Cycle A 2008-2009

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
Discipline 2: Physical Science 3rd & 6th Grade
Standard: Force and Motion (3rd Grade)
Gravity (1)
Force (4)
Speed (3)
Standard: Energy (3rd & 6th Grade)
Forms of Energy (1) 3rd grade
Light Properties (2) 3rd grade
Sound (2) 3rd grade
Kinetic & Potential Energy (2) 6th grade
Energy Transfer (2) 6th grade
Standard: Properties of Matter
Conductive and Reflective Properties (3rd grade)
Standard: Changes in Matter
Changes in State (2)
6th Grade
Discipline 3: Life Science
Standard: Organization of Living Things
Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers (2)
Standard: Ecosystems
Interactions of Organisms (1)
Relationship of Organisms (3)
Biotic and Abiotic Factors (2)
Environmental Impact of Organisms (2)

5th Grade
Discipline 4: Earth Science
Standard: Earth Systems
Seasons (2)
Standard: Earth in Space and Time
Solar System (1)
Solar System Motion (5)