Cascade Canyon

5th and 6th Grade Science

2007-2008 Science Curriculum Cycle: Life Science The Chemistry of Living Things     Matter Basics     Physical vs. Chemical Change     The Importance of Minerals in Human Bones     Minerals in the Soil (Garden)     Photosynthesis     Why Do Leaves Change Color in the Fall     Transport in plants Digestion and Transport     Mechanical and Chemical Digestion     What Does the Body Do With Digested Food?     Pulmonary Respiration and Smoking     CV System: Pulmonary and Systemic Circulation     Kidneys Filter Blood and Make Urine     Why Cows Live Off Grass and We Can't Ecology     Energy Basics     Energy transfer: Sun>Producer>Consumer>Decomposer     Matter is Recycled     Abiotic and Biotic Factors     Microbes: Bacteria, Fungus, Virus, Parasites                 Adaptation     Ecological Roles     Populations     Renewable/Non-Renewable Resources     Resources and the population they Support Planet Earth and the Atmosphere Water on Earth  -Saltwater, Freshwater; Evaporation, Precipitation and the Water Cycle; Water as a Limited Resource  (Water-wise gardening) Weather Patterns         The Ocean's Role: Convection Currents         Severe Weather         Weather Maps and Predicting Local Weather         Atmospheric Pressure         Clouds     Shaping the Earths Surface         Soils: Clay, Silt, Sand, Loam         Water: Rivers, Streams, Ocean Currents, Rain         Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Landslides         Pangea and The Ring of Fire         Midocean Ridges and Ecology         Layers of Earth: Lithosphere, Mantle, Core

 

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