| Science | 4 | Environmental Science/Energy | 4-ESS3-1 | -- | Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and their uses affect the environment. |
| Science | 4 | Environmental Science/Energy | ESS3.A | Natural Resources | Energy and fuels that humans use are derived from natural sources, and their use affects the environment in multiple ways. Some resources are renewable over time, and others are not. |
| Science | 4 | Environmental Sciences/Earth's Systems | 4-ESS1-1 | Processes That Shape the Earth | Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time. |
| Science | 4 | Physical Science/Energy | 4-PS3-1 | Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions | Use evidence (e.g., measurements, observations, patterns) to construct an explanation. |
| Science | 4 | Physical Science/Energy | 4-PS3-2 | -- | Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents. |
| Science | 4 | Physical Science/Energy | 4-PS3-2 | Planning and Carrying Out Investigations | Make observations to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence for an explanation of a phenomenon or test a design solution. |
| Science | 4 | Physical Science/Energy | 4-PS3-3 | Asking Questions and Defining Practices | Ask questions that can be investigated and predict reasonable outcomes based on patterns such as cause and effect relationships. |
| Science | 4 | Physical Science/Energy | 4-PS3-4 | -- | Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another. |
| Science | 4 | Physical Science/Energy | PS3.A | Definitions of Energy | Energy can be moved from place to place by moving objects or through sound, light, or electric currents. |
| Science | 4 | Physical Science/Energy | PS3.D | Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life | The expression "produce energy" typically refers to the conversion of stored energy into a desired form for practical use. |
| Science | 5 | Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems | 5-LS2.B | Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems | Matter cycles between the air and soil and among plants, animals, and microbes as these organisms live and die. Organisms obtain gases, and water, from the environment, and release waste matter (gas, liquid, or solid) back into the environment. |
| Science | 5 | Physical Science | 5-PS1-3 | Structure and Properties of Matter | Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties. |
| Reading and Writing | 6 | | RI.6.1 | Key Ideas and Details | Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. |
| Reading and Writing | 6 | | RI.6.7 | Key Ideas and Details | Integrate information presented in print and non-print formats to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue. |
