K-7 Standard E.SE: Develop an understanding of the properties of earth materials and how those properties make materials useful. Understand gradual and rapid changes in earth materials and features of the surface of Earth. Understand magnetic properties of Earth. E.SE.E.2 Surface Changes- The surface of Earth changes. Some changes are due to slow processes, such as erosion and weathering, and some changes are due to rapid processes, such as landslides, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes. Expectations   Vocabulary   Test Prep E.SE.02.21 Describe the major landforms of the surface of the Earth (mountains, plains, plateaus, valleys, hills).   Landform Earth Observation Mountain Plains Plateaus Valleys Hills

	K-7 Standard E.FE: Develop an understanding that Earth is a planet nearly covered with water and that water on Earth can be found in three states, solid, liquid, and gas. Understand how water on Earth moves in predictable patterns. Understand Earth's atmosphere as a mixture of gases and water vapor. E.FE.E.1 Water- Water is a natural resource and is found under the ground, on the surface of the earth, and in the sky. It exists in three states (liquid, solid, gas) and can go back and forth from one form to another. Expectations   Vocabulary   Test Prep E.FE.02.11 Identify water sources (wells, springs, lakes, rivers, oceans).   Fresh water Salt water Glacier Wells Springs Lake River Ocean   E.FE.02.12 Identify household uses of water (drinking, cleaning, food preparation).       E.FE.02.13 Describe the properties (visible, flowing, melting, dew) of water as a liquid (lakes, rivers, streams, oceans).   Liquid Observation Property   E.FE.02.14 Describe the properties (hard, visible, freezing, ice) of water as a solid (ice, snow, iceberg, sleet, hail).   Solid Observation Property   E.FE.E.2 Water Movement- Water moves in predictable patterns. Expectations   Vocabulary   Test Prep E.FE.02.21 Describe how rain collects on the surface of the Earth and flows downhill into bodies of water (streams, rivers, lakes, oceans) or into the ground.   Observation Prediction Fresh water Gravity Ground water Streams River Lake Ocean   E.FE.02.22 Describe the major bodies of water on the Earth's surface (lakes, ponds, oceans, rivers, streams).   Observation Fresh water Salt water Lake Ponds Ocean River Streams

	K-7 Standard E.ES: Develop an understanding of the warming of the Earth by the sun as the major source of energy for phenomenon on Earth and how the sun's warming relates to weather, climate, seasons, and the water cycle. Understand how human interaction and use of natural resources affects the environment. E.ES.E.4 Natural Resources- The supply of many natural resources is limited. Humans have devised methods for extending their use of natural resources through recycling, reuse, and renewal. Expectations   Vocabulary   Test Prep E.ES.03.41 Identify natural resources (metals, fuels, fresh water, farmland, and forests).   Observation Fresh water Natural resource Metals   E.ES.03.42 Classify renewable (fresh water, farmland, forests) and non-renewable (fuels, metals) resources.   Observation Classify Renewable resource Non-renewable resource Metals Fuels   E.ES.03.43 Describe ways humans are protecting, extending, and restoring resources (recycle, reuse, reduce, renewal).   Observation Technology Earth material Protect Extend Restore Recycle Reuse Reduce Renewal   E.ES.03.44 Recognize that paper, metal, glass, and some plastics can be recycled.   Observation Recycle   E.ES.E.5 Human Impact- Humans depend on their natural and constructed environment. Humans change environments in ways that are helpful or harmful for themselves and other organisms. Expectations   Vocabulary   Test Prep E.ES.03.51 Describe ways humans are dependent on the natural environment (forests, water, clean air, earth materials) and constructed environments (homes, neighborhoods, shopping malls, factories, and industry).   Observation Environment Dependent   E.ES.03.52 Describe helpful or harmful effects of humans on the environment (garbage, habitat destruction, land management, renewable and non-renewable resources).   Observation Environment Habitat Human population Renewable resource Non-renewable resource

	K-7 Standard E.SE: Develop an understanding of the properties of earth materials and how those properties make materials useful. Understand gradual and rapid changes in earth materials and features of the surface of Earth. Understand magnetic properties of Earth. E.SE.E.1 Earth Materials- Earth materials that occur in nature include rocks, minerals, soils, water, and the gases of the atmosphere. Some Earth materials have properties which sustain plant and animal life. Expectations   Vocabulary   Test Prep E.SE.03.13 Recognize and describe different types of earth materials (mineral, rock, clay, boulder, gravel, sand, soil).   Earth material Rock Mineral Soil Sand Clay Gravel Boulder   E.SE.03.14 Recognize that rocks are made up of minerals.   Rock Mineral Observation Classify   E.SE.E.2 Surface Changes- The surface of Earth changes. Some changes are due to slow processes, such as erosion and weathering, and some changes are due to rapid processes, such as landslides, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes. Expectations   Vocabulary   Test Prep E.SE.03.22 Identify and describe natural causes of change in the Earth's surface (erosion, glaciers, volcanoes, landslides, and earthquakes).   Landform Volcano Glacier Erosion Weather Flood Deposition Earthquake Landslide   E.SE.E.3 Using Earth Materials- Some Earth materials have properties that make them useful either in their present form or designed and modified to solve human problems. They can enhance the quality of life as in the case of materials used for building or fuels used for heating and transportation. Expectations   Vocabulary   Test Prep E.SE.03.31 Identify Earth materials used to construct some common objects (for example: bricks, buildings, roads, glass).   Earth material Technology   E.SE.03.32 Describe how materials taken from the Earth can be used as fuels for heating and transportation.   Earth material Technology Fuels

	K-7 Standard E.ST: Develop an understanding that the sun is the central and largest body in the solar system and that Earth and other objects in the sky move in a regular and predictable motion around the sun. Understand that those motions explain the day, year, moon phases, eclipses and the appearance of motion of objects across the sky. Understand that gravity is the force that keeps the planets in orbit around the sun and governs motion in the solar system. Develop an understanding that fossils and layers of Earth provide evidence of the history of Earth's life forms, changes over long periods of time, and theories regarding Earth's history and continental drift. E.ST.E.1 Characteristics of Objects in the Sky- Common objects in the sky have observable characteristics. Expectations   Vocabulary   Test Prep E.ST.04.11 Identify common objects in the sky, such as the sun and the moon.   Sun Moons   E.ST.04.12 Compare and contrast the characteristics of the sun, moon and Earth, including relative distances and abilities to support life.   Observation Characteristic Compare Sun Moons Earth   E.ST.E.2 Patterns of Objects in the Sky- Common objects in the sky have observable characteristics and predictable patterns of movement. Expectations   Vocabulary   Test Prep E.ST.04.21 Describe the orbit of the Earth around the sun as it defines a year.   Observation Sun Earth Orbit Revolution Year   E.ST.04.22 Explain that the spin of the Earth creates day and night.   Observation Earth Rotation Day Spin Night   E.ST.04.23 Describe the motion of the moon around the Earth.   Observation Earth Moons Revolution   E.ST.04.24 Explain how the visible shape of the moon follows a predictable cycle which takes approximately one month.   Observation Moons Revolution Cyclical Pattern Visible   E.ST.04.25 Describe the apparent movement of the sun and moon across the sky through day/night and the seasons.   Observation Sun Moons Cyclical Pattern Year Month Day Seasons Night   E.ST.E.3 Fossils- Fossils provide evidence about the plants and animals that lived long ago and the nature of the environment at that time. Expectations   Vocabulary   Test Prep E.ST.04.31 Explain how fossils provide evidence of the history of the Earth.   Evidence Preserved Imprint Fossils Petrified fossils Evidence Observation   E.ST.04.32 Compare and contrast life forms found in fossils and organisms that exist today.   Observation Compare Evidence Fossils Preserved Structures of plants Characteristic Classify

	K-7 Standard E.ES: Develop an understanding of the warming of the Earth by the sun as the major source of energy for phenomenon on Earth and how the sun's warming relates to weather, climate, seasons, and the water cycle. Understand how human interaction and use of natural resources affects the environment. E.ES.M.6 Seasons- Seasons result from annual variations in the intensity of sunlight and length of day due to the tilt of the axis of the Earth relative to the plane of its yearly orbit around the sun. Expectations   Vocabulary   Test Prep E.ES.05.61 Demonstrate using a model, seasons as the result of variations in the intensity of sunlight caused by the tilt of the Earth on its axis, and revolution around the sun.   Observe Model Sun Earth Seasons Orbit Revolution Tilt Axis   E.ES.05.62 Explain how the revolution of the Earth around the sun defines a year.   Observe Earth Sun Revolution Orbit Year

	K-7 Standard E.ST: Develop an understanding that the sun is the central and largest body in the solar system and that Earth and other objects in the sky move in a regular and predictable motion around the sun. Understand that those motions explain the day, year, moon phases, eclipses and the appearance of motion of objects across the sky. Understand that gravity is the force that keeps the planets in orbit around the sun and governs motion in the solar system. Develop an understanding that fossils and layers of Earth provide evidence of the history of Earth's life forms, changes over long periods of time, and theories regarding Earth's history and continental drift. E.ST.M.1 Solar System- The sun is the central and largest body in our solar system. Earth is the third planet from the sun in a system that includes other planets and their moons, as well as smaller objects, such as asteroids and comets. Expectations   Vocabulary   Test Prep E.ST.05.11 Design a model that describes the position and relationship of the planets and other objects (comets and asteroids) to the sun.   Sun Earth Moons Planets Solar system Investigation Model Orbit   E.ST.M.2 Solar System Motion- Gravity is the force that keeps most objects in the solar system in regular and predictable motion. Expectations   Vocabulary   Test Prep E.ST.05.21 Describe the motion of planets and moons in terms of rotation on axis and orbits due to gravity.   Investigation Sun Planets Solar system Motion Rotation Revolution Orbit Gravity Moons Axis   E.ST.05.22 Explain moon phases as they relate to the position of the moon in its orbit around the Earth, resulting in the amount of observable reflected light.   Investigation Sun Moons Earth Cyclical Pattern Rotation Revolution Orbit Phases of the moon Reflected light   E.ST.05.23 Recognize that nighttime objects (stars and constellations) and the sun appear to move because the Earth rotates on its axis and orbits the sun.   Stars Constellation Rotation Cyclical Pattern Orbit Revolution   E.ST.05.24 Explain lunar and solar eclipses based on the relative positions of the Earth, moon, and sun, and the orbit of the moon.   Sun Earth Moons Revolution Orbit Cyclical Pattern Lunar eclipse Solar eclipse   E.ST.05.25 Explain the tides of the oceans as they relate to the gravitational pull and orbit of the moon.   Earth Moons Gravity Force Motion Pull Cyclical Pattern Ocean Tides Orbit

	K-7 Standard E.SE: Develop an understanding of the properties of earth materials and how those properties make materials useful. Understand gradual and rapid changes in earth materials and features of the surface of Earth. Understand magnetic properties of Earth. E.SE.M.1 Soil- Soils consist of weathered rocks and decomposed organic materials from dead plants, animals, and bacteria. Soils are often found in layers with each having a different chemical composition and texture. Expectations   Vocabulary   Test Prep E.SE.06.11 Explain how physical and chemical weathering lead to erosion and the formation of soils and sediments.   Erosion Deposition Soil Physical weathering Chemical weathering Sediments   E.SE.06.12 Explain how waves, wind, water, and glacier movement, shape and reshape the land surface of the Earth by eroding rock in some areas and depositing sediments in other areas.   Erosion Deposition Delta Alluvial fan Glacier Flood Sediments Wind Wave   E.SE.06.13 Describe how soil is a mixture, made up of weather eroded rock and decomposed organic material.   Soil Rock Mineral Organic Sand Erosion Decomposer   E.SE.06.14 Compare different soil samples based on particle size and texture.   Observe Investigation Evaluate Soil Mineral Texture Size Particle   E.SE.M.4 Rock Formation- Rocks and rock formations bear evidence of the minerals, materials, temperature/pressure conditions, and forces that created them. Expectations   Vocabulary   Test Prep E.SE.06.41 Compare and contrast the formation of rock types (igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary) and demonstrate the similarities and differences using the rock cycle model.   Investigation Rock Mineral Cyclical Pattern Similarity Difference Igneous Metamorphic Sedimentary Model Compare Rock cycle   E.SE.M.5 Plate Tectonics- The lithospheric plates of the Earth constantly move, resulting in major geological events, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building. Expectations   Vocabulary   Test Prep E.SE.06.51 Explain plate tectonic movement and how the lithospheric plates move centimeters each year.   Investigation Earth Plate tectonics Lithosphere Movement   E.SE.06.52 Demonstrate how major geological events (earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, mountain building) result from these plate motions.   Investigation Evaluate Model Earth Earthquake Volcano Mountain Plate tectonics   E.SE.06.53 Describe layers of the Earth as a lithosphere (crust and upper mantle), convecting mantle, and dense metallic core.   Earth Earth material Lithosphere Crust Upper mantle Convecting mantle Metallic core   E.SE.M.6 Magnetic Field of Earth- Earth as a whole has a magnetic field that is detectable at the surface with a compass. Expectations   Vocabulary   Test Prep E.SE.06.61 Describe the Earth as a magnet and compare the magnetic properties of the Earth to that of a natural or man-made magnet.   Evaluate Earth Structures Magnetism Natural Man-made   E.SE.06.62 Explain how a compass works using the magnetic field of the Earth, and how a compass is used for navigation on land and sea.   Magnetism Earth Compass

	K-7 Standard E.ST: Develop an understanding that the sun is the central and largest body in the solar system and that Earth and other objects in the sky move in a regular and predictable motion around the sun. Understand that those motions explain the day, year, moon phases, eclipses and the appearance of motion of objects across the sky. Understand that gravity is the force that keeps the planets in orbit around the sun and governs motion in the solar system. Develop an understanding that fossils and layers of Earth provide evidence of the history of Earth's life forms, changes over long periods of time, and theories regarding Earth's history and continental drift. E.ST.M.3 Fossils- Fossils provide important evidence of how life and environmental conditions have changed in a given location. Expectations   Vocabulary   Test Prep E.ST.06.31 Explain how rocks and fossils are used to understand the age and geological history of the earth (timelines and relative dating, rock layers).   Rock Fossils Evidence Geological history Timeline Relative dating Rock layers   E.ST.M.4 Geologic Time- Earth processes seen today (erosion, mountain building, and glacier movement) make possible the measurement of geologic time through methods such as observing rock sequences and using fossils to correlate the sequences at various locations. Expectations   Vocabulary   Test Prep E.ST.06.41 Explain how Earth processes (erosion, mountain building, and glacier movement) are used for the measurement of geologic time through observing rock layers.   Earth History Erosion Deposition Observation Analyze Prediction Mountain building Geologic Rock layers Glacier   E.ST.06.42 Describe how fossils provide important evidence of how life and environmental conditions have changed.   Earth Fossils History Evidence Environment Prediction

 

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