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Study References * |
| describe energy flow in living systems including food chains and food webs. |
Textbook, Unit C, p. 66 – 75: |
| collect information by observing and measuring; choose the appropriate instruments, including centimeter
rulers, meter sticks, graduated cylinders, beakers, scales
and balances, and Celsius thermometers, for making basic
metric measures. |
Animal Studies TE – Studies of animal behavior – Lessons 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, & 13 |
| identify characteristics of objects in our solar system including the Sun,
planets, meteorites, comets, asteroids, and moons; |
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| make inferences and draw conclusions about effects of human activity on
Earth's renewable, non-renewable, and inexhaustible resources. |
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| explain and illustrate the interactions between matter and energy in the water
cycle and in the decay of biomass such as in a compost bin; |
Animal Studies TE – Observations of animals, parts of animals and their
functions. Animals’ needs and animals’ habitats. Lessons 3 through 14
Textbook, Unit A, p. 38 – 53 |
| understand and present the rock cycle; |
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| identify and demonstrate everyday examples of chemical phenomena such
as rusting and tarnishing of metals and burning of wood; |
Textbook Unit E, Chapter 1, Lessons 1-3
Textbook Unit E, Chapter 2, Lessons 1-3 |
| connect science concepts with the history of science and contributions
of scientists. |
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| identify and describe the changes in position, direction of motion, and
speed of an object when acted upon by force; |
Textbook, Unit D, p. 34-36; p. 78-81
Animal Studies - Crab claw regeneration; life cycle of a frog (Lesson 7)
Textbook, Unit A, Chapter 1, Lesson 1-3
Textbook, Unit B, Chapter 2 Lesson 1-3 |
| describe physical properties of elements and identify how they are
used to position an element on the periodic table; |
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| identify the systems of the human organism and describe their functions; |
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| relate forces to basic processes in living organisms including the flow of
blood and the emergence of seedlings. |
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| Compare structural characteristics of an extinct organism,
as evidenced by its fossil record, with present, familiar
organisms. |
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