| VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Three | 3.6 | The student will investigate and understand that soil is important in ecosystems. | 2 |
The Solar System; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Four | 4.5 | The student will investigate and understand that the planets have characteristics and a specific place in the solar system. | 2 |
Maintaining Biodiversity; Climate Zones & Ocean Currents; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Four | 4.7 | The student will investigate and understand that the ocean environment has characteristics. | 2 |
Natural Resource Distribution; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Four | 4.8 | The student will investigate and understand that Virginia has important natural resources. | 2 |
Electricity & Circuits; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Five | 5.4 | The student will investigate and understand that electricity is transmitted and used in daily life. | 2 |
Adaptations and the Environment; Fossils & Extinction; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Three | 3.4 | The student will investigate and understand that adaptations allow organisms to satisfy life needs and respond to the environment. | 2 |
Animal & Plant Life Cycles; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Two | 2.4 | The student will investigate and understand that plants and animals undergo a series of orderly changes as they grow and develop. | 1 |
Balanced & Unbalanced Forces; Simple Machines; Collisions; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Three | 3.2 | The student will investigate and understand that the direction and size of force affects the motion of an object. | 2 |
Changing the Shape of Land; | VA | Standards of Learning | Kindergarten | K.10 | The student will investigate and understand that change occurs over time. | 1 |
Classification of Materials; | VA | Standards of Learning | Kindergarten | K.3 | The student will investigate and understand that physical properties of an object can be described. | 1 |
Classification of Materials; Introduction to Light; Material Properties and Purposes; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade One | 1.3 | The student will investigate and understand that objects are made from materials that can be described by their physical properties. | 1 |
Collisions; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Five | 5.2 | The student will investigate and understand that energy can take many forms. | 2 |
Ecosystems; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Three | 3.5 | The student will investigate and understand that aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems support a diversity of organisms. | 2 |
Ecosystems; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Four | 4.3 | The student will investigate and understand that organisms, including humans, interact with one another and with the nonliving components in the ecosystem. | 2 |
Ecosystems; Reducing Our Impact on Earth; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Three | 3.8 | The student will investigate and understand that natural events and humans influence ecosystems. | 2 |
Energy Transfer; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Five | 5.3 | The student will investigate and understand that there is a relationship between force and energy of moving objects. | 2 |
Four Seasons and Day Length; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Two | 2.7 | The student will investigate and understand that weather patterns and seasonal changes affect plants, animals, and their surroundings. | 1 |
Habitats; Animals Need Food; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade One | 1.5 | The student will investigate and understand that animals, including humans, have basic life needs that allow them to survive. | 1 |
Interactions of Earth’s Spheres; Weathering & Erosion; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Five | 5.8 | The student will investigate and understand that Earth constantly changes. | 2 |
Introduction to Sound; Wave Properties; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Five | 5.5 | The student will investigate and understand that sound can be produced and transmitted. | 2 |
Introduction to Weather; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Two | 2.6 | The student will investigate and understand that there are different types of weather on Earth. | 1 |
Introduction to Weather; | VA | Standards of Learning | Kindergarten | K.9 | The student will investigate and understand that there are patterns in nature. Key patterns include | 1 |
Introduction to Weather; Four Seasons and Day Length; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade One | 1.7 | The student will investigate and understand that there are weather and seasonal changes. | 1 |
Light Reflection & Vision; (Partial) | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Five | 5.6 | The student will investigate and understand that visible light has certain characteristics and behaves in predictable ways. | 2 |
Living vs. Non-Living Things; | VA | Standards of Learning | Kindergarten | K.6 | The student will investigate and understand that there are differences between living organisms and nonliving objects. | 1 |
Moon & Its Phases; Sun & Other Stars; Earth's Orbit & Rotation; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Four | 4.6 | The student will investigate and understand that there are relationships among Earth, the moon, and the sun. | 2 |
Natural Resources; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade One | 1.8 | The student will investigate and understand that natural resources can be used responsibly. | 1 |
Natural Resources; | VA | Standards of Learning | Kindergarten | K.4 | The student will investigate and understand that water is important in our daily lives and has properties. | 1 |
Natural Resources; (Partial) | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Two | 2.8 | The student will investigate and understand that plants are important natural resources. | 1 |
Plant Growth Conditions; Plants Need Water And Light; Animals Need Food; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade One | 1.4 | The student will investigate and understand that plants have basic life needs and functional parts that allow them to survive. | 1 |
Plant Growth Conditions; Plants Need Water And Light; Animals Need Food; | VA | Standards of Learning | Kindergarten | K.7 | The student will investigate and understand that plants and animals have basic needs and life processes. | 1 |
Pollination and Seed Dispersal; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Two | 2.5 | The student will investigate and understand that living things are part of a system. | 1 |
Properties of Matter | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Three | 3.3 | The student will investigate and understand how materials interact with water. | 2 |
Properties of Matter; (Partial) | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Five | 5.7 | The student will investigate and understand that matter has properties and interactions. | 2 |
Pushes and Pulls; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Two | 2.2 | The student will investigate and understand that different types of forces may cause an object’s motion to change. | 1 |
Pushes and Pulls; | VA | Standards of Learning | Kindergarten | K.2 | The student will investigate and understand that pushes and pulls affect the motion of objects. | 1 |
Pushes and Pulls; Patterns of Motion & Friction; Introduction to Sound; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade One | 1.2 | The student will investigate and understand that objects can move in different ways. | 1 |
Reducing Our Impact on Earth; Natural Resources; | VA | Standards of Learning | Kindergarten | K.11 | The student will investigate and understand that humans use resources. | 1 |
Renewable vs. Non-Renewable Resources; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Five | 5.9 | The student will investigate and understand that the conservation of energy resources is important. | 2 |
Solids, Liquids and Gases; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Two | 2.3 | The student will investigate and understand that matter can exist in different phases. | 1 |
Structure of Living Things; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Four | 4.2 | The student will investigate and understand that plants and animals have structures that distinguish them from one another and play vital roles in their ability to survive. | 2 |
Sunlight Warms the Earth; Introduction to Weather; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade One | 1.6 | The student will investigate and understand that there is a relationship between the sun and Earth. | 1 |
Sunlight Warms the Earth; Introduction to Weather; | VA | Standards of Learning | Kindergarten | K.8 | The student will investigate and understand that light influences temperature on Earth’s surfaces and can cause shadows. | 1 |
The Five Senses; What Is Science? (3-5 Version); | VA | Standards of Learning | Kindergarten | K.5 | The students will investigate and understand that senses allow humans to seek, find, take in, and react or respond to different information. | 1 |
Water Cycle (3-5 Version); How Do We Use Food; Water Quality & Distribution; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Three | 3.7 | The student will investigate and understand that there is a water cycle and water is important to life on Earth. | 2 |
Weather vs. Climate; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Four | 4.4 | The student will investigate and understand that weather conditions and phenomena affect ecosystems and can be predicted. | 2 |
What Is Science? (K-2 Version); What Is Engineering?; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade One | 1.1 | The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices. | 1 |
What Is Science? (K-2 Version); What is Engineering?; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Two | 2.1 | The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices. | 1 |
What Is Science? (K-2 Version); What is Engineering?; | VA | Standards of Learning | Kindergarten | K.1 | The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices. | 1 |
What Is Science? (3-5 Version); Extreme Weather Solutions; Natural Disasters; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Three | 3.1 | The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices. | 2 |
What Is Science? (3-5 Version); Extreme Weather Solutions; Natural Disasters; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Four | 4.1 | The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices. | 2 |
What Is Science? (3-5 Version); Extreme Weather Solutions; Natural Disasters; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade Five | 5.1 | The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific and engineering practices. | 2 |
Air Masses & Weather Fronts | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade 6 | 6.7 | The student will investigate and understand that air has properties and that Earth’s atmosphere has structure and is dynamic. Key ideas include | 3 |
Atoms & Molecules | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade 6 | 6.5 | The student will investigate and understand that all matter is composed of atoms. Key ideas include | 3 |
Atoms & Molecules; Properties of Elements | VA | Standards of Learning | Physical Science | PS.2 | The student will investigate and understand that matter is composed of atoms. Key ideas include | 3 |
Causes of Seasons; Moon & Its Phases; Gravitational Forces Between Objects | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade 6 | 6.3 | The student will investigate and understand that there is a relationship between the sun, Earth, and the moon. Key ideas include | 3 |
Chemical Reactions | VA | Standards of Learning | Physical Science | PS.3 | The student will investigate and understand that matter has properties and is conserved in chemical and physical processes. Key ideas include | 3 |
Competition in Ecosystems; Food Webs: Cycling of Matter & Flow of Energy | VA | Standards of Learning | Life Science | LS.5 | The student will investigate and understand that biotic and abiotic factors affect an ecosystem. Key ideas include | 3 |
Electric & Magnetic Fields; Electricity & Circuits | VA | Standards of Learning | Physical Science | PS.9 | The student will investigate and understand that there are basic principles of electricity and magnetism. Key ideas include | 3 |
Electromagnetic Spectrum; | VA | Standards of Learning | Physical Science | PS.7 | The student will investigate and understand that electromagnetic radiation has characteristics. Key ideas include | 3 |
Heat: Transfer of Thermal Energy; Photosynthesis & Respiration | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade 6 | 6.4 | The student will investigate and understand that there are basic sources of energy and that energy can be transformed. Key ideas include | 3 |
Human Impacts on the Environment; Maintaining Biodiversity | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade 6 | 6.9 | The student will investigate and understand that humans impact the environment and individuals can influence public policy decisions related to energy and the environment. Key ideas include | 3 |
Human Impacts on the Environment; Maintaining Biodiversity | VA | Standards of Learning | Life Science | LS.9 | The student will investigate and understand that relationships exist between ecosystem dynamics and human activity. Key ideas include | 3 |
Multicellular Organisms; Classification of Living Things; | VA | Standards of Learning | Life Science | LS.3 | The student will investigate and understand that there are levels of structural organization in living things. Key ideas include | 3 |
Natural Selection; | VA | Standards of Learning | Life Science | LS.7 | The student will investigate and understand that adaptations support an organism’s survival in an ecosystem. Key ideas include | 3 |
Natural Selection; Biotechnology; Comparative Anatomy; The Fossil Record | VA | Standards of Learning | Life Science | LS.11 | The student will investigate and understand that populations of organisms can change over time. Key ideas include | 3 |
Natural Selection; Competition in Ecosystems; Intro to Climate Change; | VA | Standards of Learning | Life Science | LS.8 | The student will investigate and understand that ecosystems, communities, populations, and organisms are dynamic and change over time. Key ideas include | 3 |
Newton’s Laws of Motion; | VA | Standards of Learning | Physical Science | PS.8 | The student will investigate and understand that work, force, and motion are related. Key ideas include | 3 |
Photosynthesis & Respiration; | VA | Standards of Learning | Life Science | LS.4 | The student will investigate and understand that there are chemical processes of energy transfer which are important for life. Key ideas include | 3 |
Plant & Animal Cells | VA | Standards of Learning | Life Science | LS.2 | The student will investigate and understand that all living things are composed of one or more cells that support life processes, as described by the cell theory. Key ideas include | 3 |
Potential vs. Kinetic Energy | VA | Standards of Learning | Physical Science | PS.5 | The student will investigate and understand that energy is conserved. Key ideas include | 3 |
Properties of Elements | VA | Standards of Learning | Physical Science | PS.4 | The student will investigate and understand that the periodic table is a model used to organize elements based on their atomic structure. Key uses include | 3 |
Reproduction of Living Things; Genes & Mutations | VA | Standards of Learning | Life Science | LS.10 | The student will investigate and understand that organisms reproduce and transmit genetic information to new generations. Key ideas include | 3 |
Symbiosis (Interactions Between Organisms); Competition in Ecosystems; | VA | Standards of Learning | Life Science | LS.6 | The student will investigate and understand that populations in a biological community interact and are interdependent. Key ideas include | 3 |
The Solar System; Gravitational Forces Between Objects | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade 6 | 6.2 | The student will investigate and understand that the solar system is organized and the various bodies in the solar system interact. Key ideas include | 3 |
Water Cycle (6-8 Version) | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade 6 | 6.8 | The student will investigate and understand that land and water have roles in watershed systems. Key ideas include | 3 |
Water Cycle (6-8 Version); Climate Zones & Ocean Currents; Intro to Thermal Energy; | VA | Standards of Learning | Grade 6 | 6.6 | The student will investigate and understand that water has unique physical properties and has a role in the natural and human-made environment. Key ideas include | 3 |
Wave Reflection, Absorption & Transmittance; | VA | Standards of Learning | Physical Science | PS.6 | The student will investigate and understand that waves are important in the movement of energy. Key ideas include | 3 |