| Science | 4 | Earth Science | SC.4.E.6.3 | Earth Structures | Recognize that humans need resources found on Earth and that these are either renewable or nonrenewable. |
| Science | 4 | Life Science | SC.4.L.17.4 | Interdependence | Recognize ways plants and animals, including humans, can impact the environment. |
| Science | 4 | Nature of Science | SC.4.N.1.1 | Strategic Thinking and Complex Reasoning | Raise questions about the natural world, use appropriate reference materials that support understanding to obtain information (identifying the source), conduct both individual and team investigations through free exploration and systematic investigations, and generate appropriate explanations based on those explorations. |
| Science | 4 | Nature of Science | SC.4.N.1.4 | Strategic Thinking and Complex Reasoning | Attempt reasonable answers to scientific questions and cite evidence in support. |
| Science | 4 | Nature of Science | SC.4.N.1.6.A | Strategic Thinking and Complex Reasoning | Scientific inquiry is a multifaceted activity; the processes of science include the formulation of scientifically investigable questions, construction of investigations into those questions, the collection of appropriate data, the evaluation of the meaning of those data, and the communication of this evaluation. |
| Science | 4 | Nature of Science | SC.4.N.3.1 | The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypotheses, and Models | Explain that models can be three dimensional, two dimensional, an explanation in your mind, or a computer model. |
| Science | 4 | Physical Science | SC.4.P.10.1 | Forms of Energy | Observe and describe some basic forms of energy, including light, heat, sound, electrical, and the energy of motion. |
| Science | 4 | Physical Science | SC.4.P.10.4 | Forms of Energy | Describe how moving water and air are sources of energy and can be used to move things. |
| Science | 5 | Nature of Science | SC.5.N.1.1 | Strategic Thinking and Complex Reasoning | Scientific inquiry is a multifaceted activity; the processes of science include the formulation of scientifically investigable questions, construction of investigations into those questions, the collection of appropriate data, the evaluation of the meaning of those data, and the communication of this evaluation. |
| Science | 5 | Nature of Science | SC.5.N.2.1 | The Characteristics of Scientific Knowledge | Recognize and explain that science is grounded in empirical observations that are testable; explanation must always be linked with evidence. |
| Science | 5 | Physical Science | SC.5.P.10.1 | Forms of Energy | Investigate and describe some basic forms of energy, including light, heat, sound, electrical, chemical, and mechanical. |
| Science | 5 | Physical Science | SC.5.P.10.4 | Forms of Energy | Investigate and explain that electrical energy can be transformed into heat, light, and sound energy, as well as the energy of motion. |
| Science | 5 | Physical Science | SC.5.P.11.1 | Energy Transfer and Transformations | Investigate and illustrate the fact that the flow of electricity requires a closed circuit (a complete loop). |
| Science | 6 | Nature of Science | SC.6.N.3.4 | The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypotheses, and Models | Identify the role of models in the context of the sixth grade science benchmarks. |
