1. Ecological Framework – for the back of your science journal.
School Year
Ecological Framework – for the back of your science journal.
Life Science = Biosphere slide
Physical Science = Nature of Science and Physical Science slides
Earth Science = Lithosphere/Geosphere slide
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
“Trinity”
Biosphere
“Prairie”
Lithosphere
“Blackland”

2. Biosphere – Life Science
Living
Energy – Waste Reproduction
systems, cycles, processes, patterns
Plants – Producers
Parts of Plants…. Roots, stem, leaves (flowers, seeds, etc…)
Photosynthesis
Animals -- Consumers
Herbivores - plants
Carnivores - meat
Omnivores – meat/plants
Predator and Prey
Life Cycles
Mammals
(fur, warm
blooded,
milk from
mother,
live birth)
Amphibians
Reptiles
Birds
Fish
Insects –
Complete Metamorphosis Incomplete Metamorphosis
egg
egg (3 stages) larva (4 stages)
nymph pupa
adult adult
Producer
Consumer
Decomposer
Biomes- a group
of ecosystems with
the same climate
-grasslands/prairies
-tundra
-taiga
-deserts
-deciduous forest
-rainforest
Ecosystems – organisms
Interacting w/ each other
and the environment
Communities
Populations
Individuals
Ex. 1 -Aquatic Ecosystem
(Watershed)
2 -Pond community
3 –population of dragonflies
4 –green darter (individual)
Inherited Traits
Learned Behaviors
Adaptive Characteristics
(structure & function)
Habitat
Food
Water H2O
Shelter
Space
Food Chain --- Food Web --- Food Pyramid
Cycles
Nitrogen - decompose
Water – H20
Carbon Dioxide & Oxygen – CO2 X O2
Niche – the role
of an organism
in an ecosystem
Climate - Weather

3. Nature of Science Tools for Magnification Tools for Measurement
systems, cycles, processes, patterns
Tools for Magnification
Hand lens
Magnifying Glass
Microscope
Telescope
Create heat – hot plate
Conductivity – electricity
Magnetism – magnet
Direction – compass
Tools for Measurement
Mass – pan balance
GRAM triple beam balance
Length/distance – cm ruler
METER meter stick
Time – stopwatch, clock
Liquid-Volume-Capacity
LITERS beaker
graduated cylinder
measuring cups
Temperature - Celsius
Thermometer
0 – freezing point
100 – boiling point
Safety Equipment
goggles
apron
gloves
lab rules
Share data
Tables
Charts
Graphs
-- line (change over time
-- bar
Scientific Method/Process
1-purpose/problem
2-hypothesis/question
3-experiment
materials
procedures
4-results/data
5-conclusion
INFERENCE

4. Physical Science Matter Forces Mass Weight Mixtures Solutions
Gravity
Magnetism
Friction
systems, cycles, processes, patterns
Matter
1 - all things are made of matter
2 – States of Matter —solid, liquid, gas
3 - Physical Properties it can be classified [using senses]…. Shape, color, smell, taste, texture, magnetic, conductivity, temperature
Mass
-is the amount of matter in an object
-amount of space an object takes up
Weight
-based on the pull of gravity
-more matter = more weight
Mixtures
Easy to separate
Solutions
Hard to separate
When temperature decreases
Matter goes from a gas-liquid-solid
When temperature increases
Matter goes from a solid-liquid-gas
Forms of energy
Sound –vibrations/travels in waves
Light – reflects (bounces), refracts (bends)
Convex () & Concave )( Lens
Thermal - Heat
Electrical – circuit open/closed – complete/incomplete
Mechanical – Movement/motion
Kinetic Energy - Movement
Potential Energy – Rest

5. Lithosphere – Earth Science Non-Living
(Geosphere)
Non-Living
Solar System
Sun
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
systems, cycles, processes, patterns
Natural Resources
Renewable- Cycle
Rocks
soil
plants
animals (insects)
Water - H20
CO2XO2
Nitrogen
Nonrenewable
Minerals
Fossils fuels
oil/petroleum
natural gas
coal
Inexhaustible
Wind
Ocean tides
Sun light
Changing Earth’s Surface
Erosion
Deposition
Weathering –
Water (cycle) precipitation
Wind- uneven heating on the earth’s surface
Ice - Glacier
Sun/Earth/Moon Comparisons
Vinn Diagram
Flip Chart
Moon Journal -Phases of Moon
Tides
Natural Disasters
Volcanoes, Tornados, Earthquakes, Floods, Droughts, Hurricanes, Tidal Waves, Mud Slides,
Landforms
Canyons Cliffs
Mountains Glaciers
Volcanoes Islands
Vistas Valleys
Buttes Oceans
Tables Beaches
Deltas Rivers
Plate Tectonics
Colliding plates-
push together
Separating plates-
pull apart
Sliding past-
move over
Sun – Earth – Moon Relationship
Rotate on axis 24 h
Revolve 365 days
Orbit –path
Gravity