| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|
| 1 |
SC-1.317 |
compare and describe similarities and differences in physical properties of an assortment of solid objects. |
| 3 |
SC-3.305 |
observe a variety of Earths materials such as rocks, sand, and soil and sort the materials into groups based on similar physical properties. |
| 3 |
SC-3.306 |
examine an assortment of rocks and use appropriate measuring tools (balances, meter tapes, syringes) to gather data about the rocks’ physical properties (length, circumference, weight). |
| 3 |
SC-3.307 |
examine rocks in order to identify their composition and to recognize that they are made up of more than one component. |
| 3 |
SC-3.308 |
recognize that rocks are composed of Earth materials called minerals that cannot be physically broken apart any further. |
| 3 |
SC-3.309 |
sort and group an assortment of minerals based on similarities and differences in their physical properties. |
| 3 |
SC-3.310 |
order or serrate a group of minerals based on such physical properties as hardness, color, and luster. |
| 3 |
SC-3.311 |
conduct simple tests (e.g., scratch test, fizz test) to identify rocks’ mineral composition and record and discuss the test results. |
| 3 |
SC-3.318 |
observe and describe the physical properties of a variety of materials in order to construct classification systems which sort and group these materials. |
| 3 |
SC-3.319 |
identify changes that materials undergo (form, color, texture) when exposed to various treatments such as heating, grinding, and mixing with other materials, or when the materials are separated into their component parts. |
| 4 |
SC-4.308 |
sort and classify samples of Earth materials according to physical properties such as color, luster, weight relative to size, particle size, and hardness. |
| 4 |
SC-4.309 |
recognize that wearing away and moving soil and rock is erosion; the settling of eroded materials is deposition. |
| 5 |
SC-5.321 |
recognize that most things we deal with everyday are mixtures of component substances and that mixtures can consist of different solid materials or be solutions such as salt or sugar in water. |
| K |
SC-K.304 |
sort, group, and regroup a variety of familiar living and nonliving things based on their physical properties (e.g., shape, color, texture, taste, size, etc.). |
