TEKS
by Terri Wilson
June 27, 2007
Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills
5th Science
(5.1) The student conducts field and laboratory investigations following home and school safety procedures and environmentally appropriate and ethical practices.
(5.2) The student uses scientific methods during field and laboratory investigations.
(5.3) The student uses critical thinking and scientific problem solving to make informed decisions.
(5.4) The student knows how to use a variety of tools and methods to conduct science inquiry.
(5.5) The student knows that a system is a collection of cycles, structures, and processes that interact.
(5.6) The student knows that some change occurs in cycles.
(5.7) The student knows that matter has physical properties
(5.8) The student knows that energy occurs in many forms.
(5.9) The student knows that adaptations may increase the survival of members of a species.
(5.10) The student knows that likenesses between offspring and parents can be inherited or learned.
(5.11) The student knows that certain past events affect present and future events
(5.12) The student knows that the natural world includes earth materials and objects in the sky
