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East Central Ohio Area Media Center

Resources for Science 3-5 Benchmarks

Earth and Space Sciences

A. Explain the characteristics, cycles and patterns involving Earth and its place in the solar system.

B. Summarize the processes that shape Earthıs surface and describe evidence of those processes.

C. Describe Earthıs resources including rocks, soil, water, air, animals and plants and the ways in which they can be conserved.

D. Analyze weather and changes that occur over a period of time.

Life Sciences

A. Differentiate between the life cycles of different plants and animals.

B. Analyze plant and animal structures and functions needed for survival and describe the flow of energy through a system that all organisms use to survive.

C. Compare changes in an organismıs ecosystem/habitat that affect its survival.

Physical Sciences

A. Compare the characteristics of simple physical and chemical changes.

B. Identify and describe the physical properties of matter in its various states.

C. Describe the forces that directly affect objects and their motion.

D. Summarize the way changes in temperature can be produced and thermal energy transferred.

E. Trace how electrical energy flows through a simple electrical circuit and describe how the electrical energy can produce thermal energy, light, sound and magnetic forces.

F. Describe the properties of light and sound energy.

Science and Technology

A. Describe how technology affects human life.

B. Describe and illustrate the design process.

Scientific Inquiry

A. Use appropriate instruments to safely observe, measure and collect data when conducting a scientific investigation.

B. Organize and evaluate observations, measurements and other data to formulate inferences and conclusions.

C. Develop, design and safely conduct scientific investigations and communicate the results.

Scientific Ways of Knowing

A. Distinguish between fact and opinion and explain how ideas and conclusions change as new knowledge is gained.

B. Describe different types of investigations and use results and data from investigations to provide the evidence to support explanations and conclusions.

C. Explain the importance of keeping records of observations and investigations that are accurate and understandable.

D. Explain that men and women of diverse countries and cultures participate in careers in all fields of science.

Other Science Grade Level Benchmarks

Grades K-2 Science Benchmarks

Grades 6-8 Science Benchmarks

Grades 9-10 Science Benchmarks

Grades 11-12 Science Benchmarks

Other Academic Content Standards

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