I: Students will understand that the shape of Earth and the moon are spherical and that Earth rotates on its axis to produce the appearance of the sun and moon moving through the sky.
I.2: Describe the movement of Earth and the moon and the apparent movement of other bodies through the sky.
I.2.a: Describe the motions of Earth (i.e., the rotation [spinning] of Earth on its axis, the revolution [orbit] of Earth around the sun).
Seasons: Earth, Moon, and Sun
II: Students will understand that organisms depend on living and nonliving things within their environment.
II.1: Classify living and nonliving things in an environment.
II.1.a: Identify characteristics of living things (i.e., growth, movement, reproduction).
Flower Pollination
IV: Students will understand that objects near Earth are pulled toward Earth by gravity.
IV.1: Demonstrate that gravity is a force.
IV.1.a: Demonstrate that a force is required to overcome gravity.
Free Fall Tower
IV.1.b: Use measurement to demonstrate that heavier objects require more force than lighter ones to overcome gravity.
Weight and Mass
V: Students will understand that the sun is the main source of heat and light for things living on Earth. They will also understand that the motion of rubbing objects together may produce heat.
V.1: Provide evidence showing that the sun is the source of heat and light for Earth.
V.1.d: Identify and discuss as a class some misconceptions about heat sources (e.g., clothes do not produce heat, ice cubes do not give off cold).
Conduction and Convection
Heat Absorption
Radiation
Correlation last revised: 9/16/2020