1st 6 weeks (TEKS)

---Objective 1---

Lab Safety Rules(5.1AB)

Lab Room Procedures(5.1AB)

Scientific Process(5.2A-E)

Proper Use of Lab Equipment(5.4A)

---Objective 2---

What is living and non-living?(2.8AB)

Classifications(2.4A)

Animal and Plant Cells(5.5AB)

Human tissues, organs, systems(5.5AB)

Cell Reproduction(5.6C)

Stages of Life- Life Cycles(5.6C)

Inherited Traits, Learned Behaviors(5.10AB)

Dominant and Recessive

Traits(5.10AB)

Plant Anatomy(5.5AB)

Types of Plants, Uses of Plants(5.6C)

2nd 6 weeks (TEKS)

---Objective 1---

Scientific Process(5.2A-E)

Proper Use of Lab Equipment(5.4A)

---Objective 2---

Photosynthesis(5.6B, 9A)

Animals & Plants interdependence(5.6B, 9A-C)

Water Cycle(5.6B)

Nitrogen Cycle(5.6B)

Carbon Cycle(5.6B)

Ecosystems(5. 9A-C, 10AB)

Herbivore, Carnivore, Omnivore, Decomposer, Producer, Consumer(5. 9A-C, 10AB)

What eats what(5. 9A-C, 10AB)

Competition for limited resources(5. 9A-C, 10AB)

Land Biomes(5. 9A-C, 10AB)

Habitat, niche, adaptations(5. 9A-C, 10AB)

Water Ecosystems(5. 9A-C, 10AB)

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle(5. 9A-C, 10AB)

---Objective 3---

Physical Properties of Matter(5.7A)

States of Matter(5.7D)

3rd 6 weeks (TEKS)

---Objective 1---

Scientific Process(5.2A-E)

Proper Use of Lab Equipment(5.4A)

History of Science(5.3DE)

---Objective 3---

Matter, Mass, Weight, and

Physical Properties(5.4A, 7A)

Process Skills(5.2B)

History of Science(5.2A-E, 5.3A-B)

Review of 4 states of matter (Physical properties) (5.7BCD)

Changes in states of matter(5.7D)

Mixtures and Solutions(5.7C)

Electricity and Magnetism(5.7A, 8C)

Everyday forces(2.7C, 3.6A, 5.12D)

Simple Machines(5.2BC)

Laws of Motion(3.6A, 4.6B, 5.12D)

Orbits and Inertia(3.6A, 4.6B, 5.12D)

Types of Energy and Changes in Energy(5.8A)

Sound(5.8D)

Light refraction and reflection(5.8B)

4th 6 weeks (TEKS)

---Objective 1---

Scientific Process(5.2A-E)

Proper Use of Lab Equipment(5.4A)

Reliability of Experiment Results(5.4B)

---Objective 3---

Light(5.8B)

Sound(5.8D)

---Objective 4---

Intro to Earth Science(3.6B)

Globes, maps, and Natural Disasters(3.6B)

Layers of the Earth(5.12A)

Changes to Earth’s Surface(5.11A, 5.12C)

Pangea(3.6B, 4.10A)

Convection Currents(3.6B)

Landforms, weathering, erosion, deposition, mass movement(5.11A. 5.12A)

Magma, Volcano, Earthquake, faults Continental Drift, Tectonic Plates, Constructive Forces, destructive forces(5.12A)

Mountain forming(5.12A)

Sedimentary, metamorphic, igneous rocks(5.11B)

Fossil fuels, natural gas, peat, lignite, bitumen, anthracite(5.11C, 5.12B)

natural, nonrenewable, renewable, and reusable resources, recycling(5.11C)

Atmosphere, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, evaporation, condensation(.6A)

Sun’s energy heats unevenly- Causes of Wind(4.11C)

Soil(4.11A)

Local Winds, prevailing winds(4.11C)

Reason for the Seasons(5.6A)

5th 6 weeks (TEKS)

---Objective 1---

Scientific Process(5.2A-E)

Proper Use of Lab Equipment (5.4A)

 Reliability of Experiment Results(5.4B)

---Objective 4---

Climate, microclimate, El Nino, greenhouse effect, global warming(5.12C)

Waves, current, tide (4.11B, 5.12A)

Ocean water shapes the shore(4.11B,

5.12A)

Revolve, orbit, rotate, axis, eclipse(3.11C, 5.12C)

How Earth, Moon, and Sun move through space(3.11C, 5.12C)

Moon Craters and Phases(5.12C)

Photosphere, corona, sunspot, solar flare, solar wind(3.11D)

 Solar System- Order of the Planets(3.11C, 5.3C)

Universe, Light-year, Galaxy(3.11D)

Sun’s Location in Milky Way(3.11D)

Review for TAKS test

6th 6 weeks (TEKS)

---Objective 1---

Scientific Process(5.2A-E)

Proper Use of Lab Equipment(5.4A)

---Objective 1---

Review of Nature of Science

---Objective 2---

Review of Life Science

---Objective 3---

Review of Physical Science

---Objective 4---

Review of Earth Science