24: Illustrate how heating/cooling affects the motion of small particles in different phases of matter
Phases of Water
26: Measure, record, and graph changes in position over time (e.g., speed of cars, ball rolling down inclined plane)
Ants on a Slant (Inclined Plane)
Free Fall Tower
Measuring Motion
27: Describe how the amount of force needed to cause an object to change its motion depends on the mass of the object
Force and Fan Carts
33: Describe how heat energy moves through a material by conduction
Conduction and Convection
36: Test and classify materials as conductors and insulators of electricity
Circuit Builder
37: Demonstrate how a complete circuit is needed for conducting electricity
Circuit Builder
39: Describe energy transformations (e.g., electricity to light, friction to heat)
Energy Conversions
42: Describe how the organs of the circulatory and respiratory systems function
Circulatory System
45: Identify reproductive structures in plants and describe the functions of each
Flower Pollination
49: Compare similarities and differences between parents and offspring in plants and animals
Inheritance
55: Recognize that sedimentary rocks are composed of particles that result from weathering and erosion (e.g., sandstones, conglomerates)
Rock Cycle
58: Draw, label, and explain the components of a water cycle
Water Cycle
62: Classify rocks and minerals according to texture, color, luster, hardness, and effervescence
Mineral Identification
63: Demonstrate and explain how Earth's surface is changed as a result of slow and rapid processes (e.g., sand dunes, canyons, volcanoes, earthquakes)
Rock Cycle
64: Describe and sequence the phases of the Moon and eclipses
Eclipse
Phases of the Moon
65: Compare a solar and a lunar eclipse
Eclipse
67: Explain the changing appearance of the Moon and its location in the sky over the course of a month
Phases of the Moon
68: Identify the relationship between Earth's tilt and revolution and the seasons
Summer and Winter
70: Design an ecosystem that includes living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) components and illustrates interdependence
Pond Ecosystem
71: Describe and explain food chains/webs and the directional flow of energy in various ecosystems (e.g., construct a model, drawing, diagram, graphic organizer)
Forest Ecosystem
Prairie Ecosystem
72: Predict and describe consequences of the removal of one component in a balanced ecosystem (e.g., consumer, herbivores, nonliving component)
Forest Ecosystem
Pond Ecosystem
Correlation last revised: 5/11/2018