Plymouth
Educational Center |
Science
Scope and Sequence |
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| The
P.E.C. student will be able to: |
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Click for grade level: (K)
(Grade 1) (Grade
2) (Grade 3) (Grade
4) (Grade 5) (Grade
6) (Grade 7) (Grade
8) |
| Kindergarten |
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| Understand and identify seeing,
hearing, smelling, tasting and touching. |
| Identify weather and changes in
the fall, winter, spring & summer. |
| Understand growth and parts of plants
and animals. |
| Identify parts (body parts) of animals.
Ex. Fish, ants, etc. |
| Explain how magnets work. |
| Identify and explain life cycles. |
| Identify and label nonliving vs.
living things. |
| Identify and list healthy habits
for the human body |
| Understand the food pyramid for
healthy eating habits. |
| Identify different characteristics
of matter. |
| List different types of weather. |
| List animal homes and shelters. |
| Identify characteristics of the
earth- water, land, mountains, islands, volcanoes. |
| Understand how to take care of our
earth. |
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| Grade
1 |
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| Classify living and non-living things. |
| Identify different animals and their
characteristics |
| Identify different ways that animals
find and eat their food/protect themselves |
| Compare and classify by size/color,
body coverings |
| Identify objects in the day and
night sky |
| Make a model of objects in the sky |
| Observe properties of earth's soil |
| Characterize/classify rocks |
| Identify the external and internal
parts of the body and their functions |
| Observe how we grow and change over
the course of our lifetime |
| Understand the importance of good
nutrition/balanced meal/rest, being clean (teeth), exercise, safety |
| Compare the strengths of various
parts of a magnet |
| Explain that a compass helps find
which way is north. |
| Identify plants in neighborhood |
| How people use plants |
| Observe the 3 states of matter |
| Classify characteristics of living
things |
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| Grade
2 |
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| Learn that plants exist in many
environments |
| Observe the parts of a plan |
| Discover that plants grow from seeds |
| Discover the function of roots |
| Observe roots store food |
| Discover the function of a plant's
stem |
| Plants have leaves |
| Leaves make food |
| Learn that some plants have flowers |
| Flowers make seeds |
| Plants grow to look like parent
plant |
| Basic needs of plants |
| Observe the effects of water on
solids |
| Observe that water can be a solid,
liquid or gas |
| Identify properties of liquids |
| Identify characteristics of solids |
| Sort and build with solids |
| Identify solids and their characteristics |
| Observe the effects of water on
solids |
| Observe that other types of matter
can be solid or liquid (chocolate) |
| Observe liquids in water |
| Understand the properties of gasses |
| Introduced to the water cycle |
| Identify the characteristics of
different types of weather |
| Learn that weather changes from
day to day |
| Identify the four seasons and types
of weather associated with them |
| Learn that animals change and adjust
to the different seasons |
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| Grade
3 |
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| Identify and define parts of the
human body. |
| Compare the life cycles. |
| Identify a food chain/web and their
parts. |
| Identify all the components of the
solar system. |
| Identify most of the natural resources
and their definitions |
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| Grade
4 |
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| Explain how the land changes due
to wind, ice & humans |
| State importance of recycling |
| State three states of matter |
| Identify changes in state as physical
or chemical |
| Use a ruler, scale, etc. properly |
| Differentiate between vertebrates
& invertebrates |
| State different types of plants |
| State different animal groups |
| Identify simple machines |
| Explain how a machine works |
| Set up & differentiate between
different circuits |
| State different energy sources |
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| Grade
5 |
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| Understand steps of the scientific
method |
| Identify correct tools and units
when measuring |
| Create, read, interpret, graphs,
charts and tables |
| Understand properties of light |
| Understand and identify forms of
energy |
| Understand & identify 3 states
of matter |
| Understand how & why there are
changes in the states of matter |
| Classify matter by common characteristics |
| What causes friction & what
could be done to reduce it |
| Understand motion of objects- direction
& speed |
| Understand what a compound mixture
and solution is and how each can be separated |
| Understand relationships in ecosystems |
| Understand & identify features
of the Earth |
| Understand why it's important to
stay healthy |
| Identify types of rocks and minerals |
| Identify 3 types of rocks &
how they are formed |
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| Grade
6 |
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| Construct New Scientific Knowledge. |
| Reflect on Scientific Knowledge. |
| Apply an understanding of cells
to the functioning of multi-cellular organisms, including how
cells grow, develop and reproduce: |
| Use classification systems to describe
groups of living things: |
| Compare and classify organisms into
major groups on the basis of their structure. |
| Describe the life cycle of a flowering
plant |
| Describe evidence that plants make
and store food. |
| Explain how selected systems and
processes work together in animals. |
| Explain when length, mass, weight,
density, area, volume or temperature are appropriate to describe
the properties of an object or substance. |
| Classify substances as elements,
compounds, or mixtures and justify classifications in terms of
atoms and molecules. |
| Describe matter as consisting of
extremely small particles (atoms) which bond together to form
molecules. |
| Describe common physical changes
in matter: evaporation, condensation, sublimation, thermal expansion
and contraction. |
| Describe common chemical changes
in terms of properties of reactants and products. |
| Explain physical changes in terms
of the arrangement and motion of atoms and molecules. |
| Describe common energy transformation
in everyday situations. |
| Explain how light is required to
see objects. |
| Describe ways in which light interacts
with matter. |
| Explain how mechanical waves transfer
energy. |
| Investigate and explain how characteristics
of living things are passed on through generations: |
| Describe how the characteristics
of living things are passed on through generations |
| Explain why organisms within a species
are different from one another: |
| Describe how heredity and environment
may influence/determine characteristic of an organism. |
| Explain how scientists construct
and scientifically test theories concerning the origin of life
and evolution of species: |
| Describe how scientific theory traces
possible evolutionary relationships among present and past life
forms. |
| Explain how new traits might become
established in a population and how species become extinct. |
| Explain how parts of an ecosystem
are related and how they interact: |
| Describe common patterns of relationships
among populations |
| Describe how organisms acquire energy
directly or indirectly from sunlight. |
| Predict the effects of changes in
one population in a food web on other populations. |
| Describe the likely succession of
a given ecosystem over time. |
| Explain how humans use and benefit
from plant and animal materials. |
| Describe ways in which humans alter
the environment. |
| Describe the earth's surface |
| Describe and identify features using
maps. |
| Use maps of the earth to locate
water in its various forms and describe conditions under which
they exist. |
| Describe how surface water in Michigan
reaches the ocean and returns. |
| Describe the origins of pollution
in the hydrosphere. |
| Compare the earth to other planets
and moons in terms of supporting life |
| Describe and explain common observations
of the night skies. |
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| Grade
7 |
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| Generate scientific questions about
the world based on observation |
| Design and conduct scientific investigations |
| Apply an understanding of cells
to the functioning of multi-cellular organisms, including how
cells grow, develop and reproduce: |
| Explain why and how selected specialized
cells are needed by plants and animals |
| Explain how selected systems and
processes work together in animals. |
| Describe how the characteristics
of living things are passed on through generations |
| Describe and compare objects in
terms of mass, volume, and density |
| Construct simple circuits and explain
how they work in terms of the flow of current. |
| Investigate electrical devices and
explain how they work, using instructions and appropriate safety
precautions. |
| Use electric currents to create
magnetic fields, and explain application of this principle. |
| Describe sounds and sound waves: |
| Explain how sound travels through
different media. |
| Explain how echoes occur and how
they are used. |
| Explain how light is required to
see objects. |
| Describe ways in which light interacts
with matter. |
| Describe the motion of vibrating
objects. |
| Explain how mechanical waves transfer
energy. |
| Explain how rocks are formed. |
| Explain how rocks are broken down,
how soil is formed and how surface features change. |
| Explain how rocks and fossils are
used to understand the age and geological history of the earth. |
| Describe how surface water in Michigan
reaches the ocean and returns |
| Explain how water exists below the
earth's surface and how it is replenished. |
| Investigate and describe what makes
up weather and how it changes from day to day, from season to
season and over long periods of time: |
| Explain patterns of changing weather
and how they are measured. |
| Describe the composition and characteristics
of the atmosphere. |
| Explain the behavior of water in
the atmosphere. |
| Compare the earth to other planets
and moons in terms of supporting life. |
| Describe, compare and explain the
motions of solar system objects. |
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| Grade
8 |
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| Generate scientific questions about
the world based on observation |
| Design and conduct scientific investigations |
| Use tools and equipment appropriate
to scientific investigations |
| use metric measurement devices to
provide consistency in an investigation. |
| Use sources of information in support
of scientific investigations |
| Write and follow procedures in the
form of step-by-step instructions, formulas, flow diagrams, and
sketches. |
| Analyze claims from their scientific
merit and explain how scientists decide what constitutes scientific
knowledge: |
| Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses
of claims, arguments, or data. |
| Describe limitations in personal
knowledge. |
| Show how common themes of science,
mathematics, and technology apply in the real-world contexts. |
| Describe the advantages and risks
of new technologies. |
| Develop an awareness of and sensitivity
to the natural world. |
| Recognize the contributions made
in science by cultures and individuals of diverse backgrounds. |
| Qualitatively describe and compare
motion in two dimensions. |
| Relate motion of objects to unbalance
forces in two dimensions |
| Describe the non-contact forces
exerted by magnets, electricity charged objects, and gravity. |
| Use electric currents to create
magnetic fields, and explain application of this principle. |
| Compare and classify organisms
into major groups on the basis of their structure. |
| Explain why and how selected specialized
cells are needed by plants and animals |
| compare and classify organisms
into major groups on the basis of their structure. |
| Describe common patterns of relationships
among populations |
| Explain how light is required
to see objects. |
| Describe ways in which light interacts
with matter. |
| Explain how sound travels through
different media. |
| Explain how echoes occur and how
they are used. |
|
| Describe the earth's surface |
| Describe and identify features using
maps. |
| Explain how rocks are formed. |
| Explain how rocks are broken down,
how soil is formed and how surface features change. |
| Explain how rocks and fossils are
used to understand the age and geological history of the earth. |
| Explain how technology changes the
surface of the earth. |
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| Describe the characteristics of
water and demonstrate where water is found on earth: |
| Use maps of the earth to locate
water in its various forms and describe conditions under which
they exist. |
| Describe how surface water in Michigan
reaches the ocean and returns |
| Explain how water exists below the
earth's surface and how it is replenished. |
| Describe the origins of pollution
in the hydrosphere. |
| Investigate and describe what makes
up weather and how it changes from day to day, from season to
season and over long periods of time: |
| Describe the composition and characteristics
of the atmosphere. |
| Explain patterns of changing weather
and how they are measured. |
| Explain the behavior of water in
the atmosphere. |
| Describe health effects of polluted
air. |
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| Compare the earth to other planets
and moons in terms of supporting life. |
| Compare the earth to other planets
and moons in terms of supporting life. |
| Describe, compare and explain the
motions of solar system objects. |
| Describe and explain common observations
of the night skies. |