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Jefferson County Schools Science The Terra Nova, Second Edition (CAT/6) is a comprehensive, modular assessment series, offering multiple measures of student achievement in science. Grade 5 The Tennessee Science Curriculum Standards provide standards, performance indicators, and accomplishments for students in fifth grade. |
| Earth and Space Science |
| The Earth and Space Science unit addresses the composition, structure, exploration, and history of the earth and space. Topics include plate tectonics, the atmosphere, geological cycles and processes, weather, climate, the solar system, and the universe. |
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Atmosphere: Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend the atmosphere.
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Atmosphere: Conditions/Examine/Predict
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) examine data obtained from studying atmospheric conditions, identify that identify conditions change and can be measured , and predict weather conditions based on an analysis of the data.
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Astronomical Objects: Explore/Recognize
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) explore the patterns and motion of objects in space and recognize that the appearance of an object in the sky is affected by its size, motion, and distance from the earth.
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Earth: History
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the earth's history.
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Earth: Layers/Create/Model/Understand
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) understand that the earth has layers and create a model showing the major layers of the earth.
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Earth: Materials/Age/Position
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize that the age of earth materials can be determined by their position in rock layers.
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Earth: Materials/Comprehend/Composed
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend that the earth is composed of various materials.
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Earth: Materials/Identify/Uses/Select
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify that the earth's materials have various practical uses and select an appropriate use for an earth material using a diagram (e.g., fuel, monument, house, foundation).
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Earth: Materials/Properties
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the properties of Earth's materials.
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Earth: Rotation/Revolution/Explain
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) explain the differences between rotation and revolution.
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Earth: Surface/Changes/Describe
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) understand that earth's geological features change and describe how particular forces alter the earth's features (i.e., wind, water, plate tectonics).
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Earth and Sky: Explore/Alterations
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) explore alterations in the earth and sky.
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Earth, Moon & Sun: System/Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend the earth-moon system.
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earth: Layers/Identify/Characteristics
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify characteristics of the earth's layers.
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Geological Change: Forces/Identify
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify forces that cause geological change.
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Gravity: Force/Identify/Earth
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify that gravity is a force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth.
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Planets: Distinguish/Characteristics
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) distinguish among the planets according to specific characteristics.
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Moon: Phases/Show/Occur
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify and arrange the phases of the moon in the correct identify.
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Moon: Shape/Explain/Change
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explain why the moon appears to change shape.
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Natural Resources
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand natural resources.
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Natural Resources: Conservation
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize society's dependence on non-renewable resources.
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Natural Resources: Recognize/Differences
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) recognize the differences between renewable and non-renewable resources.
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Planets: Properties/Compare
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) recognize that objects in space have recognize properties (e.g., appearance, location, apparent motion) and compare the properties of the planets.
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Resources: Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend resources.
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Rocks: Types
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand igneous, sedimentary, and/or metamorphic rocks.
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Rocks: Understand/Dynamics
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand rock dynamics.
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Sky: Objects
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) develop an understanding of the objects in the sky.
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Solar System: Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend the solar system.
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Solar System: Earth
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand Earth as it exists in our solar system.
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Soil: Formation/Describe
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) describe soil formation.
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Soil: Plant/Recognize/Growth
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize soil properties that will best support plant growth.
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Soil: Properties/Recognize
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) recognize properties of soil.
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Systems: Comprehend/Processes
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend the processes of the systems of the earth.
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Universe: Characteristics/Understand
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the characteristics of the universe.
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Water: Cycle/Examine/Temperature
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) examine how temperature influences evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
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Water: Cycle/Identify/Features
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify the basic features of the water cycle.
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Water: Cycle/Show/Parts/Processes
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) show the parts and processes of the water cycle.
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Water: Properties
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the properties and functions of water.
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Water: Understand/Dynamics
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand water dynamics.
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Weather: Climate/Compare/Terms
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) compare the terms weather and climate.
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Weather: Climate/Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend the nature of climate.
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Weather: Climate/Select/Picture
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) select the picture that illustrates how mountains and oceans impact weather and climate.
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Weather: Understand
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand weather.
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Environment: Resources/Describe
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) describe the impact of society's dependence on non-renewable resources.
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| Life Science |
| The Life Science unit addresses the characteristics and cycles of and relationships between living things and their environments. Topics include cellular organization, classification, ecosystems, genetics, and human health issues. |
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Animals: Parts/Identify/Energy
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) identify the function of particular structures in organisms that allow them to obtain and use energy.
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Animals and Plants: Environment
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize the properties of plants and animals that enables them to live in a specific environment.
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Animals& Plants: Grouped/Recognize
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) recognize that animals and plants can be grouped by the similarities and differences in their traits.
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Animals & Plants: Relationships
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) categorize specific types of relationships between plants and animals in an ecosystem.
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Animals & Plants: Identify/Relations
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify a relationship between plants and animals in an ecosystem.
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Animals & Plants: Recognize/Changes
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) identify environmental changes caused by living things.
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Cells: Animals and Plants
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) compare and contrast plant cells with the basic structures of plant and animal cells (i.e.cell membrane, cytoplasm, and nucleus.
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Cells: Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend the cell.
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Cells: Food/Nutrients/Utilized
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand that cells utilize the nutrients that they must take in to provide energy for the work that cells perform and to produce the materials that a cell or living thing requires.
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Cells: Living Things/Composed
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) comprehend that all living things are composed of one or more cells.
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Cells: Multicellular/Unicellular
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) differentiate between organisms with single and multiple cells.
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Cells: Structure/Animal/Plant/Recognize
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize the basic parts of plant and animal cells.
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Cells: Structure/Draw/Label
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) draw and label the fundamental structures of animal and plant cells(i.e. cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, chloroplasts).
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Ecosystems: Interactions/Understand
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand that an ecosystem is comprised of all populations living together and the physical factors with which they interact.
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Ecosystems: Relationships/Explore
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) explore the relationships between living things in a particular ecosystem.
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Environment: Adaptation/Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend adaptation.
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Environment: Adaptation/Match/Conditions
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) match adaptations of plants or animals to specific environmental conditions.
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Environment: Disasters/Predict/Effect
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) predict the effects of human actions and/or natural disasters on the environment.
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Environment: Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend environments.
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Environment: Ecology
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend ecology.
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Environment: Plant/Animal/Analyze
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) analyze the animals and plants that inhabit a particular environment.
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Environment: Quality
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) develop an understanding about environmental quality.
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Extinction: Compare/Causes
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) compare the causes that led to the extinction of various organisms.
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Fossils: Compare/Ages
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) compare the relative ages of fossils in rock layers.
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Fossils: Information/Describe/Types
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) describe how fossils provide information about the types of organisms that lived in the past.
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Fossils: Past/Recognize/Today
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) recognize that fossils show links between organisms of today and those that lived in the past.
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Heredity: Living Things
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the heredity of living things.
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Heredity: Traits/Compare/Parent
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) compare the characteristics of the offspring with the characteristics of the parent.
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Heredity: Traits/Recognize/Passed
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) recognize that certain traits are passed from parents to offspring.
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Human Activities: Predict/Environment
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) predict the consequences as a result of human action on the environment.
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Human Health: Issues
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand human health issues.
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Human Health: Personal/Community
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) develop an understanding of personal and community health.
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Life Cycle
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand that living things have a life cycle.
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Life Cycle: Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend the life cycles of living things.
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Life Cycle: Investigate
The learner will be able to (IMPORTANT) investigate the life cycles of living things.
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Living Things: Behavior and Regulation
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the behavior and regulation of living things.
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Living Things: Habitats/Various
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand that various living things live in various habitats/niches.
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Living Things: Population/Comprehend
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) comprehend populations.
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Metamorphosis: Complete/Incomplete/Recog
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) recognize the difference between complete/incomplete metamorphosis.
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Organisms: Adaptations/Understand
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand behavioral and/or structural adaptations.
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Organisms: Adaptation and Diversity
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) understand the adaptations and diversity of organisms.
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Organisms: Characteristics
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) develop an understanding of organisms' characteristics.
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Organisms: Classify/Utilize/Systems
The learner will be able to (ESSENTIAL) utilize various classification systems for living things.
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