces including heat, wind and water affect the Earth's surface. |
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wks 3-6
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| b.
Using maps, students identify watershed and run-off patterns of
local areas. |
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wk 7
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| c.
Group landform examples by the forces that may have created them. |
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wk 7
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| 6. Explore changes that occur in the Earth's atmosphere. (E) |
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| a.
Analyze and predict the weather using the thermometer, anemometer,
rain gauge, barometer and hygrometer. |
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wks 1-8
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| b.
Recognize and collect data of extreme weather conditions. |
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wks 1-8
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| 7.
Discover how environmental concerns relate to the hydrosphere, lithosphere,
and atmosphere. (E, L) |
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wk 8
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| a.
Describe ways to protect the air we breathe. |
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| b.
Recognize the need for conservation of water resources. |
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wk 5
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| c.
Discuss the ways man can protect and manage organisms in the environment. |
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wk 5
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| 8.
Investigate the changes in the states of matter. (P) |
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wk 6
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Observe that matter occupies space and has mass and volume. |
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Demonstrate transformations of the states of matter. |
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wk 7
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| c.
Explore and classify physical and chemical changes. |
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| 9.
Examine the different forms of energy. (E, L, P) |
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| a.
Differentiate energy as potential or kinetic
energy. |
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wks 5-6
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| b.
Identify and explore forms of energy such
as heat, sound, light, or electricity. |
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| c.
Demonstrate the use of the sun as an energy source. |
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wk 5
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| 10.
Develop the process of measurement and the concepts related to units
of measurement. (L, E, P) * |
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| a.
Measure a given object using specified scientific measurement (English
and/or metric). |
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| b.
Select, use, compare and convert within the appropriate standard
(English and metric) system of measurement. * |
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Identify the attributes of length, weight,
capacity/volume, mass, time and temperature using English and metric units of measurement. * |
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Calculate and solve problems with elapsed time. * |
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* Indicates a similar competency/objective found in the Mississippi Mathematics Framework as well.
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