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Quarter One
I can:
- Measure, test, and record physical properties of matter, including temperature, mass, magnetism, and the ability to sink or float; AND describe and classify samples of matter as solids, liquids, and gases, and demonstrate that solids have a definite shape and that liquids and gases take the shape of their container.
- Predict, observe, and record changes in the state of matter caused by heating or cooling, such as ice becoming liquid water, condensation forming on the outside of a glass of ice water, or liquid water being heated to the point of becoming water vapor.
- Explore and recognize that a mixture is created when two materials are combined, such as gravel and sand and metal or plastic paper clips.
- Explore different forms of energy, including mechanical, light, sound, and thermal energy in everyday life.
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Quarter Two
I can:
- Demonstrate and observe how position and motion can be changed by pushing and pulling objects such as swings, balls, and wagons.
- Observe forces, such as magnetism and gravity acting on objects.
- Explore and record how soils are formed by weathering rock and the decomposition of plant and animal remains.
- Investigate rapid changes in Earth's surface, such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and landslides.
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Quarter Three
I can:
- Explore the characteristics of natural resources that make them useful in products and materials, such as clothing and furniture, and how resources may be conserved.
- Observe, measure, record, and compare day-to-day weather changes in different locations at the same time that include air temperature, wind direction, and precipitation.
- Describe and illustrate the Sun as a star composed of gases that provides light and thermal energy.
- Construct models that demonstrate the relationship of the Sun, Earth, and the Moon, including orbits and positions; AND identify the planets in Earth's Solar System and their position in relation to the Sun.
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Quarter Four
I can:
- Observe and describe the physical characteristics of environments and how they support populations and communities of plants and animals within an ecosystem; AND describe environmental changes such as floods and droughts where some organisms thrive and others perish or move to new locations.
- Identify and describe the flow of energy in a food chain and predict how changes in a food chain affect the ecosystem, such as removal of frogs from a pond or bees from a field.
- Explore how structures and functions of plants and animals allows these organisms to survive in a particular environment.
- Investigate and compare how animals and plants such as tomato plants, frogs, and lady beetles undergo a series of orderly changes in their diverse life cycles.
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