| 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.8.2 | Properties of Matter | Identify properties and common uses of water in each of its states. |
| Science | 5 | Earth Science | SC.5.E.7.1 | Earth Systems and Patterns | Create a model to explain the parts of the water cycle. Water can be a gas, a liquid, or a solid and can go back and forth from one state to another. |
| Science | 5 | Earth Science | SC.5.E.7.2 | Earth Systems and Patterns | Recognize that the ocean is an integral part of the water cycle and is connected to all of Earth's water reservoirs via evaporation and precipitation processes. |
| 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.8.1 | Properties of Matter | Compare and contrast the basic properties of solids, liquids, and gases, such as mass, volume, color, texture, and temperature. |
| 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. |
