| Science Standards and Grade Level Benchmarks | ||||||
| Elementary Grades K-5 | ||||||
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Scientific Method |
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| Strand 1: Construct New Scientific and Personal Knowledge | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Standard
1.1 All students will ask questions that will help them learn about the world; design and conduct investigations using appropriate methodology and technology; learn from books and other sources of information; communicate findings of investigations using appropriate technology. (Constructing) |
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| 1.1.1 Generate reasonable questions about the world based on observation. | M | M | M | M | M | M |
| 1.1.2 Develop solutions to problems through reasoning, observation, and investigation. | I | I | I | M | M | M |
| 1.1.3 Manipulate simple devices that aid observation and data collection. | I | I | I | M | M | M |
| 1.1.4 Use simple measurement devices to make measurements in scientific investigations. | I | I | I | M | M | M |
| 1.1.5 Develop strategies and skills for information gathering and problem solving. | I | I | I | M | M | M |
| 1.1.6 Construct charts and graphs and prepare summaries of observations. | I | I | I | M | M | M |
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Integrated Areas |
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| Strand 2: Reflect on the Nature, Adequacy and Connections Across Scientific Knowledge | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Standard
2.1 All students will analyze claims for their scientific merit and explain how scientists decide what constitutes scientific knowledge; how people of diverse cultures have contributed to and influenced developments in science. |
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| 2.1.1 Develop an awareness of the need for evidence in making decisions scientifically. | I | I | I | M | M | M |
| 2.1.2
Show how science concepts can be illustrated through creative expression
such as language arts and fine arts. |
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| 2.1.3 Describe ways in which technology is used in everyday life. | I | I | M | M | M | M |
| 2.1.4 Develop an awareness of and sensitivity to the natural world. | I | I | M | M | M | M |
| 2.1.5
Develop an awareness of contributions made to science by people of diverse backgrounds and cultures. |
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Life Sciences |
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| Strand 3: Use Scientific Knowledge from the Life Sciences in Real-World Contexts | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Standard
3.1 All students will apply an understanding of cells to the functioning of multi-cellular organisms; and explain how cells grow, develop and reproduce. (Cells) |
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| 3.1.1
The Michigan Curriculum Framework does not provide a benchmark for this
grade level. |
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3.2 All students will use classification systems to describe groups of living things; compare and contract differences in the life cycles of things; investigate and explain how living things obtain and use energy; and analyze how parts of living things are adapted to carry out specific functions. (Organization of Living Things) |
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| 3.2.1 Explain characteristics and functions of observable body parts in a variety of animals. | M | M | M | M | R | R |
| 3.2.2
Compare and contrast (K-2) or classify (3-5) familiar organisms on the
basis of observable physical characteristics. |
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| 3.2.3 Describe life cycles of familiar organisms. | M | M | R | R | R | M |
| 3.2.4 Compare and contrast food, energy, and environmental needs of selected organisms. | I | I | M | M | M | R |
| 3.2.5 Explain the functions of selected seed plant parts. | I | M | R | M | R | R |
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3.3 All students will investigate and explain how characteristics of living things are passed on through generations; explain why organisms within a species are different from one another; and explain how new traits can be established by changing or manipulating genes. (Heredity) |
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| 3.3.1 Give evidence that characteristics are passed from parents to young. | I | M | M | R | R | M |
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3.4 All students will explain how scientists construct and scientifically test theories concerning the origin of life and evolution of species; compare ways that living organisms are adapted (suited) to survive and reproduce in their environments; and analyze how species change through time. (Evolution) |
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| 3.4.1 Explain how fossils provide evidence about the nature of ancient life. | -- | I | I | I | M | R |
| 3.4.2
Explain how physical and behavioral characteristics of organisms help them
to survive in their environments. |
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3.5 All students will explain how parts of an ecosystem are related and how they interact; explain how energy is distributed to living things in an ecosystem; investigate and explain how communities of living things change over a period of time; describe how materials cycle through an ecosystem and get reused in the environment; and analyze how humans and the environment interact. (Ecosystems) |
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| 3.5.1
Identify familiar organisms as part of a food chain or food web and
describe their feeding relationships within the web. |
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| 3.5.2 Describe the basic requirements for all living things to maintain their existence. | I | M | M | M | M | R |
| 3.5.3 Design systems that encourage the growing of particular plants or animals. | -- | I | I | I | M | M |
| 3.5.4 Describe positive and negative effects of humans on the environment. | M | R | R | M | M | M |
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Physical Sciences |
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| Strand 4: Use Scientific Knowledge from the Physical Sciences in Real-World Contexts | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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4.1 All students will measure and describe the things around us; explain what the world around us is made of; identify and describe forms of energy; and explain how electricity and magnetism interact with matter. (Matter and Energy) |
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| 4.1.1
Classify common objects and substances according to observable attributes/ properties. |
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| 4.1.2 Identify properties of materials that make them useful. | M | M | R | M | R | R |
| 4.1.3 Identify forms of energy associated with common phenomena. | I | I | I | I | M | M |
| 4.1.4 Construct simple, useful electrical circuits (3-5). | -- | -- | -- | I | I | M |
| 4.1.5 Describe possible electrical hazards to be avoided at home and at school (K-2). | I | M | R | -- | -- | -- |
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4.2 All students will investigate, describe, and analyze ways in which matter changes; describe how living things and human technology change matter and transform energy; explain how visible changes in matter are related to atoms and molecules; and how changes in matter are related to changes in energy. (Changes in Matter) |
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| 4.2.1
Describe common physical changes in matter: size, shape, melting, freezing
(K-2); dissolving, evaporating (3-5). |
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| 4.2.2 Prepare mixtures and separate them into their component parts. | -- | M | R | M | R | R |
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4.3 All students will describe how things around us move and explain why things move as they do; demonstrate and explain how we control the motions of objects; and relate motion to energy and energy conversions. (Motion of Objects) |
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| 4.3.1 Describe or compare motions of common objects in terms of speed and direction. | -- | -- | -- | I | M | M |
| 4.3.2
Explain how forces (pushes or pulls) are needed to speed up, slow down,
stop, or change the direction of a moving object. |
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| 4.3.3
Describe patterns of interaction of magnetic materials with other magnetic
and non-magnetic materials. |
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| 4.3.4 Identify and use simple machines and describe how they change effort. | -- | -- | I | M | R | R |
| 4.3.5 Manipulate simple mechanical devices and explain how their parts work together. | -- | -- | I | M | R | R |
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4.4 All students will describe sounds and sound waves; explain shadows, color and other light phenomena; measure and describe vibrations and waves and how vibrations transfer energy. (Waves and Vibrations) |
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| 4.4.1 Describe sounds in terms of their properties. | -- | I | M | R | M | M |
| 4.4.2 Explain how sounds are made. | -- | I | M | R | R | M |
| 4.4.3 Use prisms and filters with light sources to produce various colors of light. | -- | I | I | M | R | R |
| 4.4.4 Explain how shadows are made. | -- | I | I | M | R | R |
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Earth Sciences |
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| Strand 5: Use Scientific Knowledge from the Earth and Space Sciences in Real-World Contexts | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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5.1 All students will describe the Earth's surface; describe and explain how the Earth's features change over time; and analyze effects of technology on the Earth's surface and resources. (Geosphere) |
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| 5.1.1 Describe major features of the Earth's surface. | I | M | R | R | R | R |
| 5.1.2 Recognize and describe different types of Earth materials. | I | M | R | R | M | R |
| 5.1.3 Describe natural changes in the Earth's surface. | -- | I | I | I | M | R |
| 5.1.4 Explain how rocks and fossils are used to understand the history of the Earth. | -- | I | I | I | M | R |
| 5.1.5 Describe uses of materials taken from the Earth. | -- | I | M | R | M | M |
| 5.1.6
Demonstrate ways to conserve natural resources and reduce pollution
through reduction, reuse, and recycling of materials. |
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5.2 All students describe the characteristics of water and demonstrate where water is found on Earth; describe how water moves; and analyze the interaction of human activities with the hydrosphere. (Hydrosphere) |
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| 5.2.1 Describe how water exists on Earth in three states. | I | I | M | R | R | R |
| 5.2.2 Trace the path that rainwater follows after it falls. | -- | I | I | M | R | R |
| 5.2.3 Identify sources of water and its uses. | -- | I | M | R | R | R |
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5.3 All students will investigate and describe what makes up weather and how it changes from day-to-day, from season-to-season, and over periods of time; explain what causes different kinds of weather; and analyze the relationships between human activities and the atmosphere. (Atmosphere and Weather) |
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| 5.3.1 Describe the weather conditions. | M | R | M | R | R | R |
| 5.3.2 Describe seasonal changes in Michigan's weather. | M | R | M | R | R | R |
| 5.3.3 Explain appropriate safety precautions during severe weather. | M | R | M | R | R | R |
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5.4 All students will compare and contrast our planet and Sun to other planets and star systems; describe and explain how objects in the solar system move; explain scientific theories as to the origin of the solar system; and explain how we learn about the universe. (Solar System, Galaxy and Universe) |
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| 5.4.1 Compare and contrast characteristics of the Sun, Moon and Earth. | -- | I | I | I | M | R |
| 5.4.2 Describe the motion of the Earth around the Sun and the Moon around the Earth. | -- | I | I | I | M | R |