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Objective 4 -Earth Science                                                                        Expected Understandings
 

 

 

Earth Model

Land Models

Solar System

Radiometer

 

3.6B - Identify that forces such as earthquakes and glaciers can change the surface of the Earth.
3.11A - Identify and describe the importance of earth materials including rocks, soil, water, and gases of the atmosphere in the local area and classify them as renewable, nonrenewable, or inexhaustible resources.
3.11C - Identify the planets in our solar system and their position in relation to the Sun.
3.11D - Describe the characteristics of the Sun.
4.6A - Identify patterns of change such as in weather, metamorphosis, and objects in the sky.
4.11A - Test properties of soils including texture, capacity to retain water, and ability to support life.
4.11B - Summarize the effects of the oceans on land.
4.11C - Identify the Sun as the major source of energy for the Earth and understand its role in the growth of plants, in the creation of winds, and in the water cycle.
5.5A - Describe some cycles, structures, and processes that are found in a simple system.
5.5B - Describe some interactions that occur in a simple system.
5.6A - Identify events and describe changes that occur on a regular basis such as in daily, weekly, lunar, and seasonal cycles.
5.6B - Identify the significance of the water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles
5.11A - Identify and observe actions that require time for changes to be measurable, including growth, erosion, dissolving, weathering, and flow.
5.11B - Draw conclusions about "what happened before" using data such as from tree-growth rings and sedimentary rock sequences.
5.11C - Identify past events that led to the formation of the Earth's renewable, non-renewable, and inexhaustible resources.
5.12A- Interpret how land forms are the result of a combination of constructive and destructive forces such as deposition of sediment and weathering.
5.12C - Identify the physical characteristics of the Earth and compare them to the physical characteristics of the moon.