First Nine Weeks:

The Practice of Science

Characteristics of Scientific Knowledge

The Role of Theories, Laws, Hypotheses, and Models

Earth in Space in Time

Second Nine Weeks:

The Practice of Science

Earth Structures

Properties of Matter

Changes in Matter

Third Nine Weeks:

The Practice of Science

Forms of Energy

Energy Transfer and Transformations

Motions of Objects

Fourth Nine Weeks:

The Practice of Science

Heredity and Reproduction

Interdependence