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1 Elements and their combinations account for all the varied types of matter in the world.
Over-All Rating: Moderate coverage of this concept.
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The text has significant amounts of extraneous information that does not relate to the standards. For example, Chapter 3 focuses on energy concepts that are not in the Grade 5 standards. Even in the sections that directly relate to the standards, significant concepts are described and highlighted that are in neither the standards nor the framework. Some correlations in the Teachers Edition are incorrect, and these are noted in the individual standards. |
Features that help student learning:
Frequent use of graphics illustrate the standards.
Features that do not help student learning:
This set of physical science standards should lead students to understand a major idea in science, that the millions of different kinds of things in our world are made from just 92 naturally occurring elements, and that a small number of the elements account for the vast majority of things in our world (see Standard 1h). The text does not sufficiently develop this big idea.
Ratings for Standards - Harcourt:
| 1 Elements and their combinations account for all the varied types of matter in the world. |
Moderate |
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| 1a During chemical reactions, the atoms in the reactants rearrange to form products with different properties. |
Moderate |
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| 1b Students know all matter is made of atoms, which may combine to form molecules. |
In-Depth |
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| 1c Students know metals have properties in common, such as high electrical and thermal conductivity. Some metals, such as aluminum (Al), iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), silver (Ag), and gold (Au), are pure elements; others, such as steel and brass, are composed of a combination of elemental metals. |
Moderate |
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| 1d Students know that each element is made of one kind of atom and that the elements are organized in the periodic table by their chemical properties. |
Moderate |
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| 1e Students know scientists have developed instruments that can create discrete images of atoms and molecules that show that the atoms and molecules often occur in well-ordered arrays. |
Moderate |
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| 1f Students know differences in chemical and physical properties of substances are used to separate mixtures and identify compounds. |
Moderate |
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| 1g Students know properties of solid, liquid, and gaseous substances, such as sugar (C6H12O6), water (H2O), helium (He), oxygen (O2), nitrogen (N2), and carbon dioxide (CO2). |
Moderate |
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| 1h Students know living organisms and most materials are composed of just a few elements. |
Limited |
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| 1i Students know the common properties of salts, such as sodium chloride (NaCl). |
Limited |
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