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Students will be able to:
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| Weather and Climate- Earth and Space Science |
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- Collect and analyze weather data
- Explore climates in different regions of the world and analyze why there are variations within climate.
- Describe and provide evidence about climates in different regions.
- Identify climate patterns and changes in a given area over a period of time.
- Explain how climate patterns can be identified.
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| Forces and Interactions- Physical Science |
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- Observe objects in motion to find evidence of forces in direct contact, understanding how force influences motion of an object.
- Observe, explain, demonstrate, and alter strength and direction of forces.
- Plan and conduct an investigation to observe and explain changes in objects’ motion in terms of unbalanced and balanced forces.
- Describe forces using qualitative data with force diagrams.
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| Matter and its Interactions- Physical Science |
- Develop a model to describe matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
- Conduct an investigation and present findings to explain mixtures.
- Conduct a series of tests to determine the properties of a mystery solid and present evidence to support their claim.
- Design Challenge- create their own playdough mixture to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substance.
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Inheritance and Variation of Traits- Life Science
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- Identify characteristics of ladybugs (and their lifecycles) by observing what types of ladybugs are present on school grounds, in order to distinguish different inherited characteristics of ladybugs.
- Students will compare and contrast the similarities and differences among insect, animal, and plant life cycles to create a foundation for the understanding of traits and inheritance.
- Identify inherited and acquired traits to understand the origin of traits.
- Identify plants' adaptive relationships to specific environments
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