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MD Health Education Learning Outcomes

Grade 5M - Science Thematic Units

Terms 1-4:

Standard 1.0 Skills and Processes

         Construct Knowledge.
         Apply Evidence of Reasoning.
         Communicate Scientific Information (BCR).
         Gather, question, investigate, explain, compute, compare,
         and judge data.
         Use appropriate tools.

Term 1:

Standard 2.0 Earth/Space Science


Unit I: Investigating Earth Changes - Unit C 

Chapter 1 - Changes to Earth's Surface (C2)

Lesson 1: What Processes Change Landforms? (C4)
Lesson 2: What Causes Mountains, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes? (C12)
Lesson 3: How Has Earth's Surface Changed? (C20)

Chapter 2 - Rocks and Minerals (C32)

Lesson 1:  What Are Minerals? (C34)
Lesson 2:  What Are Rocks? (C40)
Lesson 3:  What Is the Rock Cycle? (C48)

Unit II  Astronomy - Unit D

Chapter 1 - Earth, Moon, and Beyond (D2)

Lesson 1:  How Do Earth and the Moon Compare? (D4)
Lesson 2:  What Else is in the Solar System?  (D12)
Lesson 3:  How Have People Explored the Solar System? (D20)

Chapter 2 - The Sun and Other Stars (D34)

Lesson 1:  What Are the Features of the Sun? (D36)
Lesson 2:  How Are Stars Classified? (D44)
Lesson 3:  What Are Galaxies? (D52)


Unit III: Hydrosphere and Atmosphere 

Chapter 3 - Weather and Climate (C60)

Lesson 1:  How Can You Observe and Measure Weather Conditions? (C62)
Lesson 2:  What Causes Weather? (C70)
Lesson 3:  What Is Climate and How Does It Change? (C78)

Term 2:

Standard 6.0 Environmental Science


Unit IV: The Environment 

Topic 1: Natural Resources and Human Needs
         Lesson 1: Compare Maryland's renewable & non-renewable natural resources
         Lesson 2: How humans use renewable natural resources
         Lesson 3: How humans use non-renewable natural resources
         

Topic 2: Environmental Issues
         Lesson 1: Positive and negative consequences of Earth's natural resources use
         Lesson 2: How natural resources Differently affect individual people 
         and groups of people

Standard 4.0 Chemistry

Unit V: Investigating Energy

Topic 1: Chemistry
            Lesson 1: Conservation of Matter
            Lesson 2: States of Matter
            Lesson 3: Physical and Chemical Changes

Standard 5.0 Physics


Topic 2: Motion
          Lesson 1: Types of Motion
          Lesson 2: Speed
          Lesson 3: Keep Going
          Lesson 4: Friction & Gravity
          Lesson 5: Mass & Force
          Lesson 6: Potential and Kinetic Energy

Topic 3: Forms of Energy
          Lesson 1: How Light Travels
          Lesson 2: Light Energy
          Lesson 3: Vibrations
          Lesson 4: Heat Energy
          Lesson 5: Transfer of Heat
          Lesson 6: Conductors of Heat
          Lesson 7: Transparency

Term 3:

Standard 3.0 Life Science


Unit VI: Investigating Life

Topic 1: Observing Cells:
          Lesson 1: Observing Cells
          Lesson 2: Using the Microscope
          Lesson 3: Cells
          Lesson 4: Plant and Animal Cells
          Lesson 5: Single and Multi-Cellular Organisms

Topic 2: Diversity of Life:
          Lesson 1: Plants and Animals Survival
          Lesson 2: Bird Beaks
          Lesson 3: Survival by Feature
          Lesson 4: Chesapeake Bay Survival
          Lesson 5: Blue Crab
          Lesson 6: Changing Environments


Term 4:

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