Weather and Climate

1. How does climate influence the activities of people?

2. How can humans reduce the effect of natural hazards?

3. Why do regions have different weather patterns?

Forces and Interactions

1. How do forces move an object?

2. How can magnetic interactions effect objects?

3. How can magnetic forces be used to solve daily problems?

Interdependent Relationships

1. How are plants, animals, and environments of the past similar or different from current plants, animals, and environments?

2. How do living things adapt to environmental changes?

3. Why do individuals form groups?

4. How does forming a group help you as an individual?

Life Cycles and Traits

1. Why are offspring similar to parents?

2. How do environmental and inherited factors affect a living thing's ability to survive and thrive?