Voluntary State Curriculum
2.A.4: Differentiate among sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks based upon the processes by which they are formed.
2.A.4.a: Identify and describe the processes that form sedimentary rock.
2.A.4.a.2: Compaction
2.A.4.a.3: Cementation
2.A.4.b: Identify and describe the processes that form igneous rocks
2.A.4.b.1: Volcanic eruptions
2.A.4.b.2: Igneous intrusions
2.A.4.c: Identify and describe the processes that form metamophic rocks.
2.A.4.c.2: Pressure
2.A.4.d: Cite features that can be used as evidence to distinguish among the three types of rocks and relate these features to the processes that form each rock type.
Rock Classification
Rock Cycle
2.A.4.e: Describe the processes that change one form of rock into another (rock cycle).
2.C.1: Recognize and describe the internal and external structure of the Earth.
2.C.1.c: Identify and describe the Earth?s crust.
2.C.1.c.1: The solid crust consists of separate plates
2.C.1.c.3: The plates interact with one another as a result of plate motion.
2.C.2: Recognize and explain how major geologic events are a result of the movement of Earth?s crustal plates.
2.C.2.a: Recognize and describe the evidence for plate movement.
2.C.2.a.3: Ocean rifts, seafloor spreading
2.C.2.a.4: Global patterns of earthquakes and volcanoes
2.C.2.b: Recognize and explain that major geologic events (earthquakes, volcanic activity, sea floor spreading) occur along crustal plate boundaries.
2.D.1: Recognize that objects of our solar system are interrelated.
2.D.1.c: Identify and describe the general pattern of movement of all objects in our solar system.
Comparing Earth and Venus
Gravity Pitch
Phases of the Moon
Solar System
2.D.1.d: Recognize that the pull of gravity causes the pattern of motion of celestial objects.
3.D.1: Explain that in any particular environment, the growth and survival of organisms and species depend on the physical conditions.
3.D.1.c: Explain that in any particular environment individual organisms with certain traits are more likely than others to survive and have offspring.
Natural Selection
Rainfall and Bird Beaks
3.D.1.e: Describe ways in which changes in environmental conditions can affect the survival of individual organisms and entire species.
Natural Selection
Rainfall and Bird Beaks
3.F.1: Give reasons supporting the fact that the number of organisms an environment can support depends on the physical conditions and resources available.
3.F.1.a: Explain that populations increase or decrease relative to the availability of resources and the conditions of the environment.
Food Chain
Rabbit Population by Season
3.F.1.b: Identify and describe factors that could limit populations within any environment, such as disease, introduction of a nonnative species, depletion of resources, etc.
Food Chain
Prairie Ecosystem
Rabbit Population by Season
4.C.1: Provide evidence and examples illustrating that many substances can exist as a solid, liquid, or gas depending on temperature.
4.C.1.a: Use evidence from investigations to describe the effect that adding heat energy to different types of matter has on changing matter from one state to another.
4.C.1.b: Based on data from investigations describe the effect that removing heat energy from different types of matter has on changing matter from one state to another.
4.C.1.c: Analyze data gathered and formulate a conclusion on the effects of temperature change on most substances.
5.C.2: Cite evidence supporting that electrical energy can be produced from a variety of energy sources and can itself be transformed into almost any other form of energy.
5.C.2.a: Research and identify various energy sources and the energy transforming devices used to produce electrical energy
5.C.2.a.1: Wind (generators, wind mills)
5.C.2.a.2: Sun (solar cells)
5.C.2.a.3: Water(turbines)
5.C.2.a.4: Fossil fuels (engines)
5.C.2.b: Cite examples that demonstrate the transformation of electrical energy into other forms of energy.
5.C.2.c: Investigate and describe that some materials allow the quick, convenient, and safe transfer of electricity (conductors), while others prevent the transfer of electricity (insulators).
5.C.2.d: Identify and describe the energy transformations in simple electric circuits.
5.C.3: Identify and describe magnetic fields and their relationship to electric current.
5.C.3.a: Investigate and describe the magnetic fields surrounding various types of magnets using materials, such as iron filings and small comapasses.
5.C.3.a.1: A single bar magnet
5.C.3.a.2: Two bar magnets with like poles facing
5.C.3.a.3: Two bar magnets with opposite poles facing
5.C.3.a.4: A horseshoe magnet
5.D.1: Identify and describe the relationships among the various properties of waves.
5.D.1.a: Cite examples to show that waves transfer energy from one place to another.
5.D.1.a.1: Light
Heat Absorption
Herschel Experiment
Radiation
5.D.1.a.2: Sound
5.D.1.a.3: Earthquake waves
Earthquake - Recording Station
5.D.1.b: Measure and describe the wavelength, frequency, and amplitude of waves using:
5.D.1.b.1: Water
5.D.1.b.2: Ropes
5.D.2: Provide evidence to demonstrate the relationship among the properties of waves using sound.
5.D.2.a: Investigate and describe that the pitch of sounds can be varied by changing the rate of vibration.
Hearing: Frequency and Volume
Longitudinal Waves
5.D.2.b: Identify and describe the relationship among frequency, wavelength, and pitch.
5.D.3: Investigate and cite the rules that govern behaviors of light.
5.D.3.a: Based on data generalize the law of reflection.
Longitudinal Waves
Ripple Tank
5.D.3.c: Based on observations predict the change in the direction (refraction) of light as it travels from one material to another.
5.D.3.d: Cite evidence that the amount of light energy absorbed or reflected depends on the color of the object illuminated.
Color Absorption
Heat Absorption
Herschel Experiment
6.A.1: Recognize and compare how different parts of the world have varying amounts and types of natural resources and how the use of those resources impacts environmental quality.
6.A.1.c: Identify and describe how the natural change processes may be affected by human activities.
6.A.1.c.1: Agriculture
6.A.1.c.4: Development/construction
6.B.1: Recognize and explain that humancaused changes have consequences for Maryland?s environment as well as for other places and future times.
6.B.1.a: Identify and describe a range of local issues that have an impact on people in other places.
Pond Ecosystem
Water Pollution
6.B.1.c: Identify and describe that ecosystems can be impacted by human activities.
6.B.1.c.2: Resource acquisition and use
6.B.1.c.3: Land use decisions (agriculture, mining, and development)
Correlation last revised: 1/19/2015