IXL skill plan | Level 5 plan for PhD Science Texas

Skill plan for PhD Science Texas - Level 5

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1	Module 1 Earth Processes
Concept 1 - Earth's Water
Lessons 1-2: Landscape of the Chihuahuan Desert
Lessons 1-2: Landscape of the Chihuahuan Desert


Lessons 3-6: Mountains and Deserts		Water cycle 1. Label parts of water cycle diagrams 2. Select parts of water cycle diagrams Earth's features 3. Identify Earth's land features using photographs 4. Identify Earth's land features using satellite images Changes of state 5. Particle motion and changes of state 6. Change-of-state diagrams: melting, freezing, evaporating, and condensing 7. Heating, cooling, and changes of state
Lessons 3-6: Mountains and Deserts
Water cycle 1. Label parts of water cycle diagrams 2. Select parts of water cycle diagrams Earth's features 3. Identify Earth's land features using photographs 4. Identify Earth's land features using satellite images Changes of state 5. Particle motion and changes of state 6. Change-of-state diagrams: melting, freezing, evaporating, and condensing 7. Heating, cooling, and changes of state
Concept 2 - Earth's Landforms
Lessons 7-9: Erosion		1. Changes to Earth's surface: erosion
Lessons 7-9: Erosion
1. Changes to Earth's surface: erosion

Lessons 10-12: Deposition		1. How do rock layers form?
Lessons 10-12: Deposition
1. How do rock layers form?
Concept 3 - Earth's Materials
Lessons 13-14: Sedimentary Rock Formation		1. How do sedimentary rocks form?
Lessons 13-14: Sedimentary Rock Formation
1. How do sedimentary rocks form?

Lessons 15-16: Formation of Fossil Fuels
Lessons 15-16: Formation of Fossil Fuels

Application of Concepts
Lessons 17-21: Engineering Challenge		1. Evaluate multiple design solutions to prevent flooding 2. Identify the best design solution to prevent hurricane damage
Lessons 17-21: Engineering Challenge
1. Evaluate multiple design solutions to prevent flooding 2. Identify the best design solution to prevent hurricane damage

Lesson 22: Water Conservation		1. Evaluate claims about natural resource use: groundwater
Lesson 22: Water Conservation
1. Evaluate claims about natural resource use: groundwater

Lessons 23-25: Landscape of the Chihuahan Desert
Lessons 23-25: Landscape of the Chihuahan Desert

Spotlight Lessons - Physical Properties of Matter
Lessons 1-3: Physical Properties of Matter		1. Compare properties of objects 2. Identify and sort solids, liquids, and gases 3. Choose metric units of mass 4. Choose metric units of volume 5. Calculate density Also consider: • Identify laboratory tools
Lessons 1-3: Physical Properties of Matter
1. Compare properties of objects 2. Identify and sort solids, liquids, and gases 3. Choose metric units of mass 4. Choose metric units of volume 5. Calculate density Also consider: • Identify laboratory tools

Lessons 4-5: Mixtures and Magnetism		1. Identify mixtures 2. Understand conservation of matter using graphs 3. Identify magnets that attract or repel 4. Label magnets that attract or repel 5. Compare magnitudes of magnetic forces
Lessons 4-5: Mixtures and Magnetism
1. Identify mixtures 2. Understand conservation of matter using graphs 3. Identify magnets that attract or repel 4. Label magnets that attract or repel 5. Compare magnitudes of magnetic forces

Lessons 6-7: Cleaning Plastic Pollution
Lessons 6-7: Cleaning Plastic Pollution

2	Module 2 Ecosystems
Concept 1 - Living Plant Matter
Lessons 1-2: Life Around One Tree		1. Identify ecosystems 2. Describe ecosystems
Lessons 1-2: Life Around One Tree
1. Identify ecosystems 2. Describe ecosystems

Lessons 3-5: Seed to Tree		1. Flowering plant and conifer life cycles
Lessons 3-5: Seed to Tree
1. Flowering plant and conifer life cycles

Lessons 6-7: Gas Cycling
Lessons 6-7: Gas Cycling

Concept 2 - Life's Matter
Lessons 8-9: Movement of Matter		1. Identify roles in food chains 2. How does matter move in food chains?
Lessons 8-9: Movement of Matter
1. Identify roles in food chains 2. How does matter move in food chains?

Lessons 10-12: Survival		Animal adaptations 1. Animal adaptations: beaks, mouths, and necks 2. Animal adaptations: feet and limbs 3. Animal adaptations: skins and body coverings Plant structures 4. Identify plant parts and their functions 5. Identify flower parts and their functions Traits 6. What affects traits? Use observations to support a hypothesis 7. Identify inherited and acquired traits 8. Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement 9. Match offspring to parents using inherited traits
Lessons 10-12: Survival
Animal adaptations 1. Animal adaptations: beaks, mouths, and necks 2. Animal adaptations: feet and limbs 3. Animal adaptations: skins and body coverings Plant structures 4. Identify plant parts and their functions 5. Identify flower parts and their functions Traits 6. What affects traits? Use observations to support a hypothesis 7. Identify inherited and acquired traits 8. Inherited and acquired traits: use evidence to support a statement 9. Match offspring to parents using inherited traits

Lessons 13-14: Decomposition
Lessons 13-14: Decomposition


Lessons 15-16: Decomposers and the Environment
Lessons 15-16: Decomposers and the Environment


Lesson 17: Matter Cycling		1. Interpret food webs I 2. Interpret food webs II
Lesson 17: Matter Cycling
1. Interpret food webs I 2. Interpret food webs II
Concept 3 - Life's Energy
Lessons 18-20: Food and Energy
Lessons 18-20: Food and Energy


Lessons 21-22: Sunlight		1. Identify the photosynthetic organism 2. How do plants make food?
Lessons 21-22: Sunlight
1. Identify the photosynthetic organism 2. How do plants make food?
Application of Concepts
Lesson 23: Healthy Systems Lessons 24-26: Reducing the Impact of Invasive Species		1. Use food chains to predict changes in populations
Lesson 23: Healthy Systems Lessons 24-26: Reducing the Impact of Invasive Species
1. Use food chains to predict changes in populations

Lessons 27-29: The Cycle of Life
Lessons 27-29: The Cycle of Life

3	Module 3 Sun, Earth, and Moon System
Concept 1 - Patterns of the Sun
Lessons 1-2: Views from Earth and Space
Lessons 1-2: Views from Earth and Space


Lessons 3-5: Apparent Motion of the Sun		1. Shadows
Lessons 3-5: Apparent Motion of the Sun
1. Shadows

Lessons 6-7: Sunrise and Sunset		1. Earth’s rotation and orbit 2. Day and night
Lessons 6-7: Sunrise and Sunset
1. Earth’s rotation and orbit 2. Day and night

Lessons 8-11: Science Challenge
Lessons 8-11: Science Challenge


Lessons 12-13: Apparent Sunrise
Lessons 12-13: Apparent Sunrise

Concept 2 - Patterns of the Moon
Lesson 14: The Moon
Lesson 14: The Moon


Lessons 15-16: The Moon's Orbit		1. Analyze models of the Earth-Sun-Moon system
Lessons 15-16: The Moon's Orbit
1. Analyze models of the Earth-Sun-Moon system

Lessons 17-19: Appearance of the Moon
Lessons 17-19: Appearance of the Moon

Concept 3 - Patterns of the Stars
Lessons 20-21: Appearance of Stars		1. Brightness of the Sun and other stars
Lessons 20-21: Appearance of Stars
1. Brightness of the Sun and other stars

Lessons 22-23: Apparent Motion of Stars
Lessons 22-23: Apparent Motion of Stars


Lessons 24-25: Changes in Star Visibility		1. Constellations and the changing night sky 2. Identify constellations
Lessons 24-25: Changes in Star Visibility
1. Constellations and the changing night sky 2. Identify constellations
Application of Concepts
Lessons 26-28: Patterns in the Sky
Lessons 26-28: Patterns in the Sky

Spotlight Lessons - Forces, Motion, and Energy
Lesson 1: Forces and Energy in DART Rail		1. Identify directions of forces
Lesson 1: Forces and Energy in DART Rail
1. Identify directions of forces

Lessons 2-4: Moving a Light Rail Train Lesson 5: Stopping a Light Rail Train		1. How do balanced and unbalanced forces affect motion? 2. How does mass affect force and acceleration? Also consider: • Abbreviate time, length, and speed units
Lessons 2-4: Moving a Light Rail Train Lesson 5: Stopping a Light Rail Train
1. How do balanced and unbalanced forces affect motion? 2. How does mass affect force and acceleration? Also consider: • Abbreviate time, length, and speed units

Lessons 6-7: Electrical Circuits in a Light Rail System		1. Electric circuits 2. Conductors and insulators
Lessons 6-7: Electrical Circuits in a Light Rail System
1. Electric circuits 2. Conductors and insulators

Lessons 8-9: Energy Forms in DART Rail Lesson 10: Thermal Energy in the DART Rail System		1. Energy transformation Also consider: • Predict heat flow • Predict temperature changes • How are temperature and mass related to thermal energy?
Lessons 8-9: Energy Forms in DART Rail Lesson 10: Thermal Energy in the DART Rail System
1. Energy transformation Also consider: • Predict heat flow • Predict temperature changes • How are temperature and mass related to thermal energy?

Lessons 11-15: Capstone Project
Lessons 11-15: Capstone Project


Lessons 16-17: Forces, Motion, and Energy
Lessons 16-17: Forces, Motion, and Energy

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