1st Quarter (Earth Science)

STANDARDS

Day/Night/Moon

ESS.4.1.1 - Use models to explain the cause of day and night based on the rotation of the Earth on its axis. 

ESS.4.1.2 - Use models to explain the repeating pattern of the phases of the moon (new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, and full).

Changes to Earth's Surface

ESS.4.2.3 - Use models to explain changes in Earth’s surface over time (to include slow changes of erosion and weathering, and fast changes of earthquakes, landslides, and volcanic activity).

VOCABULARY

day, night, earth, moon, sun, sky, appearance, change, pattern, month, axis, rotation, rotates, position orbit, shadow, cycle, sphere/spherical, 24-hours, moon phases, rotate, revolve, month, waxes, wanes, new moon, first quarter, full moon, last quarter, waning gibbous, waxing gibbous, waning crescent, waxing crescent, light, reflects,  surface, erosion, weathering, rapid, drastic, slow, changes, landslide, volcano, earthquake

2nd Quarter (Life & Physical Science)

TOPICS

Fossils   

LS.4.2.1 - Analyze and interpret data to compare fossils to one another and living organisms.

LS.4.2.2 - Analyze and interpret data to explain how fossils suggest ideas about Earth’s early environment.

Rocks & Minerals  

ESS.4.2.1 - Carry out investigations to classify minerals using tests for the physical properties of hardness, color, luster, cleavage, and streak.

ESS.4.2.2 - Carry out investigations to classify rocks as metamorphic, sedimentary, or igneous based on their composition, how they are formed, and the processes that create them.

VOCABULARY

characteristics, examine, infer, investigate, fossils, surface, organisms, molds, casts, impression, preserved parts, fossil evidence,  slow processes, sediments, fossils, surface, preserved parts, organism, environment conditions,  physical properties, weight/mass, solid, liquid, conduct, heat, float, sink, magnetic, minerals, hardness, streak, tiles, color, luster, cleavage, scratch test, rocks, minerals, metamorphic, igneous, sedimentary, sediment, deposited, heat, pressure, solid, liquid, gas

3rd Quarter (Life & Earth Science)

TOPICS

Animal Adaptations 

LS.4.1.1 - Use models to explain that plants and animals have external structures that function to support survival.

LS.4.1.2 - Use models to explain that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information, and respond to the information in different ways.  

LS.4.1.3 - Engage in argument from evidence to explain how differences among animals of the same population sometimes gives individuals an advantage in surviving and reproducing in changing habitats.

Human Impact 

ESS.4.3.1 - Ask questions to infer whether changes in an organism’s environment are beneficial or harmful.

ESS.4.3.2 - Engage in argument from evidence to explain how humans can adapt their behavior to live in changing environments (eg. recycling wastes, establishing rain gardens, planting native species to prevent flooding and erosion).

ESS.4.3.3 - Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to compare solutions to environmental problems impacting plants and animals.

VOCABULARY

environment, changes,/alter, beneficial, harmful, survive, organism, habitat, conserve, preserve, adapt, behavior, environments, recycling, native species, flooding, erosion, solutions, structures, function, survival, growth, external, adaptation/adapted, predators, surroundings, natural environment, senses, variation, species, survival, reproduction/reproduce, adaptation, hibernation, migration, camouflage, habitat, survival, instinct

4th Quarter (Physical Science)

TOPICS

Force & Motion

PS.4.1.1 - Ask questions to summarize the relationship of magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.

PS.4.1.2 - Carry out investigations to explain how electrically charged objects push or pull on other objects to produce motion.

Energy  

PS.4.2.1 - Ask questions to identify basic forms of energy (light, sound, heat, electrical) that cause motion or create change. 

PS.4.2.2 - Use models to explain a simple electrical circuit and the necessary components.

PS.4.2.3 - Carry out investigations on common materials to classify them as insulators or conductors of electricity.

Light Energy 

PS.4.3.1 - Carry out investigations to infer the path light travels from a light source to a mirror and how it is reflected by the mirror and use different angles.

PS.4.3.2 - Carry out investigations to explain how light is refracted and absorbed. 

VOCABULARY

repel, force, magnetic poles, North, South, attract, magnetism, non-metallic, motion, iron, charged, electrically charge and discharge, static electricity, variables, friction, attract, repel, slow, fast, motion, light, sound, heat, change, energy, electric circuit model, pathway,  insulators, conductors, open and closed circuits, switch, energy transfer, electric current, current electricity, conductors, classify, insulators, circuit, energy, light, light source, reflection/reflect, absorption/absorb, medium, refraction, light, rays, light source, light path

1st Quarter (Life Science)

STANDARDS

Cells & Body Systems LS.5.1 Understand how structures and systems of the human body perform functions necessary for life.

• LS.5.1.1 Use models to recognize the organizational structure of humans as a multicellular organism (cell, tissue, organ, system, organism).

• LS.5.1.2 Use models to compare the major systems of the human body (digestive, respiratory, circulatory, muscular, skeletal, nervous) as they relate to their functions necessary for life.

Heredity/Genetics/Traits LS.5.3 Understand that some characteristics of an organism are inherited and other characteristics are acquired.

• LS.5.3.1 Ask questions to compare instincts and learned behaviors.

• LS.5.3.2 Ask questions to compare inherited and acquired traits.

Ecosystems LS.5.2 Understand the interdependence of plants and animals within their ecosystems.

• LS.5.2.1 Engage in argument from evidence to compare the characteristics of several common ecosystems (including estuaries and salt marshes, oceans, lakes and ponds, rivers and streams, forests, and grasslands) in terms of their ability to support a variety of populations.

• LS.5.2.2 Use models to classify organisms within an ecosystem according to the function they serve: producers, consumers, or decomposers.

• LS.5.2.3 Use models to infer the effects that may result from the interconnected relationships of plants and animals to their ecosystem.

VOCABULARY

cells, tissues, organs, systems, function, multicellular, structures, functions, systems, organs, heart, blood, vessels, nose, trachea, lungs, brain, spinal cord, nerves, mouth, esophagus, stomach, intestines, bones, muscles, oxygen, carbon dioxide, voluntary muscles, involuntary muscles, nutrients, compare, similarities, differences, waste, instincts, learned behavior, inherited traits, acquired traits, generations, learned, obtained from the environment, genetics, characteristics, offspring, parent, ecosystem, estuary, salt marsh, ocean, lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, forests, grassland, population, community, terrestrial, aquatic, biotic, abiotic, habitat, ecosystem, producer, consumer, decomposer, food chain, food web, model, classify, relationship, organism, energy transfer, eats, breaks down, energy, habitat, organism, population, environments, ecosystem, stable, increase, decrease

2nd Quarter (Physical Science)

TOPICS

Force & Motion PS.5.2 Understand force, motion, and the relationship between them.

• PS.5.2.1 Carry out investigations to explain how factors such as gravity, friction, and change in mass affect the motion of objects.

• PS.5.2.2 Use mathematics and computational thinking to infer the motion of an object (including position, direction, and speed).

Matter & Energy PS.5.1 Understand the interactions of matter and energy and the changes that occur.

• PS 5.1.1 Carry out investigations to compare the weight of objects before and after an interaction.

• PS. 5.1.2 Carry out investigations to explain whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.

• PS 5.1.3 Carry out investigations to compare how heating and cooling affect some materials and how this relates to their purpose and practical applications.

VOCABULARY

substance, interaction, evidence, properties, weight, conservation, vanish, dissolve, variables, properties, physical change, chemical change, mass, quantitative and qualitative data, control, insulators, conductors, heating, cooling, material, practical application, expand, contract, design

3rd Quarter (Earth Science)

TOPICS

Weather  ESS.5.1 Understand how Earth systems (hydrosphere and atmosphere) impact patterns of weather and climate.

• ESS.5.1.1 Analyze and interpret data to compare daily and seasonal changes in weather conditions (including wind speed and direction, precipitation, and temperature) and patterns.

• ESS.5.1.2 Analyze and interpret weather data to explain current and upcoming weather conditions (including severe weather such as hurricanes and tornadoes) in a given location.

• ESS.5.1.3 Construct an explanation to summarize the ocean's influences on weather and climate in North Carolina.

• ESS.5.1.4 Use models to explain how the sun’s energy drives the processes of the water cycle (including evaporation, transpiration, condensation, and precipitation).

VOCABULARY

precipitation, wind, wind speed, wind direction, temperature, air pressure, location, latitude, hemisphere, barometer, thermometer, anemometer, wind vane, rain gauge, analyze, interpret, weather patterns, weather conditions, weather, climate, cloud cover, seasons, air mass, atmospheric conditions, forecast, weather pattern, clouds, fronts (warm, cold), weather conditions, symbols, satellite maps, severe weather, tornadoes, hurricanes, equator, weather balloons, radar, wind, temperature, ocean, weather, climate, Gulf Stream, current, sea breeze, land breeze, air pressure, coastal, precipitation, evaporation, condensation, transpiration, sun’s energy, dew, water vapor, particles, solid, liquid, gas, clouds (cloud formation)

4th Quarter (Review)

During 4th Quarter, students will review all science standards to prepare for 5th Grade Science EOG