Science 3 Year Cycle: in accordance with Science Grade Level Content Expectations 3rd – 6th Grades
Discipline 1: Science Processes 3rd-6th Grade
Standard: Inquiry Process Standard: Inquiry Analysis and Communication Standard: Reflection and Social Implications 4th Grade Discipline 2: Physical Science Standard: Energy Forms of Energy (1) Energy & Temperature (3) Electrical Circuits (2) Standard: Properties of Matter Physical Properties (3) States of Matter (1) Magnets (2) Conductive and Reflective Properties (1) Standard: Changes in Matter Changes in State (1)
Discipline 3: Life Science 3rd & 6th Grade
Standard: Organization of Living Things Structures & Functions (2) 3rd grade Classification (2) 3rd grade Animal Systems (2) 6th grade Standard: Evolution Environmental Adaptation (2) 3rd grade Species Adaptation & Survival (4) 6th grade Relationships Among Organisms (1) 6th grade Standard: Heredity Inherited and Acquired Traits (2) 6th grade 3rd Grade Discipline 4: Earth Science Standard: Solid Earth Surface Changes (1) Earth Materials (2) Using Earth Materials (2) Standard: Earth Systems Natural Resources (4) Human Impact (2)