Units of Study:
Safety Procedures, Tools, Process Skills
The Scientific Method
UNIT 1: MATTER
Properties of Matter
Classifying Matter Utilizing Properties
Mixtures and Solutions
UNIT 2: ENERGY
Uses of Energy (mechanical, thermal, electrical, sound)
Light: Reflection and Refraction
Electrical Circuits
UNIT 3: FORCE AND MOTION
Push, Pull, Gravity, Inertia
Earth and Planets
UNIT 4: EARTH
Weathering, Erosion and Deposition/Landforms
Sedimentary Rock and Fossil Formation
Evidence of the Past and Fossil Fuel Formation
Alternative Energy Forms
UNIT 5: ATMOSPHERE AND SPACE
Weather, Climate, and the Water Cycle
Rotation of the Earth and Patterns
Sun, Earth and Moon
UNIT 6: ENVIRONMENTS
Interdependency/Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen Cycle
Environmental Changes
Food Chains and Food Webs
UNIT 7: ORGANISMS-ADAPTATIONS
Structures and Functions
Metamorphosis-Complete and Incomplete
Inherited Traits and Behaviors
Safety Procedures, Tools, Process Skills
The Scientific Method
UNIT 1: MATTER
Properties of Matter
Classifying Matter Utilizing Properties
Mixtures and Solutions
UNIT 2: ENERGY
Uses of Energy (mechanical, thermal, electrical, sound)
Light: Reflection and Refraction
Electrical Circuits
UNIT 3: FORCE AND MOTION
Push, Pull, Gravity, Inertia
Earth and Planets
UNIT 4: EARTH
Weathering, Erosion and Deposition/Landforms
Sedimentary Rock and Fossil Formation
Evidence of the Past and Fossil Fuel Formation
Alternative Energy Forms
UNIT 5: ATMOSPHERE AND SPACE
Weather, Climate, and the Water Cycle
Rotation of the Earth and Patterns
Sun, Earth and Moon
UNIT 6: ENVIRONMENTS
Interdependency/Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen Cycle
Environmental Changes
Food Chains and Food Webs
UNIT 7: ORGANISMS-ADAPTATIONS
Structures and Functions
Metamorphosis-Complete and Incomplete
Inherited Traits and Behaviors