Appendix
Implementing District Standards
Figure 1- North Carolina Standard Course of Study
Science — Grade 5
Goal 1 The learner will conduct investigations to build an understanding of the interdependence of plants and animals.
Objective 1.01 Describe and compare several common ecosystems (communities of organisms and their interaction with the environment).
Objective 1.02 Identify and analyze the functions of organisms within the population of the ecosystem. Students will know which organisms are producers, consumers, and decomposers.
Objective 1.03 Explain why an ecosystem can support a variety of organisms.
Objective 1.04 Discuss and determine the role of light, temperature, and soil composition in an ecosystem's capacity to support life.
Objective 1.05 Determine the interaction of organisms within an ecosystem.
Objective 1.06 Explain and evaluate some ways that humans affect ecosystems. Examples are habitat reduction due to development, pollutants, and increased nutrients caused by fertilization.
Objective 1.07 Determine how materials are recycled in nature.
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