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Life Science Standards |
Standard II (Life Science): Understand the properties, structures, and processes of living things and the interdependence of living
things and their environments.
1. Benchmark I: Know that living things have diverse forms, structures, functions, and habitats.
things and their environments.
1. Benchmark I: Know that living things have diverse forms, structures, functions, and habitats.
- Explain that different living organisms have distinctive structures and body systems that serve specific functions
- Know that humans and other living things have senses that detect stimuli, and that stimuli influence behaviors
- Describe how roots intake water nutrients and green leaves make food from sunlight
- Describe the components of and relationships among organisms in a food chain
- Describe how all living things are made up of smaller units that are called cells.
- Know that in any particular environment some kinds of plants and animals survive well, less well, or not at all.
- Know that a change in physical structure or behavior can improve an organism’s chance of survival
- Describe how some living organisms have developed characteristics from generation to generation to improve chances of survival
- Know that the human body has many parts that interact to function as systems
- Recognize that the human body is organized from cells, to tissues, to organs, to systems, to the organism.
Earth & Space Science |
Standard III (Earth and Space Science): Understand the structure of Earth, the solar system, and the universe, the interconnections
among them, and the processes and interactions of Earth’s systems.
1. Benchmark I: Know the structure of the solar system and the objects in the universe.
individuals and societies.
1. Benchmark I: Describe how science influences decisions made by individuals and societies.
among them, and the processes and interactions of Earth’s systems.
1. Benchmark I: Know the structure of the solar system and the objects in the universe.
- Understand that the number of stars visible through a telescope is much greater than the number visible to the naked eye.
- Know that there are various types of telescopes that use different forms of light to observe distant objects in the sky.
- Know that the pattern of stars (e.g., constellations) stays the same although they appear to move across the sky nightly due to
- Earth’s rotation.
- Know that the properties of rocks and minerals reflect the processes that shaped them (igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary.)
- Describe how weather patterns generally move from west to east in the United States.
- Know that local weather information describes patterns of change over a period of time
individuals and societies.
1. Benchmark I: Describe how science influences decisions made by individuals and societies.
- Know that science has identified substances called pollutants that get into the environment and can be harmful to living things.
- Know that, through science and technology, a wide variety of materials not appearing in nature have become available
- Know that both men and women of all races and social backgrounds choose science as a career.
Physical Science Standards |
Standard I (Physical Science): Understand the structure and properties of matter, the characteristics of energy, and the interactions
between matter and energy.
1. Benchmark I: Recognize that matter has different forms and properties.
between matter and energy.
1. Benchmark I: Recognize that matter has different forms and properties.
- Know that changes to matter may be chemical or physical.
- Know that materials are made up of small particles (atoms and molecules)
- Know that the mass of the same amount of material remains constant whether it is together, in parts, or in a different state.
- Identify the characteristics of several different forms of energy and describe how energy can be converted from one form to another
- Recognize that energy can be stored in many ways
- Describe how some waves move through materials
- Demonstrate how electricity flows through a simple circuit
- Know that energy can be carried from one place to another by waves, by electric currents, and by moving object
- Describe that gravity exerts more force on objects with greater mass
- Describe how some forces act on contact and other forces act at a distance