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PHYSICAL
SCIENCE
SCIENCE STANDARD 1. The student understands and uses
scientific concepts and principles.
1.1
PHYSICAL SCIENCE. Uses properties to identify, describe, and
categorize substances, materials,
and objects, and uses characteristics to categorize living
things
BENCHMARKS
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Properties of
substances
Observes and describes
properties of materials
Uses properties to sort
and classify materials (MS 1.4)
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1.2 PHYSICAL SCIENCE.
Recognizes the components, structure, and organization of
systems
and the interconnections within and among
them
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Systems
Identifies how parts are
put together to make a whole
Structure of
matter
Knows that objects and
materials can be made of small parts
Physical and chemical
change
Understands that objects
and materials can undergo physical changes (e.g., tearing, cutting,
folding, weaving, sanding, laminating, staining) and chemical
changes (e.g., dyeing fabric, using soap to remove
stains)
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1.3 PHYSICAL
SCIENCE. Understands how interactions within and among systems
cause
changes in matter and energy
EARTH/SPACE SCIENCE
SCIENCE
STANDARD 1. The student understands and uses scientific concepts
and principles.
1.1 EARTH/SPACE
SCIENCE. Uses properties to identify, describe, and categorize
substances,
materials, and objects, and uses characteristics to categorize
living things
1.2 EARTH/SPACE
SCIENCE. Recognizes the components, structure, and organization of
systems
and the interconnections within and among
them
1.3 EARTH/SPACE
SCIENCE. Understands how interactions within and among systems
cause
changes in matter and energy
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Hydrosphere/atmosphere
Observes weather from
season to season
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LIFE
SCIENCE
SCIENCE
STANDARD 1. The student understands and uses scientific concepts
and principles.
1.1 LIFE
SCIENCE. Uses properties to identify, describe, and categorize
substances, materials,
and objects, and uses characteristics to categorize living
things
BENCHMARKS
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Basis of biological
diversity
Understands that living
things have basic needs (e.g., nutrients and water) and respond to
stimuli (e.g., the presence of fish tunnels and
barriers)
Identifies plant
features (e.g., roots, stems, flowers, leaves)
Recognizes unique
features of animals (e.g., fins, gills, shells)
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1.2 LIFE SCIENCE.
Recognizes the components, structure, and organization of
systems
and the interconnections within and among
them
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BENCHMARKS
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Structure and
organizations of living systems
Observes the parts of
living things and how these parts perform specific functions (e.g.,
fins for movement, gills for breathing, tentacles for sensing light
and food)
Human
biology
Recognizes that the
human body has many parts
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1.3 LIFE SCIENCE.
Understands how interactions within and among systems cause
changes in matter and energy
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Interdependence of
life
Demonstrates that animal
behaviors are influenced by internal and external cues (e.g., fish
tunnels, hunger, the presence of plants)
Environmental and
resource issues
Recognizes that some
animals live in either land or water environments and depend on the
conditions that make up their natural environments to
survive
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SCIENCE
STANDARD 2. The student knows and applies the skills and processes
of science and technology.
2.1 Develops abilities
necessary to do scientific inquiry
BENCHMARKS
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Questioning
Asks questions about
objects, organisms, and events in the environment
Designing and
conductinginvestigations
Plans and conducts
simple investigations using appropriate tools, measures, and safety
rules
Evidence and
explanation
Uses data (observations)
to construct reasonable explanations (MS 1.4)
Modeling
Models systems, events,
or processes by representing them with concrete
objects
Communication
Records and reports
observations through oral language, numbers, pictures, and
sentences
(MS 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1,
3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.2, 5.3)
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2.2 Applies science
knowledge and skills to solve problems or meet
challenges
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Identifying
problems
Begins to identify
problems found in familiar contexts in which science and technology
can be or have been used to design solutions
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SCIENCE
STANDARD 3. The student understands the nature and contexts of
science and technology.
3.1
Understands the nature of scientific inquiry
BENCHMARKS
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Dealing with
inconsistencies
Begins to observe and
discuss why similar investigations may not produce similar
results
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3.2 Knows
that science and technology are human endeavors, interrelated to
each other,
to society, and to the workplace
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All peoples contribute
to science and technology
Begins to understand how
science and technology are used or have been used by
people
Relationship of science
and technology
Recognizes that people
have invented tools for everyday life and for scientific
investigations
Careers and occupations
using science, mathematics, and
technology
Begins to identify how
science, mathematics, and technology are used in the
workplace
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