1. Safety and Equipment Scientific Method Use of one variable Construct graphs, tables, charts Models Nutritional Labels

4. Physical properties of matter Boiling, freezing, and melting points of water Mixtures Solutions

6. Structures and functions of plants and animals Inherited traits and learned behaviors Complete and incomplete metamorphosis

8. Observe how organisms live and survive within an ecosystem Food chains and food webs Outcomes to changes in ecosystems Carbon dioxide/oxygen cycle

10. Mechanical, light, sound, thermal, electric energy Electric circuits Reflection/refraction of light Experiments that test the effect of force on an object

13. Processes that lead to the formation of sedimentary rock and fossil fuels Weathering, erosion, deposition and cementation form different landforms Alternative energy resources – wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, biofuels Fossils

15. Differentiate between weather and climate. Water cycle Day/night cycle Physical characteristics of the Sun, Earth, and moon