air masses and fronts
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Define types of air masses
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Understand that solar radiation heats the land
masses, oceans, and air
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Predict changes in weather based on current
atmospheric conditions
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Record cloud type formations and their effect
on the weather
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Research and develop an understanding of
climate change
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Evaluate ways in which human activities have
affected Earth’s atmosphere and the measures
taken to control the impact
The Earth’s Water
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Identify the different types of surface water
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Define and map several river systems
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Explain the differences between the three
types of wetlands
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Understand the effects of different materials on
the movement of underground water
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Trace the history of irrigation
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Analyze the human consumption of fresh water
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Describe how fresh water and waste water are
treated
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Locate and identify oceans and seas on
a map
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Create an investigation to demonstrate how
waves are formed
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Define the components of a wave
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Research the effects of wave erosion
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Understand the causes and effects of tides
•
Map out the various ocean currents and
demonstrate how you could use these currents
to travel the globe
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Define and identify characteristics of salinity
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Understand that the characteristics of water
change with depth
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Understand the causes and effects of currents
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Define the characteristics of the study of Earth
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Describe the physical characteristics of the
ocean floor
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Classify marine organisms
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Identify the zones of the ocean and how these
zones affect the ocean life
•
Understand how humans use and affect the
ocean
Earth and Space
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Research the history of astronomy
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Understand the causes and effects of the
moon’s cycles
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Explain how the moon was created
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Know that the sun is a major source of energy
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Explain how the sun’s energy affects the Earth
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Explain the characteristics of comets, asteroids,
and meteors
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Explain the characteristics of the speed of light
as it affects what we see in the universe
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Know that the sun provides the light and heat
necessary to maintain the temperature of the
Earth
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Understand the factors that affect the Earth’s
seasons
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Explore the various theories of the universe’s
beginning
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Create a timeline showing the development of
our solar system
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Understand the criteria of a planet
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Research and report on modern day space
exploration
Science and Technology
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Clarify ideas that guide and influence the
inquiry
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Design and conduct scientific investigations to
test idea
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Apply safe and appropriate abilities to
manipulate materials, equipment, and
technologies
•
Control and manipulate variables
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Use appropriate resources and tools to gather,
analyze, interpret, and communicate data
•
Make inferences from data
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Use evidence to offer descriptions, predictions,
and models
•
Think critically and logically to bridge the
relationships between evidence and
explanations
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Recognize and evaluate alternative
explanations
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Review experimental procedures
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Communicate scientific procedures, results, and
explanations
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Formulate questions leading to further
investigations
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Analyze the risks and benefits of the solution
•
Communicate the process of technological
design
•
Review the process of technological design
SOCIAL STUDIES
Past and Present
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Identify the significant role that maps have
played in past explorations
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Explore how maps have evolved through time
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Identify significant contributions of the Mayan
Empire
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Identify significant contributions of the Aztec
Empire
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Identify significant contributions of the Inca
Empire
•
Identify early communication of Latin American
civilizations
•
Compare and contrast early Latin American
civilizations
•
Understand the causes and effects of the
conquering of the Aztecs
•
Trace Spanish colonization in the Americas
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Identify events that lead up to the revolutions
of Latin America
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Identify significant people who contributed to
the independence of Central and South America
•
Define indigenous
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Create a graphic to represent the percentage
of indigenous people in the various Central
American countries
•
Identify the ethnic groups that make up the
various regions of Latin America
•
Compare and contrast rural and urban life in
Latin America
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Understand the causes and effects of
Guatemala’s civil war
•
Explain how the contributions of ancient Egypt
have influenced the present world in terms of
architecture, inventions, the calendar, and
written language
•
Analyze how survival skills resulted in changes
in early African civilizations
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Understand the causes and effects of the
conquering of Africa
•
Trace European colonization of Africa
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Identify the causes and effects of the Atlantic
slave trade
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Understand the role of Africa in World War II
•
Understand the causes and effects of Africa’s
quest for independence
•
Identify significant people who contributed to
the independence of colonies in Africa
Map/Globe Skills
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Identify the five themes of geography and how
they can be used to investigate the world
•
Locate the equator and prime meridian on a
map or globe
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Use longitude and latitude to locate absolute
location of a point
•
Identify processes that shape the Earth’s
physical features, both abruptly and over time
•
Identify, describe, and map the various types
of vegetation
•
Identify and map land and water features of
Latin America
•
Identify and map climate and vegetation of
Latin America
•
Identify the five themes of geography as they
relate to Latin America
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Identify and map land and water features of
Africa
•
Identify and map climate and vegetation of
Africa
•
Identify the five themes of geography as they
relate to Africa
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Map the path of the Bantu migration
Analysis
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Analyze a variety of maps and determine
strengths and weaknesses
•
Understand that maps may be used for a variety
of purposes and identify these purposes
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Explain why there are multiple time zones
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Recognize causes and effects of various
population densities
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