Earth and Space Science

• Explaining that erosion and deposition over time result in rock and landscape formations

• Collecting data showing that Earth’s matter is broken down and moved

• Interpreting maps to describe patterns of land formations, volcanoes, and earthquakes

• Obtaining information about human use of renewable and nonrenewable energy resources

• Evaluating a design solution to reduce impact of natural disasters

Life Science

• Constructing an argument that plants and animals have structures that support key life functions

Physical Science

• Explaining the relationship of an object’s speed to its energy

• Observing energy transfer

• Predicting changes in energy when objects collide

• Testing and refining a device that converts motion into electrical, light, or sound energy

• Using a model to show wave patterns

• Describing how the reflection of light allows objects to be seen

• Comparing ways to send information through a coded pattern

Technology/Engineering

• Planning and carrying out tests to a model or prototype

• Evaluating design features when developing a model for a problem

• Recognizing that technology is any modification to fulfill a need or want