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CO.1.Physical Science
Physical Science
1.1. All matter is made of atoms, which are far too small to see directly through a light microscope. Elements have unique atoms and thus, unique properties. Atoms themselves are made of even smaller particles. Students can:
1.1.a. Identify evidence that suggests there is a fundamental building block of matter
Multimedia Lesson Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Multimedia Lesson Elements and the Periodic Table
Multimedia Lesson Properties and States of Matter
Interactive/Simulation Scientists and their model of the atom
Virtual Lab Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Presentations Atomic Configuration and Bonding
Presentations Classes of Matter
Presentations Introduction to Elements
Presentations Ionic Bonding
Presentations Models of the Atom
Flip Charts Elements, Mixtures & Compounds
Flip Charts Properties of Atoms
Flip Charts Properties of Atoms
Flip Charts Science Grade 5
Flip Charts Science: Physical Science
Vocabulary Terms Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Vocabulary Terms Elements and the periodic table
Vocabulary Terms Elements, mixtures and compounds
Vocabulary Terms Properties and States of Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Elements and the periodic table
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Elements, mixtures and compounds
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter
1.1.b. Use the particle model of matter to illustrate characteristics of different substances
Multimedia Lesson Chemical Reactions
Multimedia Lesson Properties and States of Matter
Presentations Energy in Reactions
Presentations States of Matter
Vocabulary Terms Chemical Reactions
Vocabulary Terms Properties and States of Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Chemical Reactions
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter
1.1.c. Develop an evidence based scientific explanation of the atomic model as the foundation for all chemistry
Multimedia Lesson Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Interactive/Simulation Scientists and their model of the atom
Virtual Lab Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Presentations Atomic Configuration and Bonding
Presentations Covalent and Metallic Bonding
Presentations Ionic Bonding
Presentations Models of the Atom
Flip Charts Properties of Atoms
Flip Charts Properties of Atoms
Flip Charts Science: Physical Science
Vocabulary Terms Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atoms and Chemical Bonding
1.1.d. Find and evaluate appropriate information from reference books, journals, magazines, online references, and databases to compare and contrast historical explanations for the nature of matter
Multimedia Lesson Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Interactive/Simulation Scientists and their model of the atom
Virtual Lab Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Presentations Models of the Atom
Flip Charts Properties of Atoms
Flip Charts Properties of Atoms
Flip Charts Science: Physical Science
Vocabulary Terms Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atoms and Chemical Bonding
1.2. Atoms may stick together in well-defined molecules or be packed together in large arrays. Different arrangements of atoms into groups compose all substances. Students can:
1.2.a. Explain the similarities and differences between elements and compounds
Multimedia Lesson Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Multimedia Lesson Elements and the Periodic Table
Multimedia Lesson Properties and States of Matter
Virtual Lab Flame Test
Presentations Classes of Matter
Presentations Covalent and Metallic Bonding
Presentations Introduction to Elements
Presentations Ionic Bonding
Flip Charts Elements & the Periodic Table
Flip Charts Elements & the Periodic Table
Flip Charts Elements, Mixtures & Compounds
Flip Charts Science Grade 5
Flip Charts Science: Physical Science
Vocabulary Terms Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Vocabulary Terms Elements and the periodic table
Vocabulary Terms Elements, mixtures and compounds
Vocabulary Terms Properties and States of Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atoms and Chemical Bonding
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Elements and the periodic table
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Elements, mixtures and compounds
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter
1.2.b. Identify evidence suggesting that atoms form into molecules with different properties than their components
Multimedia Lesson Properties and States of Matter
Presentations Classes of Matter
Flip Charts Elements, Mixtures & Compounds
Flip Charts Science Grade 5
Vocabulary Terms Properties and States of Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter
1.2.c. Find and evaluate information from a variety of resources about molecules
Multimedia Lesson Properties and States of Matter
Presentations Classes of Matter
Flip Charts Elements, Mixtures & Compounds
Flip Charts Science Grade 5
Vocabulary Terms Properties and States of Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter
1.3. The physical characteristics and changes of solid, liquid, and gas states can be explained using the particulate model. Students can:
1.3.a. Explain how the arrangement and motion of particles in a substance such as water determine its state
Multimedia Lesson Properties and States of Matter
Presentations States of Matter
Vocabulary Terms Properties and States of Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter
1.3.b. Distinguish between changes in temperature and changes of state using the particle model of matter
Multimedia Lesson Properties and States of Matter
Presentations States of Matter
Vocabulary Terms Properties and States of Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter
1.4. Distinguish among, explain, and apply the relationships among mass, weight, volume, and density. Students can:
1.4.a. Explain that the mass of an object does not change, but its weight changes based on the gravitational forces acting upon it
Multimedia Lesson Forces and Motion
Presentations Gravity
Vocabulary Terms Forces and Motion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Forces and Motion
1.4.b. Predict how changes in acceleration due to gravity will affect the mass and weight of an object
Flip Charts Newton’s Laws of Motion
Flip Charts Science Grade 5
Vocabulary Terms Newton's Laws of motion
Vocabulary Terms Properties of matter and Energy
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Newton's Laws of motion
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Properties of matter and Energy
1.4.c. Predict how mass, weight, and volume affect density
Vocabulary Terms Properties of matter and Energy
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Properties of matter and Energy
1.4.d. Measure mass and volume, and use these quantities to calculate density
Vocabulary Terms Properties of matter and Energy
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Properties of matter and Energy
1.4.e. Use tools to gather, view, analyze, and report results for scientific investigations about the relationships among mass, weight, volume, and density
Multimedia Lesson Energy: Forms and Changes
Multimedia Lesson Light and Optics
Multimedia Lesson Properties and States of Matter
Virtual Lab Energy Transformation
Virtual Lab Gas Laws
Virtual Lab Mirrors and Lenses
Presentations Measuring Matter
Vocabulary Terms Energy: Forms and Changes
Vocabulary Terms Light and Optics
Vocabulary Terms Properties and States of Matter
Vocabulary Terms Properties of matter and Energy
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Energy: Forms and Changes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Light and Optics
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Properties and States of Matter
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Properties of matter and Energy
CO.2.Life Science
Life Science
2.1. Changes in environmental conditions can affect the survival of individual organisms, populations, and entire species. Students can:
2.1.a. Interpret and analyze data about changes in environmental conditions - such as climate change - and populations that support a claim describing why a specific population might be increasing or decreasing
Multimedia Lesson Earth's Climate
Presentations Global Warming
Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Climate
Vocabulary Terms Energy and ecosystems
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Climate
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Energy and ecosystems
2.1.c. Model equilibrium in an ecosystem, including basic inputs and outputs, to predict how a change to that ecosystem such as climate change might impact the organisms, populations, and species within it such as the removal of a top predator or introduction of
Multimedia Lesson Photosynthesis and Respiration
Presentations Connection between Photosynthesis and Respiration
Vocabulary Terms Photosynthesis and Respiration
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Photosynthesis and Respiration
2.1.d. Examine, evaluate, question, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media to investigate how environmental conditions affect the survival of individual organisms
Multimedia Lesson Earth's Climate
Presentations Global Warming
Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Climate
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Climate
2.2. Organisms interact with each other and their environment in various ways that create a flow of energy and cycling of matter in an ecosystem. Students can:
2.2.a. Develop, communicate, and justify an evidence-based explanation about why there generally are more producers than consumers in an ecosystem
Multimedia Lesson Food Chains and Food Webs
Multimedia Lesson Photosynthesis and Respiration
Multimedia Lesson Protists: Pond Microlife
Multimedia Lesson Six Kingdoms of Life
Presentations Animal-Like Protists
Presentations Animals
Presentations Cell Energy
Presentations Energy Flow
Presentations Energy Pyramid
Presentations Food Chains
Presentations Food Webs
Presentations Overview of Cellular Respiration
Presentations Owl Food Web
Flip Charts Ecosystems, Food Chains & Food
Flip Charts Fishes, Amphibians & Reptiles
Flip Charts Fishes, Amphibians & Reptiles
Flip Charts Mollusks, Arthropods & Echinoderms
Flip Charts Mollusks, Arthropods & Echinoderms
Flip Charts Science Grade 6
Flip Charts Science: Life Science
Flip Charts Sponges, Cnidarians & Worms
Flip Charts Sponges, Cnidarians & Worms
Vocabulary Terms Energy and ecosystems
Vocabulary Terms Interactions among living things
Vocabulary Terms Photosynthesis and Respiration
Vocabulary Terms Protists: Pond Microlife
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Energy and ecosystems
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Interactions among living things
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Photosynthesis and Respiration
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Protists: Pond Microlife
2.2.b. Design a food web diagram to show the flow of energy through an ecosystem
Multimedia Lesson Food Chains and Food Webs
Interactive/Simulation Food Webs
Presentations Food Web Balance
Presentations Food Webs
Presentations Owl Food Web
Flip Charts Ecosystems, Food Chains & Food
Flip Charts Owl Food Web
Flip Charts Science Grade 6
Flip Charts Science: Owls and Owl Pellets
Vocabulary Terms Interactions among living things
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Interactions among living things
2.2.c. Compare and contrast the flow of energy with the cycling of matter in ecosystems
Multimedia Lesson Food Chains and Food Webs
Multimedia Lesson Photosynthesis and Respiration
Presentations Cell Energy
Presentations Energy Flow
Presentations Energy Pyramid
Presentations Food Chains
Presentations Leaf Structure and Photosynthesis
Flip Charts Ecosystems, Food Chains & Food
Flip Charts Owl Food Web
Flip Charts Science Grade 6
Flip Charts Science: Owls and Owl Pellets
Vocabulary Terms Energy and ecosystems
Vocabulary Terms Interactions among living things
Vocabulary Terms Photosynthesis and Respiration
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Energy and ecosystems
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Interactions among living things
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Photosynthesis and Respiration
CO.3.Earth Systems Science
Earth Systems Science
3.1. Complex interrelationships exist between Earth's structure and natural processes that over time are both constructive and destructive. Students can:
3.1.a. Gather, analyze, and communicate an evidence-based explanation for the complex interaction between Earth's constructive and destructive forces
Multimedia Lesson Earthquakes
Presentations Faults in the Earth's Crust
Flip Charts Earthquakes
Flip Charts Earthquakes
Flip Charts Landforms, Rocks & Soil
Flip Charts Science Grade 5
Flip Charts Science: Earth Science
Flip Charts Weathering of Rocks & Soil Formation
Vocabulary Terms Earthquakes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earthquakes
3.1.b. Gather, analyze and communicate evidence from text and other sources that explains the formation of Earth's surface features
Multimedia Lesson Earth's Surface
Multimedia Lesson Earthquakes
Multimedia Lesson Plate Tectonics
Multimedia Lesson Rocks
Interactive/Simulation Forces of Erosion and Deposition
Presentations Classifying Rocks
Presentations Continental Drift
Presentations Faults in the Earth's Crust
Presentations Forces of Erosion and Deposition
Presentations How Earth's Surface Changes
Presentations Sedimentary Rocks
Presentations The Erosion and Deposition Cycle
Presentations The Rock Cycle
Presentations Theory of Plate Tectonics
Presentations Weathering and Erosion Overview
Flip Charts Geologic Time Scale
Flip Charts Landforms, Rocks & Soil
Flip Charts Science Grade 5
Flip Charts Science: Earth Science
Flip Charts Weathering of Rocks & Soil Formation
Vocabulary Terms Earth`s Surface
Vocabulary Terms Earthquakes
Vocabulary Terms Landforms, Rocks and soil
Vocabulary Terms Minerals of Earth's crust
Vocabulary Terms Rocks
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earth`s Surface
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earthquakes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landforms, Rocks and soil
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Minerals of Earth's crust
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Rocks
3.1.c. Use or create a computer simulation for Earth's changing crust
Multimedia Lesson Earthquakes
Multimedia Lesson Plate Tectonics
Multimedia Lesson Volcanoes
Virtual Lab Tectonic Plate Boundaries
Presentations Faults in the Earth's Crust
Presentations Sea-Floor Spreading
Presentations Theory of Plate Tectonics
Presentations Volcanoes and Plate Boundaries
Flip Charts Earthquakes
Flip Charts Earthquakes
Flip Charts Landforms, Rocks & Soil
Flip Charts Plate Tectonics
Flip Charts Plate Tectonics
Flip Charts Rocks
Flip Charts Rocks
Flip Charts Science Grade 5
Flip Charts Science Grade 6
Flip Charts Science: Earth Science
Flip Charts Volcanoes
Flip Charts Weathering of Rocks & Soil Formation
Vocabulary Terms Earthquakes
Vocabulary Terms Landforms, Rocks and soil
Vocabulary Terms Volcanoes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Earthquakes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Landforms, Rocks and soil
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Volcanoes
3.2. Water on Earth is distributed and circulated through oceans, glaciers, rivers, ground water, and the atmosphere. Students can:
3.2.a. Gather and analyze data from a variety of print resources and investigations to account for local and world-wide water circulation and distribution patterns
Multimedia Lesson Atmosphere and Weather
Presentations Weather
Flip Charts Earth’s Freshwater & Atmosphere
Flip Charts Science Grade 5
Flip Charts Science: Earth Science
Flip Charts Understanding Weather
Flip Charts Understanding Weather
Vocabulary Terms Atmosphere and Weather
Vocabulary Terms Earth's freshwater and atmosphere
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atmosphere and Weather
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth's freshwater and atmosphere
3.2.b. Use evidence to model how water is transferred throughout the earth
Multimedia Lesson Atmosphere and Weather
Presentations Weather
Flip Charts Earth’s Freshwater & Atmosphere
Flip Charts Science Grade 5
Flip Charts Science: Earth Science
Flip Charts Understanding Weather
Flip Charts Understanding Weather
Vocabulary Terms Atmosphere and Weather
Vocabulary Terms Earth's freshwater and atmosphere
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Atmosphere and Weather
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth's freshwater and atmosphere
3.2.c. Identify problems, and propose solutions related to water quality, circulation, and distribution - both locally and worldwide
3.2.d. Identify the various causes and effects of water pollution in local and world water distributions
Multimedia Lesson Minerals
Presentations Mining and the Environment
Flip Charts Earth’s Freshwater & Atmosphere
Flip Charts Science Grade 5
Vocabulary Terms Earth's freshwater and atmosphere
Vocabulary Terms Minerals
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth's freshwater and atmosphere
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Minerals
3.2.e. Describe where water goes after it is used in houses or buildings
Flip Charts Earth’s Freshwater & Atmosphere
Flip Charts Science Grade 5
Vocabulary Terms Earth's freshwater and atmosphere
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth's freshwater and atmosphere
3.3. Earth's natural resources provide the foundation for human society's physical needs. Many natural resources are nonrenewable on human timescales, while others can be renewed or recycled. Students can:
3.3.a. Research and evaluate data and information to learn about the types and availability of various natural resources, and use this knowledge to make evidence-based decisions
Flip Charts Minerals
Flip Charts Minerals
Flip Charts Science: Earth Science
Vocabulary Terms Earth's oceans
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Earth's oceans
3.3.b. Identify and evaluate types and availability of renewable and nonrenewable resources
Multimedia Lesson Energy: Forms and Changes
Presentations Sources of Energy
Vocabulary Terms Energy resources
Vocabulary Terms Energy: Forms and Changes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Energy resources
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Energy: Forms and Changes
3.3.c. Use direct and indirect evidence to determine the types of resources and their applications used in communities
Multimedia Lesson Energy: Forms and Changes
Presentations Sources of Energy
Vocabulary Terms Energy resources
Vocabulary Terms Energy: Forms and Changes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Energy resources
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Energy: Forms and Changes
3.3.d. Research and critically evaluate data and information about the advantages and disadvantages of using fossil fuels and alternative energy sources
Multimedia Lesson Energy: Forms and Changes
Presentations Sources of Energy
Vocabulary Terms Energy resources
Vocabulary Terms Energy: Forms and Changes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Energy resources
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Energy: Forms and Changes
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