Students will develop the eight science practices:
Asking Questions
Developing and Using Models
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
Constructing Explanations
Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Students will learn the seven crosscutting concepts below:
Patterns
Cause and effect
Scale, proportion, and quantity
Systems and system models
Energy and matter: Flows, cycles, and conservation
Structure and function
Stability and change