Life Science
Why do we classify?
How do we classify vertebrates?
How do we classify invertebrates?
How are other organisms classified?
What is inside a cell?
How do cells work together?
How do organs work together?
What is the circulatory system?
What is the respiratory system?
What are the digestive and urinary systems?
What is an ecosystem?
What are land biomes?
What are water ecosystems?
How do organisms interact?
How does energy move in ecosystems?
What cycles occur in ecosystems?
How do ecosystems change?
How do species change?
How do changes cause more changes?
How can the oceans be described?
Where is fresh water found?
What is the water cycle?
How do clouds form?
Earth Science
How does air move?
What are air masses?
What causes severe weather?
How are weather forecasts made?
What is climate?
What is the structure of the Earth?
What causes earthquakes and volcanoes?
What is weathering?
What is erosion?
How are minerals identified?
How are rocks classified?
What are nonrenewable energy resources?
What are other energy resources?
What are other resources?
Can resources be conserved?
Physical Science
1. What are properties of matter?
2. How do atoms combine?
3. How do phase changes occur?
4. What are mixtures and solutions?
What are chemical changes?
What are some kinds of chemical reactions?
How are chemical properties used?
How is chemical technology used in our lives?
How can you describe motion?
What are forces?
What are Newton’s laws of motion?
What are simple machines? (not in standards)
What is energy?
4. What is thermal energy?
What are the effects of moving charges?
What are simple circuits?
What are complex circuits?
Space and Technology
What is the history of astronomy?
What is a star?
How are stars grouped together?
In what ways does Earth move?
What are the parts of the solar system?
What are comets and asteroids?
What is known about the Moon?
What is technology?
How has technology changed transportation?
How have computers changed society?
What technology is used in space?