Changes (STC)

Benchmarks

 

SCI.I.1.E.2	SCI.I.1.E.5	SCI.I.1.E.6
SCI.II.1.E.1	SCI.II.1.E.2	SCI.II.1.E.3
SCI.IV.1.E.1	SCI.IV.1.E.2	SCI.IV.1.E.3
SCI.IV.2.E.1	SCI.IV.2.E.2	SCI.V.2.E.1

Vocabulary

Butterflies (STC)

Benchmarks
 

SCI.I.1.E.1	SCI.I.1.E.2	SCI.I.1.E.4
SCI.I.1.E.5	SCI.I.1.E.6	SCI.II.1.E.1
SCI.II.1.E.2	SCI.II.1.E.4	SCI.II.1.E.5
SCI.III.2.E.1	SCI.III.2.E.2	SCI.III.2.E.3
SCI.III.2.E.4	SCI.III.3.E.1	SCI.III.4.E.2
SCI.III.5.E.2	SCI.III.5.E.3	SCI.IV.1.E.1

Vocabulary

Pebbles, Sand & Silt (FOSS)

Benchmarks
 

SCI.I.1.E.1	SCI.I.1.E.2	SCI.I.1.E.5
SCI.II.1.E.1	SCI.II.1.E.2	SCI.II.1.E.5
SCI.IV.1.E.1	SCI.IV.1.E.2	SCI.IV.2.E.1
SCI.IV.2.E.2	SCI.V.1.E.1	SCI.V.1.E.2
SCI.V.1.E.3	SCI.V.1.E.4	SCI.V.1.E.5

Vocabulary
 

Alike:  Similar; in the same way. Basalt:  A gray, smooth rock that was once the hot, liquid lava that came out of a volcano. Boulder:  A rock 10 inches across or larger; a rock larger than a cobble. Clay:  Rocks so small it is hard to see just one; particles that are even smaller than silt. Concrete:  A mixture of cement, gravel, and/or sand that, when mixed with water, will set and harden. Different:  Unlike; not alike, or not the same. Fossil:  A part of a plant or animal that lived long ago and has turned to rock. Gravel:  Rocks that are smaller than pebbles. Large:  Big in size. Minerals:  The ingredients that make up rocks. Mixture:  Two or more things mixed together. Pebble:  A rock that is smaller than a cobble. Rock:  A solid earth material. People who use rocks for making things sort them by size. Rough:  Bumpy; not smooth. Same:  Alike; not different. Sand:  Rocks that are smaller than gravel. Separate:  To take apart the ingredients of a mixture. Size:  How large or small something is. Small:  Not large. Smooth:  Flat, level; not rough. Soil:  A mixture of humus and different-sized earth materials. Texture:  How something feels, such as rough or smooth.

Benchmarks
 

SCI.I.1.E.1	SCI.I.1.E.2	SCI.I.1.E.3
SCI.I.1.E.5	SCI.II.1.E.1	SCI.II.1.E.2
SCI.II.1.E.3	SCI.II.1.E.5	SCI.IV.1.E.1
SCI.IV.1.E.2	SCI.IV.2.E.1	SCI.IV.3.E.1
SCI.IV.3.E.2	SCI.IV.3.E.4	SCI.IV.3.E.5

Vocabulary
 

Axle:  A rod or shaft to which wheels can be attached. Balance:  To stay in a position without being held. Balance point:  The place on which an object balances. Balanced:  When something is in a stable position. Force:  A push or a pull. Gravity:  A force that pulls things toward the Earth. Motion:  The act of moving. Object:  Anything that can be seen or touched; a thing. Pitch:  How high or low a sound is. Ramp:  An object that has a slope. Roll:  To move by turning over and over. Roll:  When a wheel goes around on its edge. Rotate:  To turn in circles a lot of times; to spin. Slope:  A surface that is higher on one end. Sphere:  An object that is round in all directions and rolls in all directions. Spin:  To move by turning around an axis. Spin:  To turn in circles a lot of times; to rotate. Stable:  Steady; not falling over. Unstable:  When something is not steady and falls over. Vibration:  A fast back and forth motion.  Vibration makes sound. Volume:  How loud or soft a sound is. Weight:  How heavy something is. Wheel:  An object that is a circle in only one direction and can fall over; a wheel is a disk.