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A Correlation of

to the

Florida Science Standards

Grades K - 5

T/S-55

Introduction

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Table of Contents

Kindergarten _________________________________________________________1 Grade One ___________________________________________________________3 Grade Two ___________________________________________________________6 Grade Three _________________________________________________________10 Grade Four __________________________________________________________14 Grade Five __________________________________________________________19

Scott Foresman Science

to the Florida Sunshine State Standards

Kindergarten

Benchmark Code

Florida Sunshine State Standards


SC.K.E.5.1 Explore the Law of Gravity by investigating how objects are pulled toward the ground unless something holds them up.

SE/TE: Grade 1: 246–247; Grade 2: 306–307

SC.K.E.5.2 Recognize the repeating pattern of day and night.

SE/TE: 212–213, 220–221, 251a FCAT Test Prep: 72

SC.K.E.5.3 Recognize that the Sun can only be seen in the daytime.

SE/TE: 212–213, 216–217, 225c FCAT Test Prep: 67, 71, 79, 94

SC.K.E.5.4 Observe that sometimes the Moon can be seen at night and sometimes during the day.

SE/TE: 216–217, 218–219, 224–225, 225c, 225d

SC.K.E.5.5 Observe that things can be big and things can be small as seen from Earth.

SE/TE: 208E, 218–219 FCAT Test Prep: 71, 72

SC.K.E.5.6 Observe that some objects are far away and some are nearby as seen from Earth.

SE/TE: Grade 1: 316, 324–327; Grade 2: 372–373, 376–379, 380–381, 392

SC.K.L.14.1 Recognize the five senses and related body parts. SE/TE: 136–137

SC.K.L.14.2 Recognize that some books and other media portray animals and plants with characteristics and behaviors they do not have in real life.

SE/TE: 5b, 71b

SC.K.L.14.3 Observe plants and animals, describe how they are alike and how they are different in the way they look and in the things they do.

SE/TE: 14–15, 26E, 32–33, 36–37, 38–39, 45d, 54–55, 56–57, 58–59, 60–61, 65d FCAT Test Prep: 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 86, 87

SC.K.N.1.1 Collaborate with a partner to collect information.

SE/TE: Grade 1: 116, 180, 316; Grade 2: 56–57, 90–91

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Benchmark Florida Sunshine State Standards Scott Foresman Science Code

SC.K.N.1.2 Make observations of the natural world and know that they are descriptors collected using the five senses.

SE/TE: 100–101, 104–105, 120–121, 128–129, 138–139, 154–155, 156–157, 160–161, 172–173, 194–195

SC.K.N.1.3 Keep records as appropriate -- such as pictorial records -- of investigations conducted.

SE/TE: 24–25, 30–31, 72–73, 104–105, 120–121, 128–129, 134E, 154–155, 172–173, 194–195, 202–203, 244–245, 246–247, 252–253

SC.K.N.1.4 Observe and create a visual representation of an object which includes its major features.

SE/TE: 24–25, 98–99, 104–105, 122–123, 154–155, 195f, 224–225

SC.K.N.1.5 Recognize that learning can come from careful observation.

SE/TE: 24–25, 44–45, 64–65, 72–73, 82–83, 98–99, 120–121, 128–129, 154–155, 160–161, 178–179, 202–203, 230–231, 244–245, 245f, 252–253

SC.K.P.8.1 Sort objects by observable properties, such as size, shape, color, temperature (hot or cold), weight (heavy or light) and texture.

SE/TE: 134E, 138–139, 140–141, 142–143, 144–145, 155c, 155d, 201 FCAT Test Prep: 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 61, 62, 87

SC.K.P.9.1 Recognize that the shape of materials such as paper and clay can be changed by cutting, tearing, crumpling, smashing, or rolling.

SE/TE: 152–153 FCAT Test Prep: 44, 45, 46, 61

SC.K.P.10.1 Observe that things that make sound vibrate.

SE/TE: 190–191, 205a FCAT Test Prep: 56, 57, 58, 59, 66, 93

SC.K.P.12.1 Investigate that things move in different ways, such as fast, slow, etc.

SE/TE: 174E, 178–179, 184–185, 186–187, 188–189, 195c, 244–245, 252–253 FCAT Test Prep: 55, 57, 58, 60, 65, 66

SC.K.P.13.1 Observe that a push or a pull can change the way an object is moving.

SE/TE: 174–175, 182–183, 192–193, 201a, 225D, 227, 230–231, 244–245 FCAT Test Prep: 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 64, 65, 66, 73, 82, 92, 93, 95

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Scott Foresman Science to the

Florida Sunshine State Standards Grade One

Benchmark Code



SC.1.E.5.1 Observe and discuss that there are more stars in the sky than anyone can easily count and that they are not scattered evenly in the sky.

SE/TE: 324–325, 328–329 FCAT Test Prep: 83, 112

SC.1.E.5.2

Explore the Law of Gravity by demonstrating that Earth's gravity pulls any object on or near Earth toward it even though nothing is touching the object.

SE/TE: 246–249 FCAT Test Prep: 74, 106

SC.1.E.5.3 Investigate how magnifiers make things appear bigger and help people see things they could not see without them.

SE/TE: 18–19, 84, 168–169, 324–325 FCAT Test Prep: 79, 96

SC.1.E.5.4 Identify the beneficial and harmful properties of the Sun.

SE/TE: 204–205, 276, 278–279, 282–283, 318–321, 322–323 FCAT Test Prep: 68, 71, 72, 75, 79, 92

SC.1.E.6.1 Recognize that water, rocks, soil, and living organisms are found on Earth's surface.

SE/TE: 148, 150–153, 154–157, 160–165, 168–169 FCAT Test Prep: 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 49, 50, 101, 102

SC.1.E.6.2 Describe the need for water and how to be safe around water.


SC.1.E.6.3 Recognize that some things in the world around us happen fast and some happen slowly.

SE/TE: 158–159 FCAT Test Prep: 37, 38, 42, 50, 102

SC.1.L.14.1 Make observations of living things and their environment using the five senses.

SE/TE: 18–19, 24, 52, 74–75, 84, 130–131, 136 FCAT Test Prep: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17, 31, 34, 98

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SC.1.L.14.2 Identify the major parts of plants, including stem, roots, leaves, and flowers.

SE/TE: 40–41, 49E, 68–71, 72–73, 74–75, 113E, 116 FCAT Test Prep: 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 27, 29, 32, 99, 100

SC.1.L.14.3 Differentiate between living and nonliving things.

SE/TE: 1E, 4, 6–9, 14–17, 20–21, 120–121 FCAT Test Prep: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 31, 108

SC.1.L.16.1 Make observations that plants and animals closely resemble their parents, but variations exist among individuals within a population.

SE/TE: 94–97, 104–105, 106–107 FCAT Test Prep: 4, 19, 23, 36

SC.1.L.17.1 Through observation, recognize that all plants and animals, including humans, need the basic necessities of air, water, food, and space.

SE/TE: 10–11, 12–13, 18–19, 25E, 30–33, 36–37, 38–39, 122–123, 126–127, 294–295, 300–301 FCAT Test Prep: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 23, 25, 26, 27, 30, 34, 36, 41, 45, 97

SC.1.N.1.1

Raise questions about the natural world, investigate them in teams through free exploration, and generate appropriate explanations based on those explorations.

These are some of the many examples. SE/TE: 18–19, 28, 52, 74–75, 84, 106–107, 140–141, 168–169, 204–205, 212, 232–233, 308–309, 328–329

SC.1.N.1.2

Using the five senses as tools, make careful observations, describe objects in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color, and motion, and compare their observations with others.

These are some of the many examples. SE/TE: 4, 40–41, 52, 84, 106–107, 148, 168–169, 194–195, 204–205, 212, 232–233, 244, 266–267, 308–309, 340

SC.1.N.1.3 Keep records as appropriate - such as pictorial and written records - of investigations conducted.

SE/TE: 18–19, 40–41, 74–75, 106–107, 130–131, 140–141, 168–169, 194–195, 204–205, 232–233, 266–267, 276, 298–299, 308–309, 328–329, 362–363, 372–373

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SC.1.N.1.4 Ask "how do you know?" in appropriate situations.

SE/TE: 4, 28, 40–41, 52, 74–75, 106–107, 168–169, 204–205, 276, 362–363, 372–373

SC.1.P.8.1

Sort objects by observable properties, such as size, shape, color, temperature (hot or cold), weight (heavy or light), texture, and whether objects sink or float.

SE/TE: 212, 216–217, 218–221, 232–233 FCAT Test Prep: 49, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 68, 73, 76, 79, 101

SC.1.P.12.1 Demonstrate and describe the various ways that objects can move, such as in a straight line, zigzag, back-and-forth, round-and-round, fast, and slow.

SE/TE: 244, 250–251, 252–255, 260–261, 268–269 FCAT Test Prep: 65, 76, 111

SC.1.P.13.1 Demonstrate that the way to change the motion of an object is by applying a push or a pull.

SE/TE: 244, 246–249, 250–251, 254–255, 256–259 FCAT Test Prep: 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 74, 77, 105

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Florida Sunshine State Standards Grade Two

Benchmark Code



SC.2.E.6.1 Recognize that Earth is made up of rocks. Rocks come in many sizes and shapes.

SE/TE: 146–147 FCAT Test Prep: 33

SC.2.E.6.2 Describe how small pieces of rock and dead plant and animal parts can be the basis of soil and explain the process by which soil is formed.

SE/TE: 146–149, 160–161 FCAT Test Prep: 34, 35, 49, 50, 107

SC.2.E.6.3 Classify soil types based on color, texture (size of particles), the ability to retain water, and the ability to support the growth of plants.

SE/TE: 140, 148–149, 160–161, 228–229 FCAT Test Prep: 34

SC.2.E.7.1

Compare and describe changing patterns in nature that repeat themselves, such as weather conditions including temperature and precipitation, day to day and season to season.

SE/TE: 176–177, 180–181, 182–183, 184–185, 186–187, 194–195 FCAT Test Prep: 37, 39, 40, 41, 51, 85, 90, 97, 108, 113

SC.2.E.7.2 Investigate by observing and measuring, that the Sun's energy directly and indirectly warms the water, land, and air.

SE/TE: 194–195, 268, 272–273, 278–279 FCAT Test Prep: 61, 62, 64, 80, 111

SC.2.E.7.3

Investigate, observe and describe how water left in an open container disappears (evaporates), but water in a closed container does not disappear (evaporate).

SE/TE: Grade 1: 228–229

SC.2.E.7.4 Investigate that air is all around us and that moving air is wind.

SE/TE: 144–145, 174–175, 190–193, 230–231 FCAT Test Prep: 66

SC.2.E.7.5 State the importance of preparing for severe weather, lightning, and other weather related events.

SE/TE: 188–193

SC.2.L.14.1 Distinguish human body parts (brain, heart, lungs, stomach, muscles, and skeleton) and their basic functions.

SE/TE: Grade 4: 140, 142–147, 148–151, 152–155

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SC.2.L.16.1 Observe and describe major stages in the life cycles of plants and animals, including beans and butterflies.

SE/TE: 104–107, 108–109, 110–111, 114–115, 118–121, 122–123, 124–125 FCAT Test Prep: 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 104, 106

SC.2.L.17.1 Compare and contrast the basic needs that all living things, including humans, have for survival.

SE/TE: 4, 6–9, 16–19, 20–21, 22–23, 24–25, 26–27, 42–43, 44–45, 46–47, 48–49, 50–51, 62–63, 68, 72–73, 94–95 FCAT Test Prep: 1, 2, 13, 15, 28, 103

SC.2.L.17.2 Recognize and explain that living things are found all over Earth, but each is only able to live in habitats that meet its basic needs.

SE/TE: 14–15, 16–19, 20–21, 22–23, 24–25, 42–43, 44–45, 46–47, 48–49, 50–51, 62–63 FCAT Test Prep: 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 25, 26, 27, 103, 104

SC.2.N.1.1

Raise questions about the natural world, investigate them in teams through free exploration and systematic observations, and generate appropriate explanations based on those explorations.

These are some of the many examples. SE/TE: 26–27, 56–57, 68, 122–123, 132–133, 194–195, 204, 228–229, 236, 256–257, 290–291, 300, 332, 346–347, 420–421

SC.2.N.1.2 Compare the observations made by different groups using the same tools.

SE/TE: 26–27, 90–91, 140, 160–161, 218–219, 256–257, 268, 290–291, 322–323, 332, 346–347, 356–357, 420–421

SC.2.N.1.3 Ask "how do you know?" in appropriate situations and attempt reasonable answers when asked the same question by others.

SE/TE: 26–27, 56–57, 90–91, 132–133, 140, 160–161, 228–229, 268, 290–291, 300, 346–347, 364, 420–421

SC.2.N.1.4 Explain how particular scientific investigations should yield similar conclusions when repeated.

SE/TE: 4, 132–133, 194–195, 228–229, 346–347, 356–357, 420–421 FCAT Test Prep: 69

SC.2.N.1.5 Distinguish between empirical observation (what you see, hear, feel, SE/TE: 26–27, 56–57, 100, 122–123,

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smell, or taste) and ideas or inferences (what you think).

140, 194–195, 204, 228–229, 290–291, 300, 396, 410–411

SC.2.N.1.6 Explain how scientists alone or in groups are always investigating new ways to solve problems.

SE/TE: 32, 62–63, 64, 128, 166–167, 168, 200, 224, 262–263, 264, 296, 328, 352, 390–391, 392, 416

SC.2.P.8.1

Observe and measure objects in terms of their properties, including size, shape, color, temperature, weight, texture, sinking or floating in water, and attraction and repulsion of magnets.

SE/TE: 240–241, 258–259 FCAT Test Prep: 56, 57, 58, 79

SC.2.P.8.2 Identify objects and materials as solid, liquid, or gas.


SC.2.P.8.3 Recognize that solids have a definite shape and that liquids and gases take the shape of their container.


SC.2.P.8.4 Observe and describe water in its solid, liquid, and gaseous states.

SE/TE: 242–247, 252–255, 256–257, 260–261 FCAT Test Prep: 60, 82, 112, 118

SC.2.P.8.5 Measure and compare temperatures taken every day at the same time. SE/TE: 194–195

SC.2.P.8.6 Measure and compare the volume of liquids using containers of various shapes and sizes.

SE/TE: Grade 3: 284–285, 292–293; Grade 4: 324–325

SC.2.P.9.1

Investigate that materials can be altered to change some of their properties, but not all materials respond the same way to any one alteration.

SE/TE: 248–251, 252–255, 264 FCAT Test Prep: 58, 60, 82, 83, 112, 118

SC.2.P.10.1 Discuss that people use electricity or other forms of energy to cook their food, cool or warm their homes, and power their cars.

SE/TE: 272–273, 278–281, 286–289

SC.2.P.13.1 Investigate the effect of applying various pushes and pulls on different objects.

SE/TE: 300, 304–307, 308–309, 310–311 FCAT Test Prep: 67, 70, 83, 112

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SC.2.P.13.2 Demonstrate that magnets can be used to make some things move without touching them.


SC.2.P.13.3 Recognize that objects are pulled toward the ground unless something holds them up.


SC.2.P.13.4 Demonstrate that the greater the force (push or pull) applied to an object, the greater the change in motion of the object.


9 Grade Two


Florida Sunshine State Standards Grade Three

Benchmark Code



SC.3.E.5.1

Explain that stars can be different; some are smaller, some are larger, and some appear brighter than others; all except the Sun are so far away that they look like points of light.

SE/TE: 436–439, 454–457, 470 FCAT Test Prep: 104, 107, 112, 121, 141

SC.3.E.5.2 Identify the Sun as a star that emits energy; some of it in the form of light.

SE/TE: 422–427, 454–455 FCAT Test Prep: 85, 109, 124

SC.3.E.5.3 Recognize that the Sun appears large and bright because it is the closest star to Earth.


SC.3.E.5.4 Explore the Law of Gravity by demonstrating that gravity is a force that can be overcome.

SE/TE: 32, 134–135, 350–351

SC.3.E.5.5 Investigate that the number of stars that can be seen through telescopes is dramatically greater than those seen by the unaided eye.

SE/TE: 436–437, 448, 504 FCAT Test Prep: 88, 141

SC.3.E.6.1 Demonstrate that radiant energy from the Sun can heat objects and when the Sun is not present, heat may be lost.


SC.3.L.14.1 Describe structures in plants and their roles in food production, support, water and nutrient transport, and reproduction.

SE/TE: 4, 6–9, 10–13, 14–19 FCAT Test Prep: 1, 2, 4, 5, 13, 16, 25

SC.3.L.14.2

Investigate and describe how plants respond to stimuli (heat, light, gravity), such as the way plant stems grow toward light and their roots grow downward in response to gravity.

SE/TE: 32 See also Grade 5.

SC.3.L.15.1

Classify animals into major groups (mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, arthropods, vertebrates and invertebrates, those having live births and those which lay

SE/TE: 36, 38–43 FCAT Test Prep: 8, 9, 10, 11, 26, 129

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eggs) according to their physical characteristics and behaviors.

SC.3.L.15.2

Classify flowering and nonflowering plants into major groups such as those that produce seeds, or those like ferns and mosses that produce spores, according to their physical characteristics.


SC.3.L.17.1 Describe how animals and plants respond to changing seasons.

SE/TE: 80–81, 82–85 FCAT Test Prep: 14

SC.3.L.17.2 Recognize that plants use energy from the Sun, air, and water to make their own food.


SC.3.N.1.1

Raise questions about the natural world, investigate them individually and in teams through free exploration and systematic investigations, and generate appropriate explanations based on those explorations.

These are some of the many examples. SE/TE: 4, 26–27, 36, 68, 90–91, 128–129, 140–143, 162–163, 258–259, 290–291, 314–315, 324, 378–379, 412–415, 420

SC.3.N.1.2 Compare the observations made by different groups using the same tools and seek reasons to explain the differences across groups.

SE/TE: 90–91, 100, 144, 184–185, 210–211, 234–235, 272, 378–379, 412–415, 416, 512

SC.3.N.1.3 Keep records as appropriate, such as pictorial, written, or simple charts and graphs, of investigations conducted.

These are some of the many examples. SE/TE: 26–27, 58–59, 90–91, 128–129, 140–143, 162–163, 172, 184–185, 210–211, 234–235, 290–291, 344–345, 378–379, 412–415, 440–441

SC.3.N.1.4 Recognize the importance of communication among scientists.

SE/TE: 32, 64, 96, 136, 168, 192, 216, 240, 264, 296, 320, 352, 384, 408, 448, 472, 504

SC.3.N.1.5 Recognize that scientists question, discuss, and check each others' evidence and explanations.

SE/TE: 64, 192, 216, 240, 296, 352, 384, 472, 504

SC.3.N.1.6 Infer based on observation. SE/TE: 58–59, 100, 128–129, 148,

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162–163, 172, 196, 258–259, 276, 300, 344–345, 402–403, 440–441, 446–447, 498–499

SC.3.N.1.7

Explain that empirical evidence is information, such as observations or measurements, that is used to help validate explanations of natural phenomena.

SE/TE: 4, 26–27, 36, 68, 90–91, 140–143, 210–211, 234–235, 268–271, 324, 356, 378–379, 388, 420, 476

SC.3.N.3.1

Recognize that words in science can have different or more specific meanings than their use in everyday language; for example, energy, cell, heat/cold, and evidence.

SE/TE: 9, 55, 109, 113, 125, 181, 223, 279, 285, 303, 305, 339, 359, 365, 393, 423, 435, 455, 461, 495

SC.3.N.3.2 Recognize that scientists use models to help understand and explain how things work.

SE/TE: 26, 140–143, 162–163, 196, 220, 258–259, 440–441, 452, 466–467, 498–499, 508–511

SC.3.N.3.3 Recognize that all models are approximations of natural phenomena; as such, they do not perfectly account for all observations.

SE/TE: 1E, 26, 97E, 140–143, 162–163, 169E, 196, 217E, 220, 258–259, 273E, 321E, 417E, 440–441, 449E, 452, 466–467, 473E, 498–499, 508–511

SC.3.P.8.1 Measure and compare temperatures of various samples of solids and liquids.

SE/TE: 378–379

SC.3.P.8.2 Measure and compare the mass and volume of solids and liquids.

SE/TE: 284–287, 292–293 FCAT Test Prep: 68, 70, 72, 97, 98, 136, 137

SC.3.P.8.3 Compare materials and objects according to properties such as size, shape, color, texture, and hardness.

SE/TE: 273E, 284–289, 290–291 FCAT Test Prep: 67, 68

SC.3.P.9.1

Describe the changes water undergoes when it changes state through heating and cooling by using familiar scientific terms such as melting, freezing, boiling, evaporation, and condensation.

SE/TE: 156–157, 162–163, 304–305, 308–309, 368–369, 378–379, 380–381 FCAT Test Prep: 32, 33, 34, 35, 61, 73, 76, 88, 98, 101, 131

SC.3.P.10.1 Identify some basic forms of energy such as light, heat, sound, electrical, and mechanical.

SE/TE: 358–361, 362–365, 366–369, 370–373, 374–377, 396–399, 402–

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403 FCAT Test Prep: 31, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 92, 100, 137

SC.3.P.10.2 Recognize that energy has the ability to cause motion or create change.

SE/TE: 360–361, 362–365, 490–495 FCAT Test Prep: 87, 90, 101, 119, 120, 134, 135

SC.3.P.10.3 Demonstrate that light travels in a straight line until it strikes an object or travels from one medium to another.

SE/TE: 353E, 370–373

SC.3.P.10.4 Demonstrate that light can be reflected, refracted, and absorbed.


SC.3.P.11.1 Investigate, observe, and explain that things that give off light often also give off heat.

SE/TE: 70–71, 358–359, 370–371, 422–427 FCAT Test Prep: 85, 87

SC.3.P.11.2 Investigate, observe, and explain that heat is produced when one object rubs against another, such as rubbing one's hands together.


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Florida Sunshine State Standards Grade Four

Benchmark Code



SC.4.E.5.1

Observe that the patterns of stars in the sky stay the same although they appear to shift across the sky nightly, and different stars can be seen in different seasons.

SE/TE: 494–495, 504–505 FCAT Test Prep: 119

SC.4.E.5.2 Describe the changes in the observable shape of the moon over the course of about a month.


SC.4.E.5.3 Recognize that Earth revolves around the Sun in a year and rotates on its axis in a 24-hour day.

SE/TE: 494–499 FCAT Test Prep: 115, 116, 120, 133, 138, 151

SC.4.E.5.4 Relate that the rotation of Earth (day and night) and apparent movements of the Sun, Moon, and stars are connected.

SE/TE: 489E, 496–499, 500–505, 524–525 FCAT Test Prep: 117, 118, 121, 134, 138, 151

SC.4.E.5.5 Investigate and report the effects of space research and exploration on the economy and culture of Florida.

SE/TE: Grade 3: 96; Grade 5: Space and Technology in Florida Science Online p. 4

SC.4.E.6.1

Identify the three categories of rocks: igneous, (formed from molten rock); sedimentary (pieces of other rocks and fossilized organisms); and metamorphic (formed from heat and pressure).


SC.4.E.6.2

Identify the physical properties of common earth-forming minerals, including hardness, color, luster, cleavage, and streak color, and recognize the role of minerals in the formation of rocks.

SE/TE: 236, 238–241, 250–251 FCAT Test Prep: 49, 68

SC.4.E.6.3 Recognize that humans need resources found on Earth and that these are either renewable or

SE/TE: 284, 286–291, 292–297, 298–299, 300–301, 304

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nonrenewable. FCAT Test Prep: 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 71, 143, 145, 154

SC.4.E.6.4

Describe the basic differences between physical weathering (breaking down of rock by wind, water, ice, temperature change, and plants) and erosion (movement of rock by gravity, wind, water, and ice).

SE/TE: 260, 262–265, 266–269, 308–311 FCAT Test Prep: 55, 56, 69, 72, 153

SC.4.E.6.5 Investigate how technology and tools help to extend the ability of humans to observe very small things and very large things.


SC.4.E.6.6 Identify resources available in Florida (water, phosphate, oil, limestone, silicon, wind, and solar energy).

Related content: SE/TE: 284, 286–291, 292–295 See also Physical Science in Florida–Science Online p. 2 FCAT Test Prep: 61, 63, 89

SC.4.L.16.1

Identify processes of sexual reproduction in flowering plants, including pollination, fertilization (seed production), seed dispersal, and germination.

SE/TE: 16–17, 54–57, 58–65 FCAT Test Prep: 8, 10, 11, 12, 32, 33, 140

SC.4.L.16.2 Explain that although characteristics of plants and animals are inherited, some characteristics can be affected by the environment.


SC.4.L.16.3 Recognize that animal behaviors may be shaped by heredity and learning.

SE/TE: 1E, 26–33 FCAT Test Prep: 15, 31

SC.4.L.16.4

Compare and contrast the major stages in the life cycles of Florida plants and animals, such as those that undergo incomplete and complete metamorphosis, and flowering and nonflowering seed-bearing plants.

SE/TE: 40, 136 FCAT Test Prep: 4, 5, 10

SC.4.L.17.1 Compare the seasonal changes in Florida plants and animals to those in other regions of the country.

SE/TE: 90–91

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SC.4.L.17.2

Explain that animals, including humans, cannot make their own food and that when animals eat plants or other animals, the energy stored in the food source is passed to them.

SE/TE: 84–89 FCAT Test Prep: 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 36

SC.4.L.17.3 Trace the flow of energy from the Sun as it is transferred along the food chain through the producers to the consumers.

SE/TE: 73E, 84–89, 92–95 FCAT Test Prep: 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 32, 33, 36, 139, 140

SC.4.L.17.4 Recognize ways plants and animals, including humans, can impact the environment.


SC.4.N.1.1

Raise questions about the natural world, use appropriate reference materials that support understanding to obtain information (identifying the source), conduct both individual and team investigations through free exploration and systematic investigations, and generate appropriate explanations based on those explorations.

These are some of the many examples. SE/TE: 34–35, 44, 96–97, 108, 130–131, 172–175, 212, 274–275, 308–311, 338–339, 394–395, 404, 474–475, 484–487, 572–575

SC.4.N.1.2 Compare the observations made by different groups using multiple tools and seek reasons to explain the differences across groups.

SE/TE: 176, 226–227, 236, 250–251, 312, 436, 450–451, 474–475, 484–487, 488, 576

SC.4.N.1.3

Explain that science does not always follow a rigidly defined method ("the scientific method") but that science does involve the use of observations and empirical evidence.

SE/TE: 44, 140, 180, 212, 226–227, 260, 274–275, 316, 348, 372, 404, 426–427, 492, 506–507, 538–539

SC.4.N.1.4 Attempt reasonable answers to scientific questions and cite evidence in support.

SE/TE: 172–175, 308–311, 484–487, 572–575

SC.4.N.1.5 Compare the methods and results of investigations done by other classmates.

SE/TE: 176, 312, 488, 576

SC.4.N.1.6

Keep records that describe observations made, carefully distinguishing actual observations from ideas and inferences about the observations.

SE/TE: 172–175, 250–251, 308–311, 338–339, 450–451, 484–487, 506–507, 572–575

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SC.4.N.1.7 Recognize and explain that scientists base their explanations on evidence.

SE/TE: 40, 72, 104, 136, 168, 208, 232, 256, 280, 344, 368, 400, 432, 480, 512, 544, 568

SC.4.N.1.8 Recognize that science involves creativity in designing experiments.

SE/TE: 176, 304, 312, 456, 488, 568, 576

SC.4.N.2.1 Explain that science focuses solely on the natural world.

SE/TE: 105D, 130–131, 172–175, 177D, 200–201, 281D, 298–299, 308–311, 345D, 360–361, 484–487, 572–575

SC.4.N.3.1 Explain that models can be three dimensional, two dimensional, an explanation in your mind, or a computer model.

SE/TE: 76, 140, 162–163, 176, 209E, 212, 223E, 298–299, 312, 369E, 457E, 489E, 513E, 516, 538–539, 545E, 548, 530–561, 572–575, 576

SC.4.P.8.1

Measure and compare objects and materials based on their physical properties including: mass, shape, volume, color, hardness, texture, odor, taste, attraction to magnets.

SE/TE: 316, 322–327, 340–341 FCAT Test Prep: 73, 74, 75, 77, 146

SC.4.P.8.2 Identify properties and common uses of water in each of its states.

SE/TE: 320–321, 334–335 FCAT Test Prep: 73, 79, 109, 147

SC.4.P.8.3 Explore the Law of Conservation of Mass by demonstrating that the mass of a whole object is always the same as the sum of the masses of its parts.


SC.4.P.8.4 Investigate and describe that magnets can attract magnetic materials and attract and repel other magnets.

SE/TE: 382–385, 386–389, 390–391, 394–395 FCAT Test Prep: 86, 87, 147

SC.4.P.9.1

Identify some familiar changes in materials that result in other materials with different characteristics, such as decaying animal or plant matter, burning, rusting, and cooking.

SE/TE: 86–89, 94–95, 332–337, 338–339 FCAT Test Prep: 32, 76, 78, 109, 139, 146

SC.4.P.10.1 Observe and describe some basic forms of energy, including light, heat, sound, electrical, and the energy of

SE/TE: 348, 350–353, 360–361, 366–367, 372, 378–381, 392–393,

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motion. 406–409, 416–419, 448–449 FCAT Test Prep: 86, 91, 92, 93, 94, 101, 112

SC.4.P.10.2 Investigate and describe that energy has the ability to cause motion or create change.

SE/TE: 352–353, 356–357, 386–389, 390–393 FCAT Test Prep: 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 109

SC.4.P.10.3 Investigate and explain that sound is produced by vibrating objects and that pitch depends on how fast or slow the object vibrates.

SE/TE: 404, 406–411, 412–415 FCAT Test Prep: 91, 92, 111

SC.4.P.10.4 Describe how moving water and air are sources of energy and can be used to move things.

SE/TE: 266–269, 308–311, 392–393, 572–575 FCAT Test Prep: 56, 63, 89, 113

SC.4.P.11.1 Recognize that heat flows from a hot object to a cold object and that heat flow may cause materials to change temperature.


SC.4.P.11.2 Identify common materials that conduct heat well or poorly.

SE/TE: 345E, 354–355 FCAT Test Prep: 81, 82, 83, 84

SC.4.P.12.1 Recognize that an object in motion always changes its position and may change its direction.

SE/TE: 438–441 FCAT Test Prep: 97, 98, 112

SC.4.P.12.2

Investigate and describe that the speed of an object is determined by the distance it travels in a unit of time and that objects can move at different speeds.

SE/TE: 428–429, 436, 440–441, 452–453 FCAT Test Prep: 97, 98, 112, 149

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SC.5.E.5.1 Recognize that a galaxy consists of gas, dust, and many stars, including any objects orbiting the stars. Identify our home galaxy as the Milky Way.

SE/TE: 518–523, 524–529, 530–531, 532–533 FCAT Test Prep: 109, 110, 111, 112, 114, 127, 146

SC.5.E.5.2 Recognize the major common characteristics of all planets and compare/contrast the properties of inner and outer planets.

SE/TE: 548–551 FCAT Test Prep: 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 131, 146

SC.5.E.5.3 Distinguish among the following objects of the Solar System -- Sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets -- and identify Earth's position in it.

SE/TE: 518–521, 540, 542–547, 548–551, 552–555, 556–561 FCAT Test Prep: 109, 113, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 145, 147, 148

SC.5.E.7.1 Create a model to explain the parts of the water cycle. Water can be a gas, a liquid, or a solid and can go back and forth from one state to another.


SC.5.E.7.2

Recognize that the ocean is an integral part of the water cycle and is connected to all of Earth's water reservoirs via evaporation and precipitation processes.

SE/TE: 200–201, 202–205, 208–211, 222–223 FCAT Test Prep: 48, 137

SC.5.E.7.3

Recognize how air temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, wind speed and direction, and precipitation determine the weather in a particular place and time.

SE/TE: 212–215, 230–233, 234–237, 238–241, 242–245, 250–251, 252–253, 256 FCAT Test Prep: 45, 49, 51, 53, 54

SC.5.E.7.4 Distinguish among the various forms of precipitation (rain, snow, sleet, and hail), making connections to the weather in a particular place and time.

SE/TE: 214–215, 222–223, 238–241 FCAT Test Prep: 44, 45, 68

SC.5.E.7.5 Recognize that some of the weather-related differences, such as temperature and humidity, are found


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among different environments, such as swamps, deserts, and mountains.

SC.5.E.7.6

Describe characteristics (temperature and precipitation) of different climate zones as they relate to latitude, elevation, and proximity to bodies of water.


SC.5.E.7.7 Design a family preparedness plan for natural disasters and identify the reasons for having such a plan.

SE/TE: 240–241

SC.5.L.14.1

Identify the organs in the human body and describe their functions, including the skin, brain, heart, lungs, stomach, liver, intestines, pancreas, muscles and skeleton, reproductive organs, kidneys, bladder, and sensory organs.

SE/TE: 46–49, 50–51, 74–79, 80–81, 86–87 FCAT Test Prep: 7, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 41

SC.5.L.14.2

Compare and contrast the function of organs and other physical structures of plants and animals, including humans, for example: some animals have skeletons for support -- some with internal skeletons others with exoskeletons -- while some plants have stems for support.

SE/TE: 1E, 10–17, 18–21, 62–69, 70–73, 74–79, 94–97, 98–101, 102–109 FCAT Test Prep: 3, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 38, 41, 134, 135

SC.5.L.15.1

Describe how, when the environment changes, differences between individuals allow some plants and animals to survive and reproduce while others die or move to new locations.

SE/TE: 164, 166–169, 172–173, 174–177, 180–181, 188–191 FCAT Test Prep: 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 40, 42, 133

SC.5.L.17.1

Compare and contrast adaptations displayed by animals and plants that enable them to survive in different environments such as life cycles variations, animal behaviors and physical characteristics.

SE/TE: 172–173, 174–177 FCAT Test Prep: 23, 31, 32, 33, 34, 37, 40, 41, 136

SC.5.N.1.1

Define a problem, use appropriate reference materials to support scientific understanding, plan and carry out scientific investigations of various types such as: systematic observations, experiments requiring

SE/TE: 188–191, 192, 332–335, 336, 500–503, 504, 604–607, 608

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the identification of variables, collecting and organizing data, interpreting data in charts, tables, and graphics, analyze information, make predictions, and defend conclusions.

SC.5.N.1.2 Explain the difference between an experiment and other types of scientific investigation.

SE/TE: 4, 50–51, 80–81, 164, 196, 228, 466, 490–491, 530–531

SC.5.N.1.3 Recognize and explain the need for repeated experimental trials.

SE/TE: 114–115, 228, 290–291, 432–433

SC.5.N.1.4 Identify a control group and explain its importance in an experiment.

SE/TE: 188–191, 332–335, 500–503, 604–607

SC.5.N.1.5 Recognize and explain that authentic scientific investigation frequently does not parallel the steps of "the scientific method."

SE/TE: 124, 260, 444, 508

SC.5.N.1.6 Recognize and explain the difference between personal opinion/interpretation and verified observation.

SE/TE: 92, 124, 125, 178–179, 250–251, 260, 341, 362–363, 404, 476, 530–531, 572

SC.5.N.2.1 Recognize and explain that science is grounded in empirical observations that are testable; explanation must always be linked with evidence.

These are some of the many examples. SE/TE: 50–51, 178–179, 188–191, 216–217, 250–251, 322–323, 362–363, 372, 394–395, 432–433, 444, 490–491, 500–503, 572, 604–607

SC.5.N.2.2

Recognize and explain that when scientific investigations are carried out, the evidence produced by those investigations should be replicable by others.

SE/TE: 50–51, 60, 80–81, 250–251, 362–363, 394–395, 404, 490–491, 540

SC.5.P.8.1 Compare and contrast the basic properties of solids, liquids, and gases, such as mass, volume, color, texture, and temperature.

SE/TE: 340, 342–347, 354–357, 362–363 FCAT Test Prep: 73, 74, 75, 76, 103, 140

SC.5.P.8.2 Investigate and identify materials that will dissolve in water and those that will not and identify the conditions that


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will speed up or slow down the dissolving process.

SC.5.P.8.3

Demonstrate and explain that mixtures of solids can be separated based on observable properties of their parts such as particle size, shape, color, and magnetic attraction.


SC.5.P.8.4

Explore the scientific theory of atoms (also called atomic theory) by recognizing that all matter is composed of parts that are too small to be seen without magnification.

SE/TE: 337E, 348–351 FCAT Test Prep: 73, 79, 82, 104

SC.5.P.9.1 Investigate and describe that many physical and chemical changes are affected by temperature.

SE/TE: 354–357, 380–381, 394–395 FCAT Test Prep: 77, 79, 80

SC.5.P.10.1 Investigate and describe some basic forms of energy, including light, heat, sound, electrical, chemical, and mechanical.

SE/TE: 446–453, 454–457, 458–461, 462–465 FCAT Test Prep: 91, 92, 93, 95, 96, 107, 139, 142

SC.5.P.10.2 Investigate and explain that energy has the ability to cause motion or create change.

SE/TE: 444, 448–453, 454–457, 462–465 FCAT Test Prep: 91, 92, 95, 106, 108, 142

SC.5.P.10.3

Investigate and explain that an electrically-charged object can attract an uncharged object and can either attract or repel another charged object without any contact between the objects.

SE/TE: 478–481

SC.5.P.10.4 Investigate and explain that electrical energy can be transformed into heat, light, and sound energy, as well as the energy of motion.

SE/TE: 476, 482–485, 490–491 FCAT Test Prep: 101

SC.5.P.11.1 Investigate and illustrate the fact that the flow of electricity requires a closed circuit (a complete loop).

SE/TE: 476, 482–485, 486–489, 490–491 FCAT Test Prep: 98, 99, 103, 143

SC.5.P.11.2 Identify and classify materials that conduct electricity and materials that do not.

SE/TE: 476, 480–481, 496 FCAT Test Prep: 97, 98, 100, 102,

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143

SC.5.P.13.1 Identify familiar forces that cause objects to move, such as pushes or pulls, including gravity acting on falling objects.

SE/TE: 404, 410–417, 432–433, 434–435 FCAT Test Prep: 85, 86, 88, 90, 105, 106, 107, 141

SC.5.P.13.2 Investigate and describe that the greater the force applied to it, the greater the change in motion of a given object.


SC.5.P.13.3 Investigate and describe that the more mass an object has, the less effect a given force will have on the object's motion.


SC.5.P.13.4

Investigate and explain that when a force is applied to an object but it does not move, it is because another opposing force is being applied by something in the environment so that the forces are balanced.


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