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Standard 5.0 Physics: Students will use scientific skills and processes to explain the interactions of matter and energy and the energy transformations that occur
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A. Mechanics
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1. Compare the different ways objects move.
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a. Given many different objects, make them move and describe and compare how they move.
- Straight
- Round and round
- Back and forth
- Zig-Zag
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2. Explain that there must be a cause for changes in the motion of an object
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a. Observe and describe the ways in which a variety of objects' motion can be changed.
- Sped up from a standstill
- Slow down to a stop
- Go faster
- Go slower
- No change
- Change direction
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b. Based on observations, identify what caused the changes in an object's motion.
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B. Thermodynamics
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1. Describe that sunlight warms the land, air, and water using observations and age appropriate tools.
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a. Recognize and describe temperature changes of the land, air, and water before and after the sun warms them using senses and thermometers.
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C. Electricity and Magnetism
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3. Observe and gather information from the explorations to describe how magnets affect some objects.
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a. Observe and describe what happens when magnets are placed on or near objects made of different materials.
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b. Raise and seek answers to questions about what happened to the objects investigated and/or to the magnet.
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D. Wave Interactions
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2. Observe and describe that sound is produced by vibrating objects.
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a. Observe and relate the vibrations of objects that make sounds (drums, guitar strings, and tuning forks) to the sounds felt and heard.
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b. Based on information from observations identify the source of vibrations in familiar objects that produce sounds.
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