Michigan State Standards for Science: Grade 5

MI.I.1. Constructing New Scientific Knowledge: All students will ask questions that help them learn about the world; design and conduct investigations using appropriate methodology and technology; learn from books and other sources of information; and communicate findings of investigations, using appropriate technology.

I.1.1. Generate scientific questions about the world based on observation. 23
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I.1.2. Design and conduct scientific investigations. 23
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I.1.3. Use tools and equipment appropriate to scientific investigations. 23
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I.1.4. Use metric measurement devices to provide consistency in an investigation. 23
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I.1.5. Use sources of information in support of scientific investigations. 25
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I.1.6. Write and follow procedures in the form of step-by-step instructions, formulas, flow diagrams, and sketches. 23
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MI.II.1. Reflecting on Scientific Knowledge: All students will analyze claims for their scientific merit and explain how scientists decide what constitutes scientific knowledge; show how science is related to other ways of knowing; show how science and technology affect our society; and show how people of diverse cultures have contributed to and influenced developments in science.

II.1.1. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of claims, arguments, or data. 18
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II.1.2. Describe limitations in personal knowledge. 25
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II.1.3. Show how common themes of science, mathematics, and technology apply in real-world contexts. 60
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II.1.4. Describe the advantages and risks of new technologies. 46
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II.1.5. Develop an awareness of and sensitivity to the natural world. 51
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II.1.6. Recognize the contributions made in science by cultures and individuals of diverse backgrounds. 37
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MI.III.1. Using Life Science Knowledge: Cells: All students will apply an understanding of cells to the functioning of multicellular organisms, including how cells grow, develop and reproduce.

III.1.1. Demonstrate evidence that all parts of living things are made of cells. 15
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III.1.2. Explain why and how selected specialized cells are needed by plants and animals. 27
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MI.III.2. Using Life Science Knowledge: Organization of Living Things: All students will use classification systems to describe groups of living things; compare and contrast differences in the life cycles of living things; investigate and explain how living things obtain and use energy; and analyze how parts of living things are adapted to carry out specific functions.

III.2.1. Compare and classify organisms into major groups on the basis of their structure. 72
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III.2.2. Describe the life cycle of a flowering plant. 12
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III.2.3. Describe evidence that plants make and store food. 8
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III.2.4. Explain how selected systems and processes work together in animals. 14
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MI.III.3. Using Life Science Knowledge: Heredity: All students will investigate and explain how characteristics of living things are passed on through generations; explain why organisms within a species are different from one another.

III.3.1. Describe how the characteristics of living things are passed on through generations. 4
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III.3.2. Describe how heredity and environment may influence/determine characteristics of an organism. 26
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MI.III.4. Using Life Science Knowledge: Evolution: All students will explain how scientists construct and scientifically test theories concerning the origin of life and evolution of species; compare ways that living organisms are adapted (suited) to survive and reproduce in their environments and explain how species change through time.

III.4.1. Describe how scientific theory traces possible evolutionary relationships among present and past life forms. 11
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III.4.2. Explain how new traits might become established in a population and how species become extinct. 19
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MI.III.5. Using Life Science Knowledge: Ecosystems: All students will explain how parts of an ecosystem are related and how they interact; explain how energy is distributed to living things in an ecosystem; investigate and explain how communities of living things change over a period of time; and analyze how humans and the environment interact.

III.5.1. Describe common patterns of relationships among populations. 34
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III.5.2. Describe how organisms acquire energy directly or indirectly from sunlight. 14
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III.5.3. Predict the effects of changes in one population in a food web on other populations. 10
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III.5.4. Describe the likely succession of a given ecosystem over time. 29
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III.5.5. Explain how humans use and benefit from plant and animal materials. 5
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III.5.6. Describe ways in which humans alter the environment. 58
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MI.IV.1. Using Physical Science Knowledge: Matter and Energy: All students will measure and describe the things around us; explain what the world around us is made of; identify and describe forms of energy; and explain how electricity and magnetism interact with matter.

IV.1.1. Describe and compare objects in terms of mass, volume, and density. 5
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IV.1.2. Explain when length, mass, weight, density, area, volume or temperature are appropriate to describe the properties of an object or substance. 5
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IV.1.3. Classify substances as elements, compounds, or mixtures and justify classifications in terms of atoms and molecules. 12
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IV.1.4. Describe the arrangement and motion of molecules in solids, liquids, and gases. 5
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IV.1.5. Construct simple circuits and explain how they work in terms of the flow of current. 10
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IV.1.6. Investigate electrical devices and explain how they work, using instructions and appropriate safety precautions. 11
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MI.IV.2. Using Physical Science Knowledge: Changes in Matter: All students will investigate, describe and analyze ways in which matter changes; explain how visible changes in matter are related to atoms and molecules; and explain how changes in matter are related to changes in energy and how living things and human technology change matter and transform energy.

IV.2.1. Describe common physical changes in matter: evaporation, condensation, sublimation, thermal expansion and contraction. 11
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IV.2.2. Describe common chemical changes in terms of properties of reactants and products. 10
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IV.2.3. Explain physical changes in terms of the arrangement and motion of atoms and molecules. 11
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IV.2.4. Describe common energy transformations in everyday situations. 23
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MI.IV.3. Using Physical Science Knowledge: Motion of Objects: All students will describe how things around us move, explain why things move as they do, and demonstrate and explain how we control the motions of objects.

IV.3.1. Qualitatively describe and compare motion in two dimensions. 6
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IV.3.2. Relate motion of objects to unbalanced forces in two dimensions. 6
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IV.3.3. Describe the non-contact forces exerted by magnets, electrically charged objects, and gravity. 14
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IV.3.4. Use electric currents to create magnetic fields, and explain applications of this principle. 12
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IV.3.5. Design strategies for moving objects by application of forces, including the use of simple machines. 19
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MI.IV.4. Using Physical Science Knowledge: Waves and Vibrations: All students will describe sounds and sound waves; explain shadows, color, and other light phenomena; measure and describe vibrations and waves; and explain how waves and vibrations transfer energy.

IV.4.1. Explain how sound travels through different media. 10
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IV.4.2. Explain how echoes occur and how they are used. 5
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IV.4.3. Explain how light is required to see objects. 6
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IV.4.4. Describe ways in which light interacts with matter. 11
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IV.4.5. Describe the motion of vibrating objects. 10
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IV.4.6. Explain how mechanical waves transfer energy. 27
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MI.V.1. Using Earth Science Knowledge: Geosphere: All students will describe the earth's surface; describe and explain how the earth's features change over time; and analyze effects of technology on the earth's surface and resources.

V.1.1. Describe and identify surface features using maps. 31
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V.1.2. Explain how rocks are formed. 18
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V.1.3. Explain how rocks are broken down, how soil is formed and how surface features change. 23
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V.1.4. Explain how rocks and fossils are used to understand the age and geological history of the earth. 25
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V.1.5. Explain how technology changes the surface of the earth. 27
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MI.V.2. Using Earth Science Knowledge: Hydrosphere: All students will describe the characteristics of water and demonstrate where water is found on earth; describe how water moves; and analyze the interaction of human activities with the hydrosphere.

V.2.1. Use maps of the earth to locate water in its various forms and describe conditions under which they exist. 40
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V.2.2. Describe how surface water in Michigan reaches the ocean and returns. 8
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V.2.3. Explain how water exists below the earth's surface and how it is replenished. 10
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V.2.4. Describe the origins of pollution in the hydrosphere. 7
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MI.V.3. Using Earth Science Knowledge: Atmosphere and Weather: All students will investigate and describe what makes up weather and how it changes from day to day, from season to season and over long periods of time; explain what causes different kinds of weather; and analyze the relationships between human activities and the atmosphere.

V.3.1. Explain patterns of changing weather and how they are measured. 19
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V.3.2. Describe the composition and characteristics of the atmosphere. 3
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V.3.3. Explain the behavior of water in the atmosphere. 9
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V.3.4. Describe health effects of polluted air. 11
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MI.V.4. Using Earth Science Knowledge: Solar System, Galaxy and Universe: All students will compare and contrast our planet and sun to other planets and star systems; describe and explain how objects in the solar system move.

V.4.1. Compare the earth to other planets and moons in terms of supporting life. 11
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V.4.2. Describe, compare, and explain the motions of solar system objects. 22
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V.4.3. Describe and explain common observations of the night skies. 36
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