Nevada Academic Content Standards for Science
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4-LS1-1. Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external
structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
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DCI: LS1.A: Structure and Function
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Science and Engineering: Engaging in Argument from Evidence
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4-ESS2-2. Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features.
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DCI: ESS2.B: Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions
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5-ESS2-1. Develop a model using an example to describe ways the geosphere,
biosphere, hydrosphere, and/or atmosphere interact.
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DCI: ESS2.A: Earth Materials and Systems
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5-LS2-1. Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals,
decomposers, and the environment.
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DCI: LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
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Science and Engineering: Engaging in Argument from Evidence
Nevada Academic Content Standards
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
 W.4.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and
information clearly.
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W.4.7: Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of
different aspects of a topic.
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SL.4.1: Engage effectively in a range or collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups,
and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others’
ideas and expressing their own clearly.
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SL.4.4: Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized
manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas
or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
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W.5.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and
information clearly.
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SL.5.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups,
and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5topcis and texts, building on others’
ideas and expressing their own clearly.
 SL.5.4: Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and
using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or
themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
MATH
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MP.3: Construct arguments and critique the reasoning of others.