Standard I

Students will understand that water changes state as it moves through the water cycle.  (Vapor, precipitation, evaporation, clouds, dew, condensation, temperature, water cycle.)

Standard II

Students will understand that elements of weather can be observed, measured, and recorded to make predictions and determine simple weather patterns.

(Atmosphere, meteorologist, freezing, cumulus, stratus, cirrus, air pressure, thermometer, air temperature, wind speed, forecast, severe, phenomena, precipitation, seasonal, accuracy, barometer, gauge, components.)

Standard III

Students will understand the basic properties of rocks, the processes involved in the formation of soils, and the needs of plants provided by soil.  (Mineral, weathering, erosion, sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic, topsoil, subsoil, bedrock, organism, freeze, thaw, profile, non-living, structural support, nutrients)

Standard IV

Students will understand how fossils are formed, where they may be found in Utah, and how they can be used to make inferences.

(Infer, environments, climate, dinosaur, preserved, extinct, extinction, impression, fossil, prehistoric, mineral, organism, replacement, trilobite, sedimentary, tropical.)

Standard V

Students will understand the physical characteristics of Utah’s wetlands, forests, and deserts and identify common organisms for each environment.  (Wetland, forest, desert, adaptation, deciduous, coniferous, invertebrate, vertebrate, bird, amphibian, reptile, fish, mammal, insect, hibernation, migration.)

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