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1. A.1Identify properties of an object
2. A.2Compare properties of objects
3. A.3Compare properties of materials
4. A.4Identify materials in objects
5. A.5Identify multiple materials in objects

States of matter

1. B.1Classify matter as solid, liquid, or gas
2. B.2Identify solids, liquids, and gases
3. B.3Sort solids, liquids, and gases

Phase change

1. C.1Change-of-state diagrams: solid, liquid, and gas
2. C.2Heating, cooling, and changes of state

Heat and thermal energy

1. D.1Predict heat flow
2. D.2Predict temperature changes
3. D.3How is temperature related to thermal energy?

Physical and chemical change

1. E.1Identify physical and chemical changes
2. E.2Compare physical and chemical changes

Mixtures

1. F.1Identify mixtures

Force and motion

1. G.1Identify pushes and pulls
2. G.2How do balanced and unbalanced forces affect motion?
3. G.3How do mass and force affect motion?
4. G.4Compare the speeds of moving objects

Electricity

1. H.1Introduction to static electricity and charged objects

Magnets

1. I.1Identify magnets that attract or repel
2. I.2Label magnets that attract or repel
3. I.3Compare strengths of magnetic forces

Classification

1. J.1Identify living and nonliving things
2. J.2Identify plants and animals
3. J.3Identify mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians
4. J.4Identify vertebrates and invertebrates

Animals

1. K.1Read animal life cycle diagrams
2. K.2Construct animal life cycle diagrams
3. K.3Compare stages of an animal's life cycle
4. K.4Compare different animals' life cycles
5. K.5Benefits of group behavior: North American caribou
6. K.6Benefits of group behavior: African wild dogs
7. K.7Benefits of group behavior: leaf-cutter ants

Plants

1. L.1Classify fruits and vegetables as plant parts
2. L.2Identify plant parts and their functions
3. L.3How do plants make food?
4. L.4Read and construct flowering plant life cycle diagrams
5. L.5How do flowering plants make new plants?

Traits

1. M.1Observe and compare traits
2. M.2What affects traits? Use observations to support a hypothesis

Adaptations

1. N.1Introduction to adaptations
2. N.2Animal adaptations: beaks, mouths, and necks
3. N.3Animal adaptations: feet and limbs
4. N.4Animal adaptations: skins and body coverings

Heredity

1. O.1Match offspring to parents using inherited traits
2. O.2Identify inherited and acquired traits
3. O.3Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement
4. O.4Read a plant pedigree chart
5. O.5Read an animal pedigree chart

Ecosystems

1. P.1Identify ecosystems
2. P.2Describe ecosystems
3. P.3Identify roles in food chains
4. P.4How does matter move in food chains?
5. P.5Interpret food webs

Rocks and minerals

1. Q.1Classify rocks and minerals by color, shape, and texture
2. Q.2Identify minerals using properties
3. Q.3Identify rocks using properties
4. Q.4Classify rocks as igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic

Fossils

1. R.1Introduction to fossils
2. R.2Compare fossils to modern organisms
3. R.3Compare ancient and modern organisms: use observations to support a hypothesis

Weather and climate

1. S.1Read a thermometer
2. S.2Compare temperatures on thermometers
3. S.3Collect and graph temperature data
4. S.4What's the difference between weather and climate?
5. S.5Weather and climate around the world
6. S.6Weather or climate? Cite text
7. S.7Use climate data to make predictions
8. S.8Use data to describe U.S. climates
9. S.9Use data to describe world climates

Earth events

1. U.1Classify changes to Earth's surface I
2. U.2Classify changes to Earth's surface II
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