Cornerstone Charters- Science Concept Map
K
5 Senses
1st Grade
2nd Grade
Individual
Science
science fair
Fair
Experiment projects
(whole
class)
Centimeters
Collecting/t Liters (just
racking data labeling)
3rd Grade
Scientific
Method
4th Grade
Detailed units
of measurement
Analyze and
communicate
Findings
Measurement
tools
Lab equipment
Compare and
contrast data
Use data to
create bar and
line graphs
Science
Processes
5th Grade
Metric
measuring
devices
(labeling
and
measuring)
METRIC
-meter,
centimeter
Science
Fair/Scientific
Method
Metric
Measurement
Representing
data
Drawing
conclusions
Evaluating the
strength of
claims using
data.
Measurem
ent tools
Lab
equipment
Science
Fair/Scient
ific
Method
Metric
Measurem
ent
Representi
ng data
Drawing
conclusion
s
Evaluating
the
strength of
claims
using data.
6th Grade
Metric
measuring
devices
(labeling and
measuring)
7th Grade
Metric
measuring
devices
(labeling and
measuring)
8th Grade
Metric
measuring
devices
(labeling and
measuring)
Lab
equipment
Lab
equipment
Lab
equipment
Science
Fair/Scientific
Method
Science
Fair/Scientific
Method
Science
Fair/Scientific
Method
Representing
data
Representing
data
Representing
data
Drawing
conclusions
Drawing
conclusions
Drawing
conclusions
Evaluating the
strength of
claims using
data.
Evaluating the
strength of
claims using
data.
Evaluating
the strength
of claims
using data.
Scientific
notation
Push and
Pull
forces
States of
Matter
Float and
sink
Magnets attract/repel
Classificatio
n based on
physical
properties
Sorting
mixtures
Force
Motion
Properties and
Changes in
matter
Speed
Energy
Forces and
Motion
Direction
Gravity
Magnetic
and
nonmagneti
c materials
Light Energy
Kinetic/Potent Chemical
ial energy
properties
(interactions,
Mechanical
pH,
system
flammability,
acids, bases)
Radiation/Co
nduction/Con Reactants,
vection
products
Forms of
energy
(sound, light,
etc)
Sound Energy
Properties and
trends of the
periodic table
Atoms,
molecules,
elements
Physical
Science
Properties of
waves
Heat and light
interactions
Chemical/Phy
sical
properties
Chemical
changes
Classifying
substances by
chemical
properties
Periodic table
arrangement
Structure of
common
molecules
(H2O, CO2,
etc)
Common
elements in
organic
molecules
Structure and
function of
organic
molecules
Life
Science
Living
and
nonliving
things
Basic
needs to
survive
Life cycle plants
Habitats
Plant needs
Life cycle butterfly
Classifying
animals
Plant life
cycle
Structures and
functions of
plants and
animals
Adaptations
Organization of
living things
Ecosystems
Social
Implications
Animal
Systems
Organisms
and living
things
Producers/Co
nsumers/Deco
mposers
Populations/C
ommunities/E
cosystems
Cells
Organs,
Tissue, organ
system
Mitosis.
Health/Nutriti
on
Life
cycle
Habitats,
survival,
instincts
Heredity
and
acquired
traits
Heredity
and
Evolution
Common
relationships
between
populations
(competition,
parasitism,
etc)
Embryos
Photosynthesi
s.
Carbohydrate
s, fats, and
protein.
Food webs
Sexual
reproduction.
Asexual
reproduction.
Earth
Science
4
Seasons
Types of
weather
Properties
of water
Earth
materials
: Rock,
mineral,
soil
Types of
clouds
Bodies of
water
Weather
tools
Fresh/salt
water
Water
cycle
Weather
patterns
Sources of
drinking
water
Water cycle
States of
water
Landforms surface
features
Resources:
Natural
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Reduce,
Reuse, Recycle
Human Impact
Earth materials
Surface
Changes
Earth in Time
and Space
Earth, Sun,
Moon
characteristics,
movement
shape
Fossil Evidence
How did
fossils
showing
evidence
of how
conditions
have
changed
Rock cycle
Weathering
and Erosion,
Deposition,
Cementation
Heredity
HydrosphereWater Cycle
Weather
Climate
Characteristic
Components
s of a cold,
of Soil
warm,
occluded, and
Plate tectonics stationary
front.
Layers of
Earth
Frontal
boundaries &
Magnets/Com Jet streams
passes/Naviga
tion
Watersheds
Fossils/Earth
Layers
Elements and
compounds
that make up
the
Water cycle
Amount of
water on
Earth
Great Lakes
Planets/Solar
Systems
Seasons
Solar activity
Nuclear
Fusion
atmosphere
Pollution and
human impact