West Virginia Science Standards |
Grade 3understand that the study of living and non-living objects in the natural world integrates living organisms, earth materials, and physical properties of matterNatureWorks Episodes5. Habitat6. Marine Communities 7. Fresh Water Communities 8. Terrestrial Communities 9. The Wildlife Web I 10. The Wildlife Web II identify the structures of living things, including their systems, and explain their functions (e.g., roots absorb water, circulatory system to move materials) - systems NatureWorks Episodes9. The Wildlife Web I10. The Wildlife Web II relate the structures and behaviors of living organisms to the environment in which they live (e.g., beaks and feet in birds, seed dispersal, camouflage, different types NatureWorks Episodes1. Adaptation2. Coloration 3. Natural Communication 4. Migration identify relationships among organisms in an ecosystem (e.g., sequencing food chains, behavior, adaptations, factors that effect populations, predator-prey relationships -systems NatureWorks Episodes9. The Wildlife Web I10. The Wildlife Web II 11. Decomposers and Scavengers 12. Population Dynamics observe, measure, and record changes in living things (e.g., growth and NatureWorks Episodes13. Species DiversityGrade 4identify the structures of living things including their systems, and explain their function (e.g., skeletons, teeth structures, and leaves) - systems NatureWorks Episodes1. Adaptation2. Coloration 3. Natural Communication 4. Migration describe the different characteristics of plants and animals which help them to survive in different niches and environments NatureWorks Episodes1. Adaptation2. Coloration 3. Natural Communication 4. Migration 14. Niche describe the environments and conditions which are needed for the survival of living things (e.g., water, sunlight, soil, food, climate, correct habitat, environmental barriers) - systems NatureWorks Episodes5. Habitat6. Marine Communities 7. Fresh Water Communities 8. Terrestrial Communities review relationships among organisms in an ecosystem (e.g., fresh water, salt water, and terrestrial organisms and habitats, climate as related to biomes, food webs) - systems NatureWorks Episodes5. Habitat6. Marine Communities 7. Fresh Water Communities 8. Terrestrial Communities associate the behaviors of living things to external and internal influences (e.g., hunger, climate, seasons) - systems NatureWorks Episodes1. Adaptation2. Coloration 3. Natural Communication 4. Migration describe environmental barriers to the migration of animals - changes NatureWorks Episodes4. Migrationconstruct and explain models of habitats, food chains, and food webs - models NatureWorks Episodes9. The Wildlife Web I10. The Wildlife Web II 11. Decomposers and Scavengers 12. Population Dynamics
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Grade 5identify and explain common energy transformations and cycles of matter (e.g., photosynthesis, water, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, energy conversions including fuels) systems NatureWorks Episodes9. The Wildlife Web Iexplain how the different characteristics of plants and animals help them to survive in different niches and environments (e.g., adaptations, natural selection, extinction) - systems NatureWorks Episodes1. Adaptation2. Coloration 3. Natural Communication 4. Migration identify the structures of living things and explain their functions (e.g., cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, whole organisms, communities, ecosystems) - systems NatureWorks Episodes1. Adaptation2. Coloration 3. Natural Communication 4. Migration 5. Habitat 6. Marine Communities 7. Fresh Water Communities 8. Terrestrial Communities trace the pathways of the sun's energy through producers, consumers, and decomposers (e.g., food webs, pyramids) - models NatureWorks Episodes9. The Wildlife Web I10. The Wildlife Web II 11. Decomposers and Scavengers Grade 6describe the interactions of various cycles that provide energy and/or materials for growth, repair and shelter (e.g., carbon cycle, water cycle, nitrogen cycle, decomposition photosynthesis, respiration, transpiration) NatureWorks Episodes6. Marine Communities7. Fresh Water Communities 8. Terrestrial Communities 9. The Wildlife Web I 10. The Wildlife Web II 11. Decomposers and Scavengers explain changes in common patterns of interdependence among organisms (e.g., biotic and abiotic factors) - changes NatureWorks Episodes9. The Wildlife Web I10. The Wildlife Web II 11. Decomposers and Scavengers 12. Population Dynamics demonstrate changes in populations of organisms due to limiting environmental factors (e.g., food supply, predators, disease, habitat) - changes NatureWorks Episodes12. Population Dynamics
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