Nature Bowl/Science Standards Correlation
Grade Level: Third
Standard 1 Physical Science: Energy and matter have multiple forms and can be changed
from one form to another
Science Standards
1a Energy comes to the earth in the form of
Nature Bowl Concepts
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Investigations
Energy, Solar
light
1b Stored energy: food, fuel, batteries, water Photosynthesis, Food Chain, Hydroelectric, Fossil
fuel
Water cycle
1e Matter has three forms
1g When two or more substances are
combined, a new substance may be formed with
properties that are different from original
materials
Insecticide, Pesticide, Pollution, Toxic
Standard 2 Physical Science: Light has a source and travels in a direction
Science Standards
2a Sunlight can be blocked to create shadows
2c The color of light striking an object
Nature Bowl Concepts
Nature Bowl
Investigations
Microhabitat
Camouflage
affects the way the object is seen
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Nature Bowl/Science Standards Correlation
Grade Level: 3rd
Standard 3 Life Science: Adaptations in physical structure or behavior may improve an
organism’s chance for survival
Science Standards
Nature Bowl Concepts
3a Plants and animals have structures that
Adaptation, Amphibian, Coniferous, Deciduous, Evergreen,
Invertebrate, Mammal, Organism, Reptile, Vertebrate
serve different functions
3b Diverse life forms exist in different
environments
3c Living things cause changes in the
environments in which they live
3d Environments change: some plants and
animals survive and reproduce; others die
or move to new locations
3e Some kinds of organisms that once lived
Nature Bowl
Investigations
Aquatic, Chaparral, Diurnal, Environment, Estuary, Foothill,
Forest, Habitat, Marsh, Microhabitat, Native, Nocturnal,
Riparian, Rookery, Vernal Pool, Wildlife, Woodland,
Conservation, Decomposition, Domesticated, Fertilizer,
Landfill, Pesticide, Poaching, Pollution
Competition, Ecology, Endangered, Hatchery, Life Cycle,
Migration, Mitigate, Reproduction, Refuge, Shelter,
Spawning, Threatened
Extinction
on Earth have completely disappeared
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Nature Bowl/Science Standards Correlation
Grade Level: Fourth
Standard 1 Physical Sciences: Electricity and magnetism are related effects that have many useful
applications in everyday life
Science Content Standards
Nature Bowl Concepts
1g Electrical energy can be converted to
Hydroelectric, Geothermal Energy,
Bioenergy, Energy
heat, light and motion
Nature Bowl
Investigations
Standard 2 Life Science: All organisms need energy and matter to live and grow
Science Content Standards
2a Plants are the primary source of matter
and energy entering most food chains
2b Producers & consumers are related in
food chains and food webs and may compete
with each other for resources in an
environment
2c Decomposers recycle matter from dead
plants
Nature Bowl Concepts
Energy, Food Chains, Organism, Photosynthesis,
Producers, Fertilizer
Nature Bowl
Investigations
Scavenger
Hunt
*Abiotic & Biotic Factors, Carnivore, Competition,
Consumer, Ecology, Ecosystem, Environment, Food
chains, Habitat, Herbivore, Omnivore, Producers,
Prey, Predator, Scavenger
Food Chain
Construction
Compost, Decomposition, Fungus, Lichen,
Microorganisms, Organic
Scavenger
Hunt
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Nature Bowl/Science Standards Correlation
Grade Level: Fourth
Standard 3 Life Science: Living organisms depend on one another and on their environment for survival
Science Content Standards
Nature Bowl Concepts
3a Ecosystems can be characterized by their living and nonliving
*Abiotic & Biotic Factors
Organic, Inorganic
components
3b In any particular environment, some kinds of plants and
Nature Bowl
Investigations
Adaptation
animals survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot
survive at all
3c Many plants depend on animals for pollination and seed
Pollination
dispersal, and animals depend on plants for food and shelter
3d Most microorganisms do not cause disease and many are
Microorganism
beneficial
Standard 5 Earth Sciences: Waves, wind, water and ice shape and reshape Earth’s land surface
Science Content Standards
Nature Bowl Concepts
5a Some changes in the earth are due to slow processes; some
Erosion, Weathering
Nature Bowl
Investigations
are due to rapid processes
5b Natural processes (freezing, thawing, root growth, etc.)
Erosion, Weathering
Scavenger Hunt
Erosion, Runoff
Scavenger Hunt
cause rocks to break down into smaller pieces
5c Moving water erodes landforms, reshaping the land by
taking it away from some places and depositing it in other places
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Nature Bowl/Science Standards Correlation
Grade Level: Fifth
Standard 2 Life Sciences: Plants and animals have structures for respiration, digestion, waste disposal, and
transport of materials
Science Content Standards
Nature Bowl Concepts
2a Many multicellular organisms have specialized structures
Amphibian, Invertebrate,
Mammal, Organism, Reptile,
Vertebrate
Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore
to support the transport of materials
2c Sequential steps of digestion and the roles of teeth and
Nature Bowl
Investigations
Nature Relay
the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large
intestine, and colon in the digestive system
2f Plants use carbon dioxide and energy from sunlight to
build molecules of sugar and release oxygen
Carbon Dioxide, Energy,
Photosynthesis, Producers, Solar,
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Nature Bowl/Science Standards Correlation
Grade Level: Fifth
Standard 3 Earth Sciences: Water on Earth moves between the oceans and land through the processes of
evaporation and condensation
Science Content Standards
3a Earth’s water is present as salt water in the oceans,
Nature Bowl Concepts
Nature Bowl
Investigations
Delta, Estuary
which cover most of the Earth’s surface
3b When liquid water evaporates, it turns into water vapor
in the air and can reappear as a liquid when cooled or as a
solid if cooled below the freezing point of water;
Water cycle
3c Water vapor in the air moves from one place to
another and can form fog or clouds, which are tiny droplets
of water or ice, and can fall to Earth as rain, hail, sleet or
snow
3d The amount of fresh water located in rivers, lakes,
underground sources, and glaciers is limited and its
availability can be extended by recycling and decreasing the
use of water
Aquatic, Aquifer, Conservation,
Groundwater, Natural resource,
*Non-renewable resource,
*Preservation, Recycle, Reduce,
Reuse, Runoff, *Sustainable Use,
*Watershed, Wetland,
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Nature Bowl/Science Standards Correlation
Grade Level: Sixth
Earth Science: Shaping Earth’s Surface
Standard 2 Topography is reshaped by the weathering of rock and soil and by the transportation and
deposition of sediment
Nature Bowl
Investigations
Science Content Standards
Nature Bowl Concepts
2a Water running downhill is the dominant process in
Aquifer, Erosion, Groundwater, Runoff,
Watershed
shaping the landscape, including California’s landscape
2b Rivers and streams are dynamic systems that
erode, transport sediment, change course, and flood
their banks in natural and recurring patterns
2d Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides and
Delta, Ecosystem, Environment, Erosion,
Fertilizer, Riparian, *Runoff, Water
cycle, *Watershed, Wetland
Reading a
topography
map
Habitat
floods change human and wildlife habitats
Earth Science: Energy in the Earth System
Standard 4 Many phenomena on Earth’s surface are affected by the transfer of energy through radiation
and convection currents
Science Content Standards
Nature Bowl Concepts
4a The sun is the major source of energy for phenomena
*Climate Change, Energy, Solar, Water
cycle,
on Earth’s surface; it powers winds, ocean currents, and
the water cycle
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Nature Bowl/Science Standards Correlation
Grade Level: Sixth - Ecology: (Life Sciences)
Standard 5 Organisms in ecosystems exchange energy and nutrients among themselves and with the
environment.
Science Content Standards
Nature Bowl Concepts
5a Energy entering ecosystems as sunlight is
Energy, Solar, Photosynthesis, Producers,
Consumers, *Food webs
transferred by producers into chemical
energy through photosynthesis and then from
organism to organism through food webs
5b Matter is transferred over time from
one organism to others in the food web and
between organisms and the physical
environment
5c Populations of organisms can be
categorized by the functions they serve in an
ecosystem
5d Different kinds of organisms may play
similar ecological roles in similar biomes
5e The number and types of organisms an
ecosystem can support depends on the
sources available and on abiotic factors, such
as quantities of light and water, a range of
temperatures, and soil components
Nature Bowl
Investigations
Decomposition, Food chains
Carnivore, *Commensalism, Consumer,
Domesticated, Fungus, Herbivore, Lichen,
Microorganism, Mutualism, Omnivore, Organism,
Parasite, Pollinator, Predator, Prey, Producers,
Raptor. Scavenger, *Species, *Symbiosis,
Vertebrate, Wildlife
Diurnal, Native, Niche, Nocturnal (and above
listings)
*Abiotic & Biotic Factors, *Biodiversity, Biologist,
*Carrying Capacity, *Community, Ecology,
*Ecosystem, Invasive, Introduced, Native
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Nature Bowl/Science Standards Correlation
Grade Level: Sixth
Resources
Standard 6 Sources of energy and materials differ in amounts, distribution, usefulness, and the time
required for their formation
Science Content Standards
6a Utility of energy sources is determined by
factors that are involved in converting these
sources to useful forms and the consequences
of the conversion process
6b Different natural energy and material
resources, including air, soil, rocks, minerals,
petroleum, fresh water, wildlife and forests,
and know how to classify them as renewable or
non-renewable
Nature Bowl Concepts
Nature Bowl
Investigations
Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Footprint, Conservation,
Climate Change, Development, Greenhouse
Gases, Pollution, Fossil fuel, Litter
Sustainable Use, Toxic Waste
* Abiotic & Biotic Factors, Conservation,
Energy, Forest, Fossil fuel, Game animal,
Bioenergy, Geothermal energy, *Mitigate,
Natural resource, Non-renewable resources,
Preservation, Recycle, Reduce, Renewable
resource, Restoration, Reuse, *Sustainable Use,
Waterfowl, Wildlife, Woodland,
Nature Relay
Grade Level: Sixth
Standard 7 Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questins and conducting careful investigations.
As a basis for understanding this concept and addressing the content in the other three strands, students
should develop their own questions and perform investigations.
Science Content Standards
Nature Bowl Concepts
7h Identify changes in natural phenomena over
Succession
time without manipulating the phenomena
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