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Plastics 5 th Grade STEM. Building Block of the Modern World. Science Standard. STANDARD I: Students will understand that chemical and physical changes occur in matter. Objective 2: Evaluate evidence that indicates a physical change has occurred.
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Plastics5th Grade STEM Building Block of the Modern World
Science Standard STANDARD I: Students will understand that chemical and physical changes occur in matter. Objective 2: Evaluate evidence that indicates a physical change has occurred. • Identify the physical properties of matter (e.g., hard, soft, solid, liquid, gas). • Compare changes in substances that indicate a physical change has occurred. • Describe the appearance of a substance before and after a physical change.
Mathematics Standard 5.NF.1 Use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions. Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators (including mixed numbers) by replacing given fractions with equivalent fractions in such a way as to produce an equivalent sum or difference of fractions with like denominators. For example, 2/3 + 5/4 = 8/12 + 15/12 = 23/12. (In general, a/b + c/d = (ad + bc)/bd.)
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