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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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