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Understand the relationship between sound and vibrating objects.

-Illustrate how sound is produced by vibrating objects and columns of air.

-Summarize the relationship between sound and objects of the body that vibrate - eardrum and vocal cords.

Understand properties of solids and liquids and the changes they undergo.

-Give examples of matter that change from a solid to a liquid and from a liquid to a solid by heating and cooling.

-Compare the amount (volume and weight) of water in a container before and after freezing.

-Compare what happens to water left in an open container over time as to water left in a closed container.

Understand patterns of weather and factors that affect weather.

-Summarize how energy from the sun serves as a source of light that warms the land, air, and water.

-Summarize weather conditions using qualitative and quantitative measures to describe:

• Temperature

• Wind direction

• Wind speed

• Precipitation

-Compare weather patterns that occur over time and relate observable patterns to time of day and time of year.

-Recognize the tools that scientists use for observing, recording, and predicting weather changes from day to day and during the seasons.

Understand animal life cycles.

-Summarize the life cycle of animals:

• Birth

• Developing into an adult

• Reproducing

• Aging and death

-Compare the life cycles of different animals such as, but not limited to, mealworms, ladybugs, crickets, guppies, or frogs.

-Remember that organisms differ from or are similar to their parents based on the characteristics of the organism.

-Identify ways in which many plants and animals closely resemble their parents in observed appearance and ways they are different.

-Recognize that there is variation among individuals that are related.

Understand the purpose of governments.

-Explain government services and their value to the community (libraries, schools, parks, etc.).

-Explain how governments establish order, provide security and create laws to manage conflict.

Understand the roles and responsibilities of citizens.

-Exemplify characteristics of good citizenship through historical figures and everyday citizens.

-Explain why it is important for citizens to participate in their community.

Use geographic representations, terms and technology to process information from a spatial perspective.

-Interpret maps of the school and community that contain symbols, legends and cardinal directions.

-Interpret the meaning of symbols and the location of physical and human features on a map (cities, railroads, highways, countries, continents, oceans, etc.).

Understand the effects of humans interacting with their environment.

-Give examples of ways in which people depend on the physical environment and natural resources to meet basic needs.

-Explain how people positively and negatively affect the environment.

Understand basic economic concepts

-Give examples of ways in which businesses in the community meet the needs and wants of consumers.

-Explain the roles and impact producers and consumers have on the economy.

-Summarize the concept of supply and demand.

-Explain why people and countries around the world trade for goods and services.

-Explain how money is used for saving, spending, borrowing and giving.

-Summarize the role of financial institutions relative to savings.

Understand how various sources provide information about the past.

-Use timelines to show sequencing of events.

-Identify contributions of historical figures (community, state, nation and world) through various genres.

-Compare various interpretations of the same time period using evidence such as photographs and interviews.

Understand how various cultures influence communities.

-Explain how artistic expressions of diverse cultures contribute to the community (stories, art, music, food, etc.).

-Recognize the key historical figures and events that are associated with various cultural traditions.

-Exemplify respect and appropriate social skills needed for working with diverse groups