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1. Sources & Uses of Water 2. Properties of Water 3. The Water Cycle 4. Water Pollution and Conservation

1.Layers of Earth 2.Plate Movement 3.Earthquakes

Rocks & Minerals 1. Properties of Minerals 2. Classifying Rocks 3. The Rock Cycle

The Earth’s Changing Surface 1.Weathering 2.Erosion 3.Contour Mapping

Astronomy 1. Properties of the Sun and Stars 2.Earth’s Revolution and Rotation 3.Moon Phases

Weather and Climate 1.The Atmosphere 2.Weather Factors 3.Predicting Weather

Reading and Writing Reading Skills Textbook reading Outside Sources Articles Leveled text Note-taking Writing Skills Paragraph writing Short Answer Responses Various types of writing Argumentative Informative Compare & Contrast

Word of the Week (WOW)  Purple books  Designed to help students master vocabulary found across the curriculum and on assessments  Assigned Monday or Tuesday  Due Friday  Requires parent signature

All students must complete a Science Fair project. Topics must be approved by parent and teacher. Information will be distributed in the late October/early November. Due dates will provided for each portion of the project. Science Fair Club during Mod 11 Science Fair/Pack the House Night- February 6 th. Projects graded during the day and on display at night

 Tests……………………………….50%  Quizzes…………………………..25%  Classwork/Labs……………..20%  Homework……….……………..…5%

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