All in One Interactive Science Notebook

Process Skills

science tools, scientific method, testable questions, writing a hypothesis, observations, repeated trials, data, maps, graphs, variables, models, conservation, metric system, scientists, & inference

Matter

states of matter, physical properties of matter, volume, mass, weight, density, relative density, magnetism, physical change, chemical change, solutions, mixtures, properties of water, the periodic table, elements, atoms, molecules, & compounds

Force and Motion

balanced and unbalanced forces, simple machines, calculating speed, potential and kinetic energy, gravity, force and motion, Newton's Three Laws

Energy

forms of energy, uses of energy, sound, thermal energy, transparency, reflection, refraction, color spectrum, uses of electrical energy, closed and open circuits, conductors and insulators, parallel circuits, series circuits, electromagnets

Weather, Climate, & Water

severe weather, weather instruments, comparing temperatures, cloud types, warm and cold fronts, comparing weather and climate, climate zones, water cycle

Changes to Earth's Surface

layers of Earth, layers of the atmosphere, carbon cycle, earth's systems, plate tectonics, plate motions, types of mountains, rapid changes, volcanoes, earthquakes, ocean floor, causes of weathering, erosion, and deposition, physical and chemical weathering, canyons, deltas, sand dunes

Rocks, Fossils, & Soil

classification of rocks, metamorphic, sedimentary, igneous, properties of minerals, fossils in sedimentary rock, characteristics of soil, layers of soil, texture, formation of soil

Space

order of the planets from the Sun, Sun characteristics, Moon characteristics, Earth characteristics, the Sun-Earth-Moon System, planets, mass and weight, meteors, comets, and asteroids, lunar cycle, tides, seasons, shadows, & day and night

Life Cycles

plant reproduction, plant life cycles, mealworm life cycle, ant life cycle, salmon life cycle, praying mantis life cycle, complete metamorphosis, incomplete metamorphosis

Ecosystems & Food Webs

biosphere components, ecosystem levels, biotic and abiotic factors, food chains, food webs, decomposers, consumers, herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, trophic levels, symbiosis, plants, photosynthesis

Traits, Behaviors, & Adaptations

inherited traits, learned behaviors, instincts, structural adaptations and functions, plant adaptations, vertebrates, invertebrates

Human Body & Cells

body systems, organs, circulatory system, skeletal system, digestive system, excretory system, muscular system, nervous system, respiratory system, eyes, animal cells, plant cells