First Nine Weeks Science Pacing
August 6-7
· Chapter 1: How Living Things Function
o Lesson 1: Plants Meet Their Needs
§ Vocabulary: cell, leaf, nutrient, photosynthesis, root, and stem
August 10-14
· Chapter 1: How Living Things Function
o Lesson 2: What are Plant Life Cycles?
§ Vocabulary: conifer, fruit, life cycle, and seed
o Lesson 3: What are Some Animal Life Cycles?
§ Vocabulary: larva, offspring, and pupa
August 17-21
· Chapter 1: How Living Things Function
o Lesson 4: How Can Living Things Vary?
§ Vocabulary: individual
o Chapter Assessment
August 24-28
· Chapter 2: Survival of Living Things
o Lesson 1: What are the Needs of Living Things?
§ Vocabulary: ecosystem, energy, environment, and organism
August 31-Septmeber 4
· Chapter 2: Survival of Living Things
o Lesson 2: How do Living Things Compete?
§ Vocabulary: community, population, predator, and prey
o Lesson 3: Adaptations Help Living Things
§ Vocabulary: adaptation and behavior
September 7-11 (No School Monday: Labor Day)
· Chapter 2: Survival of Living Things
o Lesson 4: What Happens When Habitats Change?
§ Vocabulary: habitat and pollution
o Chapter Assessment
September 14-18
· Chapter 3: Organisms of Long Ago
o Lesson 1: What Threatens the Survival of Species?
§ Vocabulary: species, endangered species, extinct species, threatened species, and thriving species
September 21-25
· Chapter 3: Organisms of Long Ago
o Lesson 2: What Can be Learned from Fossils?
§ Vocabulary: era, fossil, and paleontologist
o Lesson 3: How are Extinct and Living Things Alike?
§ Vocabulary: ancestor, relative, and trait
September 28-October 2 (End of Nine Weeks on Friday)
· Chapter 3: Survival of Living Things
· Chapter 3 Assessment
· Chapter 1: How Living Things Function
o Lesson 1: Plants Meet Their Needs
§ Vocabulary: cell, leaf, nutrient, photosynthesis, root, and stem
August 10-14
· Chapter 1: How Living Things Function
o Lesson 2: What are Plant Life Cycles?
§ Vocabulary: conifer, fruit, life cycle, and seed
o Lesson 3: What are Some Animal Life Cycles?
§ Vocabulary: larva, offspring, and pupa
August 17-21
· Chapter 1: How Living Things Function
o Lesson 4: How Can Living Things Vary?
§ Vocabulary: individual
o Chapter Assessment
August 24-28
· Chapter 2: Survival of Living Things
o Lesson 1: What are the Needs of Living Things?
§ Vocabulary: ecosystem, energy, environment, and organism
August 31-Septmeber 4
· Chapter 2: Survival of Living Things
o Lesson 2: How do Living Things Compete?
§ Vocabulary: community, population, predator, and prey
o Lesson 3: Adaptations Help Living Things
§ Vocabulary: adaptation and behavior
September 7-11 (No School Monday: Labor Day)
· Chapter 2: Survival of Living Things
o Lesson 4: What Happens When Habitats Change?
§ Vocabulary: habitat and pollution
o Chapter Assessment
September 14-18
· Chapter 3: Organisms of Long Ago
o Lesson 1: What Threatens the Survival of Species?
§ Vocabulary: species, endangered species, extinct species, threatened species, and thriving species
September 21-25
· Chapter 3: Organisms of Long Ago
o Lesson 2: What Can be Learned from Fossils?
§ Vocabulary: era, fossil, and paleontologist
o Lesson 3: How are Extinct and Living Things Alike?
§ Vocabulary: ancestor, relative, and trait
September 28-October 2 (End of Nine Weeks on Friday)
· Chapter 3: Survival of Living Things
· Chapter 3 Assessment