Progression of Learning
MW.A.1: Properties and characteristics of matter
MW.A.1.a: Classifies objects according to their properties (e.g. colour, shape, size, texture, smell)
Heat Absorption
Mineral Identification
MW.A.1.b: Classifies materials (e.g. fabrics, sponges, papers) according to their degree of absorption
MW.A.1.d: Distinguishes between translucent substances (transparent or coloured) and opaque substances
MW.A.1.f: Distinguishes between the mass (quantity of matter) of an object and its weight (gravitational force acting on the mass)
MW.A.1.g: Classifies solids according to their density (identical volumes and different masses or identical masses and different volumes)
MW.A.3: Solid, liquid, gaseous state, phase changes
MW.A.3.c: Describes the operations involved in changing water from one state to another (heating or cooling)
MW.A.3.d: Determines the state of various objects and substances in his/her environment (e.g. glass, air, milk, plastic)
MW.A.5: Changes in matter
MW.A.5.a: Demonstrates that physical changes (e.g. deforming, breaking, grinding, phase changes) do not change the properties of matter
MW.B.1: Forms of energy
MW.B.1.a: Describes different forms of energy (mechanical, electrical, light, chemical, heat, sound, nuclear)
MW.B.1.b: Identifies sources of energy in his/her environment (e.g. moving water, chemical reaction in a battery, sunlight)
MW.B.2: Transmission of energy
MW.B.2.g: Explains the motion of convection in liquids and gases (e.g. boiling water)
MW.B.3: Transformation of energy
MW.B.3.d: Describes the transformations of energy from one form to another
MW.C.2: Magnetism and electromagnetism
MW.C.2.a: Recognizes the effects of magnetism on magnets (attraction and repulsion)
MW.C.2.b: Identifies situations in which magnets are used
MW.C.5: Characteristics of motion
MW.C.5.a: Describes the characteristics of motion (e.g. direction, speed)
Free Fall Tower
Measuring Motion
MW.D.2: Simple machines
MW.D.2.a: Recognizes simple machines (lever, inclined plane, screw, pulley, winch, wheel) used in an object (e.g. lever in seesaw, inclined plane for an access ramp)
MW.D.2.b: Describes the uses of certain simple machines (to adjust the force required)
MW.D.4: How manufactured objects work
MW.D.4.a: Identifies the mechanical parts (e.g. gears, cams, springs, simple machines, connecting rods)
MW.E.1: Use of simple measuring instruments
MW.E.1.a: Appropriately uses simple measuring instruments (rulers, dropper, graduated cylinder, balance, thermometer, chronometer)
Measuring Trees
Measuring Volume
Weight and Mass
MW.E.2: Use of simple machines
MW.E.2.a: Appropriately uses simple machines (lever, inclined plane, screw, pulley, winch, wheel)
MW.F.2: Conventions and types of representations specific to the concepts studied
MW.F.2.a: Communicates using appropriate types of representations that reflect the rules and conventions of science and technology (e.g. symbols, graphs, tables, drawings, sketches, norms and standardization)
ES.A.3: Transformation of matter
ES.A.3.a: Describes different types of precipitation (rain, snow, hail, freezing rain)
ES.A.3.c: Explains the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff and infiltration)
ES.B.1: Sources of energy
ES.B.1.a: Explains that the sun is the main source of energy on Earth
ES.B.1.b: Identifies natural sources of energy (sun, moving water, wind)
ES.B.3: Transformation of energy
ES.B.3.a: Describes what renewable energy is
ES.B.3.b: Explains that sunlight, moving water and wind are renewable sources of energy
ES.B.3.c: Describes the methods invented by humans to transform renewable sources of energy into electricity (hydroelectric dam, wind turbine, solar panels)
ES.C.1: Rotation of the Earth
ES.C.1.a: Associates the cycle of day and night with the rotation of the Earth
ES.D.2: System involving the sun, the Earth and the moon
ES.D.2.a: Associates the sun with the idea of a star, the Earth with the idea of a planet and the moon with the idea a natural satellite
ES.D.2.b: Describes the rotational and revolutionary motion of the Earth and the moon
ES.D.2.c: Illustrates the phases of the lunar cycle (full moon, new moon, first and last quarters)
ES.D.2.d: Illustrates the formation of eclipses (lunar, solar)
ES.D.4: Seasons
ES.D.4.a: Describes the changes to the environment throughout the seasons (temperature, amount of daylight, type of precipitation)
Seasons: Earth, Moon, and Sun
Summer and Winter
ES.E.2: Use of simple measuring instruments
ES.E.2.a: Appropriately uses simple measuring instruments (e.g. rulers, dropper, graduated cylinder, balance, thermometer, wind vane, barometer, anemometer, hygrometer)
Measuring Trees
Measuring Volume
Observing Weather (Customary)
Observing Weather (Metric)
Weight and Mass
ES.F.2: Conventions and types of representations specific to the concepts studied
ES.F.2.a: Communicates using appropriate types of representations that reflect the rules and conventions of science and technology (e.g. symbols, graphs, tables, drawings, sketches)
LT.A.1: Characteristics of living things
LT.A.1.a: Explains the basic needs of the metabolism of living things (e.g. nutrition, respiration)
LT.A.1.e: Describes the types of sexual reproduction in plants (pistil, stamen, pollen, seed and fruit)
LT.A.2: Organization of living things
LT.A.2.a: Describes the functions of certain parts of the anatomy (e.g. limbs, head, heart, stomach)
LT.A.2.e: Describes the anatomy of plants (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds)
LT.A.2.f: Associates the parts of a plant with their general functions (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds)
LT.A.2.g: Associates the parts and systems of the anatomy of animals with their general functions
LT.A.3: Transformations of living things
LT.A.3.a: Names the basic needs for plant growth (water, air, light, mineral salts)
LT.B.1: Sources of energy for living things
LT.B.1.c: Associates familiar animals with their diet (carnivorous, herbivorous, omnivorous)
LT.B.2: Transformation of energy in living things
LT.B.2.a: Illustrates a simple food chain (3 or 4 links)
LT.D.1: Interaction between living organisms and their environment
LT.D.1.e: Describes relationships between living things (parasitism, predation)
LT.E.2: Use of simple measuring instruments
LT.E.2.a: Appropriately uses simple measuring instruments (e.g. rulers, dropper, graduated cylinder, balance, thermometer)
Measuring Trees
Measuring Volume
Weight and Mass
LT.F.2: Conventions and types of representations specific to the concepts studied
LT.F.2.a: Communicates using appropriate types of representations that reflect the rules and conventions of science and technology (e.g. symbols, graphs, tables, drawings, sketches)
Correlation last revised: 9/16/2020