Elevate Science
Unit 1: Introduction to Matter
Describing and Classifying Matter
Measuring Matter
Changes in Matter
Unit 2: Solids, Liquids, and Gases
States of Matter
Changes of State
Gas Behavior
Unit 3: Energy
Energy, Motion, Force, and Work
Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy
Other Forms of Energy
Energy Change and Conservation
Unit 4: Thermal Energy
Thermal Energy, Heat, and Temperature
Heat Transfer
Heat and Materials
Unit 5: Introduction to Earth's Systems:
Matter and Energy in Earth's Systems
Surface Features in the Geosphere
The Hydrosphere
Unit 6: Weather and Atmosphere
The Atmosphere Around You
Water in the Atmosphere
Air Masses
Predicting Weather Changes
Severe Weather and Floods
Unit 7: Minerals and Rocks in the Geosphere
Earth's Interior
Minerals
Rocks
Cycling of Rocks
Unit 8: Plate Tectonics
Evidence of Plate Motions
Plate Tectonics and Earth's Surface
Earthquakes and Tsunami Hazards
Volcanoes and Earth's Surface
Unit 9: Earth's Surface Systens
Weathering and Soil
Erosion and Deposition
Water Erosion
Glacial Wave Erosion
Unit 10: Living Things in the Biosphere
Living Things
Classification Systems
Viruses, Bacteria, Protists, and Fungi
Plants and Animals
Unit 11: Our Changing Climate
Causes of Climate Change
Climate Changes Impacts Organisms
Reducing Human Impacts on the Environment