Earth Science: Rocks, Minerals and Soil

• Minerals have specific, quantifiable properties.
• Igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks have unique characteristics that can be used for identification and/or classification.
• Igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks form in different ways.
• Soil is unconsolidated material that contains nutrient matter and weathered rock.
• Rocks, mineral and soils have common and practical uses.

Life Science:  Cells and Diversity of Life

• Cells are the fundamental unit of life.
• All cells come from pre-existing cells.
• Cells carry on specific functions that sustain life.
• Living systems at all levels of organization demonstrate the complementary nature of structure and function.

Physical Science: Matter and Motion

• Matter is made up of small particles called atoms.
• Changes of state are explained by a model of matter composed of particles that are in motion.
• There are two categories of energy: kinetic and potential.
• An object’s motion can be described by its speed and the direction in which it is moving.