Standards
Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
Generate resourceDevelop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
Generate resourceDevelop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Generate resourceMake and communicate observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Generate resourceInterpret and analyze data to make decisions about how to utilize materials based on their properties.
Generate resourceMeasure and graph quantities to provide evidence that regardless of the type of change that occurs when heating, cooling, or mixing substances, the total weight of matter is conserved.
Generate resourceConduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.
Generate resourceSupport an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
Generate resourceUse models to describe that energy in animals' food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun.
Generate resourceSupport an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from Earth.
Generate resourceRepresent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky.
Generate resourceDevelop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Generate resourceDescribe and graph the amounts of salt water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth.
Generate resourceObtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth's resources and environment.
Generate resourceGenerate and design possible solutions to a current environmental issue, threat, or concern.
Generate resourceAnalyze how living organisms, including humans, affect the environment in which they live, and how their environment affects them.
Generate resourceMake a claim about the environmental and social impacts of design solutions and civic actions, including their own actions.
Generate resourceExamine ways you influence your local environment and community by collecting and displaying data.
Generate resourceDevelop a model to demonstrate how local environmental issues are connected to larger local environment and human systems.
Generate resourceConstruct an argument to support whether action is needed on a selected environmental issue and propose possible solutions.
Generate resourceInvestigate how perspectives over the use of resources and the development of technology have changed over time and resulted in conflict over the development of societies and nations.
Generate resourceRefer to other standards in this document to build a learning progression.
Generate resourceRefer to other standards in this document to build a learning progression.
Generate resourceUse appropriate symbols, numbers, and words to communicate key ideas about technological products and systems.
Generate resourceCreate representations of the tools people made, how they cultivated to provide food, made clothing, and built shelters to protect themselves.
Generate resourceExamine information to assess the trade-offs to using a product or system.
Generate resourceIllustrate how, when parts of a system are missing, it may not work as planned.
Generate resourceDescribe how a subsystem is a system that operates as a part of another larger system.
Generate resourcePredict how certain aspects of their daily lives would be different without given technologies.
Generate resourceDemonstrate how simple technologies are often combined to form more complex systems.
Generate resourceExplain why responsible use of technology requires sustainable management of resources.
Generate resourceExplain how solutions to problems are shaped by economic, political, and cultural forces.
Generate resourceClassify resources used to create technologies as either renewable or nonrenewable.
Generate resourceCompare how things found in nature differ from things that are human-made, noting differences and similarities in how they are produced and used.
Generate resourceDescribe the unique relationship between science and technology, and how the natural world can contribute to the human-made world to foster innovation.
Generate resourceDetermine factors that influence changes in a society's technological systems or infrastructure.
Generate resourceDifferentiate between the role of scientists, engineers, technologists, and others in creating and maintaining technological systems.
Generate resourceExplain how technologies are developed or adapted when individual or societal needs and wants change.
Generate resourceJudge technologies to determine the best one to use to complete a given task or meet a need.
Generate resourceDemonstrate how tools and machines extend human capabilities, such as holding, lifting, carrying, fastening, separating, and computing.
Generate resourceEvaluate the strengths and weaknesses of existing design solutions, including their own solutions.
Generate resourceApply tools, techniques, and materials in a safe manner as part of the design process.
Generate resourceExplain how various relationships can exist between technology and engineering and other content areas.
Generate resourceIdentify the resources needed to get a technical job done, such as people, materials, capital, tools, machines, knowledge, energy, and time
Generate resourceSupport an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from Earth.
Generate resourceRepresent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky.
Generate resourceAnalyze how living organisms, including humans, affect the environment in which they live, and how their environment affects them.
Generate resourceMake a claim about the environmental and social impacts of design solutions and civic actions, including their own actions.
Generate resourceInvestigate how perspectives over the use of resources and the development of technology have changed over time and resulted in conflict over the development of societies and nations.
Generate resourceDevelop a model to demonstrate how local environmental issues are connected to larger local environment and human systems.
Generate resourceExamine ways you influence your local environment and community by collecting and displaying data.
Generate resourceConstruct an argument to support whether action is needed on a selected environmental issue and propose possible solutions.
Generate resourceObtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth's resources and environment.
Generate resourceGenerate and design possible solutions to a current environmental issue, threat, or concern.
Generate resourceDevelop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
Generate resourceDescribe and graph the amounts and percentages of water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth.
Generate resourceDevelop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
Generate resourceSupport an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
Generate resourceUse models to describe that energy in animals' food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun.
Generate resourceDevelop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Generate resourceMeasure and graph quantities to provide evidence that regardless of the type of change that occurs when heating, cooling, or mixing substances, the total weight of matter is conserved.
Generate resourceMake and communicate observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
Generate resourceConduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.
Generate resourceInterpret and analyze data to make decisions about how to utilize materials based on their properties.
Generate resourceSupport an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.
Generate resourceUse appropriate symbols, numbers and words to communicate key ideas about technological products and systems.
Generate resourceDescribe how a subsystem is a system that operates as a part of another larger system.
Generate resourceIllustrate how, when parts of a system are missing, it may not work as planned.
Generate resourceIdentify the resources needed to get a technical job done, such as people, materials, capital, tools, machines, knowledge, energy, and time.
Generate resourceDemonstrate how tools and machines extend human capabilities, such as holding, lifting, carrying, fastening, separating, and computing.
Generate resourceEvaluate the strengths and weaknesses of existing design solutions, including their own solutions.
Generate resourceApply tools, techniques, and materials in a safe manner as part of the design process.
Generate resourceCreate representations of the tools people made, how they cultivated to provide food, made clothing, and built shelters to protect themselves.
Generate resourceJudge technologies to determine the best one to use to complete a given task or meet a need.
Generate resourceClassify resources used to create technologies as either renewable or nonrenewable.
Generate resourceExplain why responsible use of technology requires sustainable management of resources.
Generate resourcePredict how certain aspects of their daily lives would be different without given technologies.
Generate resourceDemonstrate how simple technologies are often combined to form more complex systems.
Generate resourceExplain how various relationships can exist between technology and engineering and other content areas.
Generate resourceCompare how things found in nature differ from things that are human-made, noting differences and similarities in how they are produced and used.
Generate resourceDescribe the unique relationship between science and technology, and how the natural world can contribute to the human-made world to foster innovation.
Generate resourceDifferentiate between the role of scientists, engineers, technologists, and others in creating and maintaining technological systems.
Generate resourceExplain how solutions to problems are shaped by economic, political, and cultural forces.
Generate resourceDetermine factors that influence changes in a society's technological systems or infrastructure.
Generate resourceExplain how technologies are developed or adapted when individual or societal needs and wants change.
Generate resourceDemonstrate knowledge of techniques used to evaluate food in various forms.
Generate resourceUnderstand and identify the physical changes that occur during food preparation.
Generate resourceDescribe a well-balanced daily menu using the current USDA dietary guidelines.
Generate resourceExplain the decision to use or not use resources based on resource availability and sustainability.
Generate resourceDevelop planning skills to organize individual and family resources and responsibilities.
Generate resourceIdentify information in care instructions, safety precautions, and recommended use of consumable goods.
Generate resourceCompare how different cultures meet family responsibilities within various family structures.
Generate resourceDescribe positive and negative interactions within patterns of interpersonal communication.
Generate resourceDescribe how areas of development impact human growth across the life cycle.
Generate resourceIdentify health and safety needs for children at each stage of child development.
Generate resourceIdentify the importance of routines and schedules while differentiating between shortand long-term goals.
Generate resourceDescribe the roles of technology within the family and community in maintaining a safe and healthy living environment.
Generate resourceIdentify the public and nonpublic services that are available to serve families within the community.
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