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**Competency Goal 1: The learner will understand and compute with non-negative rational numbers.**

**Objectives:** 1.01 Develop number sense for rational numbers 0.001 through 999.999 a) connect model, umber word and number using a variety  or representations  b) Build understanding of place value (thousandths through  hundred thousand) c) compare and order rational numbers d) make estimates of rational numbers in appropriate situations

1.02 Develop fluency in adding and subtracting non-negative rational numbers (halves, fourths, eighths, thirds, sixths, twelfths, fifths, tenths, hundredths, thousandths, mixed numbers) a) develop and analyze strategies for adding and subtracting numbers b) estimate sums and differences c) judge the reasonableness of solutions

1.03 Develop flexibility in solving problems by selecting strategies and using mental computation, estimation, calculators or computers, and paper and pencil

**Competency Goal 2: The learner will recognize and use standard units of metric and customary measurement**

**Objectives:** 2.01 Estimate the measure of an object in one system given the measure of that object in another system 2.02 Identify, estimat and measure the angles of plane figures usig appropriate tools

**Competency Goal 3; The learner will understand and use properties and relationships of plane figures**

**Objectives**:

3.01 Identify, define, describe and accurately represent triangles, quadrilaterals and other polygons 3.02 Make and test conjectures about polygons involving a) sum of the measurement on interior angles b) length of sides and diagonals c) parallelism and perpendicularity of sides and diagonals

3.03 Classify plane figures according to types of symmetry (line,rotational) 3.04 Solve problems involving the properties of triangles, quadrilaterals and other polygons a) sum of the measures of interior angles b) length of sides and diagonals c) parallelism and perpendicularity of sides and diagonals

**Competency Goal 4: The learner will understand and use graphs and data analysis**

**Objectives**:

4.01 Collect, organize, analyze and display date (including stem-and-leaf plots) to solve problems 4.02 Compare and contrast different representations of the same data; discuss the effectiveness of each representation 4.03 Solve problems with data from a single set or multiple sets of data using median, range and mode

**Competency Goal 5: The learner will demonstrate an understanding of patterns, relationships and elementary algebraic representation**

**Objectives**:

5.01 describe, extend and generalize numeric and geometric patterns using tables, graphs, words and symbols 5.02 use algebraic expressions, patterns and one-step equations and inequalities to solve problems 5.03 identify, describe and analyze situations with constant or varying rates of change

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**Competency Goal 1: The learner will conduct investigation to build an understanding of the interdependence of plants and animals**

**Objectives:**

1.01 Describe and compare several common ecosystems (communities of organisms and their interaction with the environment)

1.02 Identify and analyze the function of organisms within the population of the ecosystem:


 * Producers
 * Consumers
 * Decomposers

1.03 explain why an ecosystem can support a variety of organisms

1.04 Discuss and determine the role of light, temperature, and soil composition in an ecosystem’s capacity to support life

1.05 Determine the interaction of organisms within an ecosystem

1.06 Explain and evaluate some of the ways humans affect ecosystems


 * Habitat reduction due to development
 * Pollutants
 * Increased nutrients

1.07 Discuss how materials are recycled in nature

**Competency Goal 2: The learner will make observations and conduct investigations to build an understanding of landforms**

**Objectives:**

2.01 Identify and analyze forces that cause change in landforms over time including:


 * Water and ice
 * Wind
 * Gravity

2.02 Investigate and discuss the role of the water cycle ad how movement of water over and through the landscape helps shape landforms

2.03 Discuss and consider the wearing away and movement of rock and soil in erosion and its importance in forming:


 * Canyons
 * Valleys
 * Meanders
 * Tributaries

2.04 Describe the deposition of eroded material and its importance in establishing landforms including


 * Deltas
 * Flood plains

2.05 discuss how the flow of water and the slope of the land affect erosion

2.06 identify and use models, maps and aerial photographs as ways of representing landforms

2.07 discuss and analyze how humans influence erosions and deposition in local communities including schools grounds, as a result of:


 * cleaing land
 * planting vegetation
 * building dams

**Competency Goal 3: The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of weather and climate**

**Objectives:**

3.01 Investigate the water cycle including the process of:


 * Evaporating
 * Condensation
 * Precipitation
 * Run-off

3.02 Discuss and determine how the following are affected by predictable patterns of weather:


 * Temperature
 * Wind direction and speed
 * Precipitation
 * Cloud cover
 * air pressure

3.03 Describe and analyze the formation of various types of clouds and discuss their relation to weather systems

3.04 Explain how global atmospheric movement patterns affect local weather

3.05 Compile weather data to establish a climate record and reveal any trends

3.06 Discuss and determine the influence of geography on weather and climate:


 * Mountains
 * Sea breezes
 * Water bodies

**Competency Goal 4: The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technologies to build an understanding of forces and motion in technological designs.**

**Objectives:**

4.01 Determine the motion of an object by following and measuring its position over time

4.02 Evaluate how pushing or pulling forces can change the position and motion of an object

4.03 Explain how energy is needed to make machines move:


 * Moving Air
 * Gravity

4.04 Determine that an unbalanced force is needed to move and object or change its direction

4.05 Determine factors that affect motion including:


 * Force
 * Friction
 * Inertia
 * Momentum

4.06 Build and use a model to solve a mechanical design problem”


 * Devise a test for the model
 * Evaluate the results of test

4.07 Determine how people use simple machines to solve problems

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**Competency Goal 1**: The learner will apply key geographic concepts to the United States and the other countries of North America.

**1.01**Describe the absolute and relative location of major landforms, bodies of water and natural resources in the United States and other countries of North America.

**1.02** Analyze how absolute and relative location influence ways of living in the United States and other counties of North America.

**1.03** Compare and contrast the physical and cultural characteristics of regions within the United States and other countries of North America.

**1.04** Describe the economic and social differences between developed and developing regions in North America.

**1.05** Explain how and why population distribution differs within and between countries of North America.

**1.06** Explain how people of the United States and other countries of North America adapt to, modify and use their physical environment.

**1.07** Analyze the past movement of people, goods and ideas within and among the United States, Canada, Mexico and Central America and compare it to movement today.

**Competency Goal 2:** The learner will analyze political and social institutions in North America and examine how these institutions respond to human needs, structure society and influence behavior.

**2.01** Analyze major documents that formed the foundations of the American idea of constitutional government.

**2.02** Describe the similarities and differences among the local, state and national levels of government in the United States and explain their legislative, executive and judicial functions.

**2.03** Recognize how the United States government has changed over time.

**2.04** Compare and contrast the government of the United States with the government of Canada, Mexico and selected countries of Central America.

**2.05** Assess the role of political parties in society.

**2.06** Explain the role of public education in the United States.

**2.07** Compare and contrast the educational structure of the United States to those of Canada, Mexico and selected counties of Central America.

**2.08** Describe the different types of families and compare and contrast the role the family plays in the societal structures of the United States, Canada, Mexico and selected countries of Central America.

**Competency Goal 3:** The learner will examine the roles various ethnic groups have played in the development of the United States and its neighboring countries.

**3.01** Locate and describe people of diverse ethnic and religious cultures, past and present, in the United States.

**3.02** Examine how changes in the movement of people, goods and ideas have affected ways of living in the United States.

**3.03** Identify examples of cultural interactions within and among the regions of the United States.

**3.04** Hypothesize how the difference and similarities among people have produced diverse American cultures

**3.05** Describe the religious and ethnic impact of settlement on different regions of the United States.

**3.06** Compare and contrast the roles various religious and ethic groups have played in the development of the United States with those of Canada, Mexico and selected countries of Central America.

**3.07** Describe art, music and craft forms in the United States and compare them to various art forms in Canada, Mexico and selected countries of Central America.

**Competency Goal 4:** The learner will trace key development in United States history and describe their impact on the land and people of the nation and its neighboring countries.

**4.01** Define the role of an historian and explain the importance of studying history.

4.02 Explain when, where, why and how groups of people settled in different regions of the United States.

**4.03** Describe the contributions of people of diverse cultures throughout the history of the United States.

**4.04** Describe the causes and effects of the American Revolution, and analyze their influence on the adoption of the Articles of Confederation, Constitution and Bill of Rights.

**4.05** Describe the impact of wars and conflicts on United States citizens, including but not limited to, the Civil War, World War l, World War ll, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War and the twenty-first century war on terrorism.

**4.06** Evaluate the effectiveness of civil rights and social movements throughout the United States’ history that reflect the struggle for equality and constitutional rights for all citizens.

**4.07** Compare and contrast changes in rural and urban settlement patterns in the United States, Canada, Mexico and selected countries of Central America.

**4.08** Trace the development of the United States as a world leader and analyze the impact of its relationships with Canada, Mexico and selected countries of Central America.

**Competency Goal 5:** The learner will evaluate ways the United States and other countries of North America make decision about the allocation and use of economic resources.

**5.01** Categorize economic resources found in the United States and neighboring countries as human, natural or capital and assess their long-term availability.

**5.02** Analyze the economic effects of the unequal distribution of natural resources on the United State and its neighbors.

**5.03** Assess economic institutions in terms of how well they enable people to meet their needs

**5.04** Describe the ways in which the economies of the United States and its neighbors are interdependent and assess the impact of increasing international economic interdependence.

**5.05** Evaluate the influence of discoveries, inventions and innovations on economic interdependence.

**5.06** Examine the different economic systems such as; traditional, command, and market developed in selected countries of North America and assess their effectiveness in meeting basic needs.

**5.07** Describe the ways the United States and its neighbors specialize in economic activities and relate these to increased productions and consumption.

**5.08** Cite examples of surplus and scarcity in the American market and explain the economic effects.

**Competency Goal 6**: The learner will recognize how technology has influenced change within the United States and other countries in North America

**6.01** Explore the meaning of technology as it encompasses discoveries from the first primitive tools of today’s personal computer.

**6.02** Relate how certain technology discoveries have changed the course of history and reflect on the broader social and environmental changes that can occur from the discovery of such technologies.

**6.03** Forecast how technology can be managed to have the greatest number of people enjoy the benefits.

**6.04** Determine how citizens in the United States and the other countries of North America can preserve fundamental values and beliefs in a world that is rapidly becoming more technological oriented.

**6.05** Compare and contrast the changes that technology had brought to the United States to its impact in Canada, Mexico and Central America.

**6.06** Predict future trends in technology management that will benefit the greatest number of people.