Science

Students will learn:

• The Human Body is made of systems that are essential for life.

• The Skeletal System is made of bone and has functions of supporting, .

• The Muscular System is made of muscles and it has functions.

• Skin is an organ that has functions.

• The Skeletal and Muscular Systems, along with skin, function together to protect, support, and help the human body to move.

Students will learn:

• Air surrounds us, takes up space, and has mass.

• All matter exhibits properties. Matter can be differentiated based on properties.
• Solids, liquids, and gases are all made up of particles. The behaviors of these particles differ in the three states (solid, liquid, gas).
• Solids, liquids, and gases display unique properties characteristic of that particular state (phase) of matter.
• The characteristics of particular states (phases) influence the functional applications of a given material.

• When heat is applied to an object, the particles in that object begin to vibrate more rapidly and begin to move further apart.
• As particles move further apart, the object may change from one state to another (solid to liquid, liquid to gas).
• Heating or cooling matter will alter the properties of that matter.

• Objects can transfer energy by touching or by giving off or receiving energy waves.
• Heat can move (transfer) from one object to another in more than one way. Heat energy can be transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object by contact (touching) or at a distance.
• When the transfer of heat energy occurs, the cooler object will get warmer.
• The effects of the transfer of heat energy can be observed using everyday materials such as water, air, cooking, and heating utensils.

Students will learn:

• We live on a planet that is part of a solar system.
• A solar system includes a star and planets, and other objects.
• The planets and other objects revolve around the star.
• Earth is the third planet from the Sun.
• The Sun and stars in the sky move in consistent patterns.
• Shadows are created by objects blocking the light.
• As the Sun changes its apparent position in the sky, the shadows cast by objects will change.
• The Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun.

Students will learn:

• The names and functions of major plant parts are; roots, leaves, stems, flowers.
• Plants have special parts that perform special functions in order for the plant to survive.
• How well plants grow and survive is determined by a combination of environmental conditions. For example, drought conditions will tend to diminish plant health and growth.
• The life cycle of seed plants are; seed, germination, seedling, adult.
• Different soils possess different textures and capacities for the retention of water and nutrients.
• Soil consists of different components. These characteristics of soil influence the growth and survival of plants.