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Science.6.5.A

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The student is expected to identify and apply patterns to understand and connect scientific phenomena or to design solutions;

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.”

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SCIENCE.6.5.A — Vertical Alignment

Vertical alignment shows student expectations in the same subject area at different grade levels that are related to or build upon one another.

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S.K.5.A

identify and use patterns to describe phenomena or design solutions;

S.1.5.A

identify and use patterns to describe phenomena or design solutions;

S.2.5.A

identify and use patterns to describe phenomena or design solutions;

S.3.5.A

identify and use patterns to explain scientific phenomena or to design solutions;

S.4.5.A

identify and use patterns to explain scientific phenomena or to design solutions;

S.5.5.A
identify and use patterns to explain scientific phenomena or to design solutions;
S.6.5.A
identify and apply patterns to understand and connect scientific phenomena or to design solutions;
S.7.5.A
identify and apply patterns to understand and connect scientific phenomena or to design solutions;
S.8.5.A
identify and apply patterns to understand and connect scientific phenomena or to design solutions;
IPC.5.A
investigate, analyze, and model motion in terms of position, velocity, acceleration, and time using tables, graphs, and mathematical relationships;
CHEM.5.A
explain the development of the Periodic Table over time using evidence such as chemical and physical properties;
PHYS.5.A
analyze different types of motion by generating and interpreting position versus time, velocity versus time, and acceleration versus time using hand graphing and real-time technology such as motion detectors, photogates, or digital applications;
AQUA.5.A
describe how the shape and polarity of the water molecule make it a "universal solvent" in aquatic systems;
ASTRO.5.A
evaluate and communicate how ancient civilizations developed models of the universe using astronomical structures, instruments, and tools such as the astrolabe, gnomons, and charts and how those models influenced society, time keeping, and navigation;
EARTH.5.A
analyze how gravitational condensation of solar nebular gas and dust can lead to the accretion of planetesimals and protoplanets;
ENVIR.5.A
identify native plants and animals within a local ecosystem and compare their roles to those of plants and animals in other biomes, including aquatic, grassland, forest, desert, and tundra;
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Cross-curricular Connections

The cross-curricular connections are designed to help educators make content connections between the science TEKS and math, English language arts and reading, social studies, and technology applications. The standards below illustrate alignment between grade level content areas which may help educators develop cross-curricular lessons. These connections do not represent all possible connections that might be made.
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Math

Math.6.1.F analyze mathematical relationships to connect and communicate mathematical ideas

Math.6.12.C summarize numeric data with numerical summaries, including the mean and median (measures of center) and the range and interquartile range (IQR) (measures of spread), and use these summaries to describe the center, spread, and shape of the data distribution

Math.6.12.D summarize categorical data with numerical and graphical summaries, including the mode, the percent of values in each category (relative frequency table), and the percent bar graph, and use these summaries to describe the data distribution

Technology Applications

TA.6.1.B analyze the patterns and sequences found in visual representations such as learning maps, concept maps, or other representations of data

TA.6.6.A use digital tools to transform data in order to identify and discuss trends and make inferences

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