in nature that have repeating patterns or cycles, (e.g. weather patterns, water cycle) Compare and contrast the various types of common clouds Relate observed weather conditions to different climates and seasonal changes Interpret and summarize long term weather data Organize weather data on graphs and long term data collection charts Renewable and Non-renewable Resources (CS 4) Students will be able to: Identify/explain such effects human activities have on the atmosphere Ecology (CS 3) Students will be able to: Classify a variety of organisms based on their characteristics, and use this scheme as a tool to organize information about the diversity of life forms Describe/identify random differences between individuals of the same species of plant or animal (e.g. students can examine parts of plants of the same species and recognize variations, and can construct graphs and charts showing the variations) Create examples of food chains and webs in several types of ecosystems (e.g. deciduous forest, fresh water, desert, etc.) Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the process of photosynthesis and its importance for all life forms Identify and describe the basic requirements for sustaining life (e.g. plants and animals need food for energy and growth) Conduct an investigation which illustrates how the environment affects the viability of plants or animals within that environment Describe and give examples of the various types of interactions that occur among organisms (e.g. predator-prey, symbiotic, producer-consumer-decomposer, host-parasite) to demonstrate how organisms compete or cooperate with each other to gain food, resources or space Identify and describe examples of New Hampshire animals and plants that live together in one ecosystem (e.g. forest, seashore, lake, river) Identify common materials that cycle through the environment (e.g. carbon, water, carbon dioxide, oxygen, etc.) Explore through models, experiments, and observations how matter and energy interact in any ecosystem Describe how organisms can acquire energy directly or indirectly from the energy of the sun Describe similarities and differences between single celled and multicellular organisms (e.g. cell structures) Observe and describe major characteristics of various life forms (e.g. microorganisms, fungi, protists, plants, animals) Compare and contrast life processes in plants and animals (e.g. growth and development, nutrition, reproduction, etc.) Explore the adaptive relationships of animals and plants to their habitats (e.g. life in a pine cone, effects of pollution on different species, etc.) Name and describe the five kingdoms of living things Conduct an investigation which demonstrates the effect of one or more environmental factors on the viability of a plant or animal (e.g. set up a small freshwater ecosystem in an aquarium, observe the ecosystem and keep records of physical factors and the effects on all living organisms Matter (CS 5) Students will be able to: Describe objects in terms of the materials of which they are made (clay, cloth, paper) and their physical properties (color, size, shape, mass, texture, flexibility) Describe characteristics of matter that are common to solids and liquids (have mass, take up space), and that distinguish them as different phases of matter Explore how the total mass of an object or device is fixed despite changes in shape (e.g. measure mass of piece of paper before and after being crumpled or shredded or made into an airplane;
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