Life Science

Unit A: Life cycles

Stages in the life cycles of animals and plants; how life cycles differ; inherited traits; environmental effects on plants; how living things of one kind vary

Unit D: What Makes Me Sick

How germs cause illness; how illnesses spread; prevention of illnesses and injuries; how to stay healthy

Physical Science

Unit B: Energy and Motion

Characteristics of light; measuring motion; how forces affect motion; sound waves, pitch, and volume; heat energy and uses of natural resources for heat

Earth Science

Unit c: Earth's materials

Properties and composition of soil and rocks; uses of rocks, plants, soil, and water; weathering and erosion; how fossils provide clues about the earth's history