- Science
- Grade 5
- Recurring themes and concepts
A student expectation is directly related to the knowledge and skills statement, is more specific about how students demonstrate their learning, and always begins with a verb. Student expectations are further broken down into their component parts, often referred to as “breakouts.”
Vertical alignment shows student expectations in the same subject area at different grade levels that are related to or build upon one another.
investigate and predict cause-and-effect relationships in science;
investigate and predict cause-and-effect relationships in science;
investigate and predict cause-and-effect relationships in science;
identify and investigate cause-and-effect relationships to explain scientific phenomena or analyze problems;
identify and investigate cause-and-effect relationships to explain scientific phenomena or analyze problems;
Breakouts are the component parts that make up a student expectation. A breakout shows a distinct concept a student should know or a distinct skill that a student should be able to demonstrate.
SS.5.23.C analyze information by applying absolute and relative chronology through sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions
ELAR.5.6.C make and correct or confirm predictions using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures
TA.5.6.A use digital tools to analyze and transform data and make inferences to answer questions