Key

Reporting

Category

I

Examine a variety of plant and animal cells.

Cells of plants and animals

A

SF

Identify the function of specific plant and animal parts.

Parts of a flower

Animal Adaptations

A

SF

Recognize the basic structure of plant and animal cells.

Lesson plan—Travel brochure for a cell

Tour  of the cell

A

SF

Identify animal and plant cell structures and functions.

Brain Pop—animal cell structure

Parts of a cell—plant and animal

Plant and animal cell animations

Plant Cell Structure

Parts of a plant

Life Cycle of a Plant

I

Examine and relate how plants and animals interact with each other and their environment.

A

E

Select plants and animals found in a specific environment.

How animals meet their needs

National Geographic Habitats

WWF habitats

List of animals and their habitats

A

E

Recognize how plants and animals interact with each other in their environment.

BBC Habitat online activity

BBC Habitats offline lesson

I

Provide evidence and give examples of environmental changes caused by living things.

A

E

Identify ways that organisms affect their environment.

See how pond life changes based on population of different animals

Reconstruct a barren prairie

D

Explain that animals must obtain food and use food for energy.

A

SF

Compare how various animals obtain and use food for energy.

Chain reaction-Build a food chain

What do animals eat?

United Streaming—The Food Chain Mystery

A

SF

Match the edible parts of plants with particular plant structures.

Root factory—explore types of roots and if they are edible or not

Classify vegetables based on what part we eat

D

Compare how specific animals obtain oxygen (e.g., gills, lungs).

A

SF

Match the animal with their means of obtaining oxygen.

Compare ways different animals breathe

United Streaming—Animal Adaptations

D

Compare the traits of offspring with those of the parent.

A

LC

Distinguish offspring from the parent.

Butterfly life cycle

Life cycles--learn about the life cycles of animals found in ponds, gardens, hedgerows, and on cliffs in this interactive site

Life cycle cards-printable

A

LC

Recognize the relationship between reproduction and the survival of a species.

D

Describe the life cycle of an animal (i.e., frog, mealworm).

Hatching Baby Chicks

A

LC

Select the illustration that depicts the life cycle of a specific organism.

Animals’ Life Cycle - Webquest

The Circle of Life

Where do butterflies come from?

D

Classify animals according to their characteristics.

Scholastic: animal adaptations Galapagos Islands

Rain Forest adaptations

Build a fish to survive

A

E

Match a plant or animal adaptation to a particular environmental condition.

Adaptation Quiz

A

E

Compare and contrast groups of organisms according to their major features.

Odd one out

living and nonliving

A

E

Match the form of structures found in living things to their function.

Camouflage Field Guide

D

Examine fossils and explain how they provide information about the types of organisms that lived in the past.  If Rocks Could Talk

A

LC

Match fossil evidence with organisms that are alive today.

Types of fossils

A

LC

Identify animal and plant populations as thriving, threatened, endangered, or extinct.

Endangered Species

endangered or threatened?

A

LC

Infer possible causes of extinction.

Extinction

Major causes of extinction

D

Identify and order the planets in the solar system by their distance from the sun.

Solar System

A

SC

Determine the order of the planets according to their distance from the sun.

solar system ppt

worksheets

Planet Roll Call - podcast

A

SC

Recognize that the length and position of a shadow are related to the location of the sun.

Shadows and Sounds

What creates our shadow?

D

Demonstrate how the earth rotates and revolves.

Earth’s Rotation

D

Simulate the changing shape of the moon.

Simulation of Moon Phases

A

SC

Identify the phases of the moon in the correct sequence.

Phases of the moon

math science integration

D

Identify and use the proper tools to measure atmospheric conditions (i.e., barometer, thermometer, anemometer, and rain gauge).

Air Pressure

NASA Wild Weather Adventure Game

A

SC

Identify the cloud type(s) associated with specific weather conditions.

Weather PowerPoint (also includes instruments)

Cloud Types – Power Point Presentation

Cloud Clues - Activity

Sunken Treasures Game (weather conditions and instruments)

A

SC

Choose the appropriate instrument for measuring a given atmospheric condition.

Weather Watch

weather instruments

I

Describe how oceans affect weather and climate.

Oceans

A

SC

Identify the basic features of the water cycle. 

TIC TAC KNOW Game on Water Cycle 

Water Cycle (NASA)

The Water Cycle

Water Cycle animation

Water cycle movie

I

Observe and describe how wind and water change the earth’s geological features.

A

ER

Recognize specific geological features.

ppt activity

Scotts Bluff National Monument

Arches National Park

Mesas and Buttes--pictures

canyon pictures

A

ER

Determine how wind and water change the earth’s geological features

How does rain shape the Earth?

I

Identify the earth’s layers.

Layers of the Earth

A

ER

Identify the layers of the earth.

interactive labeling

D

Classify earth materials according to their use.

A

ER

Choose the appropriate use for an earth material.

Minerals in our environment

Earth water filter

I

Identify the different components of soil.

A

ER

Identify the basic characteristics of soil.

NASA: Soil Science Education

Discovery Science: The Dirt on Soil

A

ER

Distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable resources.

energy sources

renewable and non renewable resources

online quiz

A

ME

Recognize the effects of gravity.

American Museum of Natural History (Where is our Place in Space?)

Gravity in Action

Science Lab: Gravity

A

ME

Select factors that have the greatest effect on the motion of an object.

Friction game

BBC: Friction interactive

Let it Roll friction activity

A

ME

Determine how speed affects distance traveled over time.

Speed, distance, and time visual

A

ME

Recognize simple machines (i.e., inclined plane, lever, and pulley)

Identify simple machines

More on simple machines

Simple machines for teachers

Definitions of simple machines

I

Identify factors that affect the amount of friction.

M

Describe and compare observations made of objects using the naked eye, magnifying glass, and microscope.

M

Describe matter by its observable physical properties (i.e., color, shape, texture, weight, volume, and length).

Density

A

M

Select an object according to its observable physical properties.

physical properties--wikipedia

more on physical properties

A

M

Identify states of matter.

Science lab: states of matter

BBC: States of Matter

A

M

Determine how various types of matter change state.

Chemistry 4 Kids

A

M

Choose features associated with physical changes.

physical changes

Quia: chemical or physical changes

A

M

Identify characteristics of different types of mixtures.

Identify characteristics of different types of mixtures.

A

M

Determine methods for separating mixtures.

The Mixtures Lab

A

ME

Identify different forms of energy.

Brain Pop: forms of energy

Information on forms of energy

Renewable vs. non-renewable energy

Kinetic vs. potential class activity

Types of energy

United Streaming: Getting to Know Electricity

I

Describe how light behaves when it strikes different surfaces.

I

Explain how the volume and pitch of sound are controlled.

A

ME

Distinguish between the volume and the pitch of sound.

Science Lab: sound

BBC: sound

Science Court

I

Construct and explain a simple electrical circuit.

A

ME

Select a simple electrical circuit.

BBC: circuit interactive

I

Categorize materials as conductors or insulators.

A

ME

Recognize that various materials conduct heat.

Guide to electricity