Theme: This theme focuses on helping students explore the components of various systems and then investigate dynamic and sustainable relationships within systems using scientific inquiry.
Cycles on Earth, such as those occurring in ecosystems, in the solar system, and in the movement of light and sound result in describable patterns. Speed is a measurement of movement. Change in speed is related to force and mass. The transfer of energy drives changes in systems, including ecosystems and physical systems.
Cycles and Patterns in the Solar System – Earth and Space Science / The Physical Setting
Light, Sound, and Motion – Physical Science / The Physical Setting
Interactions Within Ecosystems – Life Science / The Living Environment