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Enduring Understandings
- important ideas that students should carry with them years beyond the
instruction received this year.
- Constancy and Change: Although most things are in the process of changing, some
properties remain constant (i.e. the speed of light). (Earth/Space
Science)
- Our knowledge of space changes as new technology enables
further discovery. (Earth/Space Science)
- Rocks have properties that reflect how they were formed and
the minerals of which they are made. (Earth/Space Science)
- Interdependence: Living things interact with one another and their
environment for existence and balance. (Life Science)
- Order and Organization of Systems: A system consists of components/parts that
interact. (Physical Science)
- Chemistry
is the study of the world around us, of chemicals, and how they
interact. (Physical Science)
Essential Questions
- most important “big picture” questions students should be able to answer
after completing learning activities.
- How are scientists able to describe, classify, and compare
materials? How can mixtures be separated? What causes physical and chemical changes in materials? How can physical and chemical changes be identified? How can changes be recorded? What happens when one part of the system is taken away? What happens to a substance when heat is added?
- What are the physical properties of rocks and minerals? What are
some uses of rocks and minerals? How can we find out what organism lived in the past? What properties are
in a mineral?
- What are the different states in which water can be found?
- What are some objects that can be observed in the sky? How does the motion of the Earth cause day/night and seasons?
What are the components of our solar system? How far apart are the components in our solar system? What are some of the important events in space history? What technology is currently being used or developed for space
exploration? How do the Sun help provide for our needs?
- How has technology changed our lives? What are some careers that involve science and technology?
- How can we make sure an investigation is done the same way each
time? How can we make sure our data is accurate? How can we visually represent data? How can data be graphically represented? How does data help us make better predictions? How can models help complete a scientific investigation? What are safety procedures to follow when completing an
investigation? What tools are available to help gather data?
Standards
Highest
Frequency Standards
 High
Frequency Standards
 Other
Standards & E-skills
Standard 1:
Students understand the processes of scientific investigations and
design, conduct, communicate about, and evaluate such investigation.
Standard 2:
Physical Science: Students know and understand common
properties, forms, and changes in matter and energy. Students know that
matter has characteristic properties which are related to its composition
and structure. Students understand that energy appears in different forms
and can move (be transferred) and change (be transformed). Students
understand that interactions can produce changes in a system, although the
total quantities of matter and energy remain unchanged.
Standard 3:
Life Science: Students know and understand the characteristics and structures
of living things, the processes of life and how living things interact with
each other and their environment. Students know and understand the
characteristics of living things, the diversity of life, and how living
things interact with each other and with their environment. Students know
and understand interrelationships of matter and energy in living systems.
Students know and understand how the human body functions, factors that
influence its structures and functions compared with those of other
organisms. Students know and understand how organisms change over time in
terms of biological evolution and genetics.
Standard 4:
Earth and Space Science: Students know and understand the
processes and interactions of Earth's systems and the structure and dynamics
of Earth and other objects in space. Students know and understand the
composition of the Earth, its history, and the natural processes that shape
it. Students know and understand the general characteristics of the
atmosphere and fundamental processes of weather. Students know major sources
of water, its uses, importance, and cyclic patterns of movement through the
environment. Students know the structure of the solar system, composition
and interactions of objects in the universe and how space is explored.
Standard 5:
Students know and understand interrelationships among
science, technology, and human activity and how they affect the world.
Standard 6:
Students understand that science involves a particular way of knowing and
they understand common connections among scientific disciplines. |
