Science Learning Targets
Forces of Motion
I can show how contact and non-contact forces can change the motion of an object.
I can describe what happens when two forces act on an object in the same or opposing directions.
I can explain the concept of zero net forces.
I can explain why unbalanced forces cause changes in the motion of objects.
I can explain Newton’s three laws of motion and how they relate to motion and force.
I can describe the motion of an object in terms using speed, velocity, and acceleration.
I can explain the difference between contact forces and non-contact forces.
Life Science
I can identify the general purpose of selected animal systems (digestive, circulatory, respiratory, skeletal, muscular, nervous, excretory, and reproductive).
I can explain how animal systems (digestive, circulatory, respiratory, skeletal, muscular, nervous, excretory, and reproductive) work together to perform selected activities.
I can explain that the traits of an individual are influenced by both the environment and the genetics of the individual.
I can distinguish between inherited and acquired traits.
I can explain how behavioral characteristics (adaptation, instinct, learning, habit) of animals help them to survive in their environment.
I can describe the physical characteristics (traits) of organisms that help them survive in their environment.
I can describe how fossils provide evidence about how living things and environmental conditions have changed.
I can analyze the relationship of environmental change and catastrophic events (for example: volcanic eruption, floods, asteroid impacts, tsunami) to species extinction.
I can explain how scientists classify living organisms.
Earth Science
I can demonstrate and explain seasons using a model.
I can explain how the revolution of the Earth around the sun defines a year.
Design a model that of the solar system that shows the relative order and scale of the planets, dwarf planets, comets, and asteroids to the sun.
Describe the motion of planets and moons in terms of rotation on axis and orbits due to gravity.
Explain the phases of the moon.
Explain the apparent motion of the stars (constellations) and the sun across the sky.
Explain lunar and solar eclipses.
Explain the tides of the oceans as they relate to the gravitational pull and orbit of the moon.
I can show how contact and non-contact forces can change the motion of an object.
I can describe what happens when two forces act on an object in the same or opposing directions.
I can explain the concept of zero net forces.
I can explain why unbalanced forces cause changes in the motion of objects.
I can explain Newton’s three laws of motion and how they relate to motion and force.
I can describe the motion of an object in terms using speed, velocity, and acceleration.
I can explain the difference between contact forces and non-contact forces.
Life Science
I can identify the general purpose of selected animal systems (digestive, circulatory, respiratory, skeletal, muscular, nervous, excretory, and reproductive).
I can explain how animal systems (digestive, circulatory, respiratory, skeletal, muscular, nervous, excretory, and reproductive) work together to perform selected activities.
I can explain that the traits of an individual are influenced by both the environment and the genetics of the individual.
I can distinguish between inherited and acquired traits.
I can explain how behavioral characteristics (adaptation, instinct, learning, habit) of animals help them to survive in their environment.
I can describe the physical characteristics (traits) of organisms that help them survive in their environment.
I can describe how fossils provide evidence about how living things and environmental conditions have changed.
I can analyze the relationship of environmental change and catastrophic events (for example: volcanic eruption, floods, asteroid impacts, tsunami) to species extinction.
I can explain how scientists classify living organisms.
Earth Science
I can demonstrate and explain seasons using a model.
I can explain how the revolution of the Earth around the sun defines a year.
Design a model that of the solar system that shows the relative order and scale of the planets, dwarf planets, comets, and asteroids to the sun.
Describe the motion of planets and moons in terms of rotation on axis and orbits due to gravity.
Explain the phases of the moon.
Explain the apparent motion of the stars (constellations) and the sun across the sky.
Explain lunar and solar eclipses.
Explain the tides of the oceans as they relate to the gravitational pull and orbit of the moon.