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  Listening and Speaking
  
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  Reading
  
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  Writing
  
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  Language Conventions
  
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  Poetry
  
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  Fiction
  
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  Sayings and Phrases
  
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  Listening and speaking
  
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  Reading
  
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  Writing
  
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  Language Conventions
  
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  Poetry
  
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  Fiction
  
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  Sayings and Phrases
  
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  Listening and Speaking
  
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  Reading
  
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  Writing
  
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  Language Conventions
  
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  Poetry
  
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  Fiction
  
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  Sayings and Phrases
  
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  Reading and Writing
  
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  Poetry
  
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  Fiction
  
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  Sayings and Phrases
  
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  Writing, Grammar, and Usage
  
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  Poetry
  
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  Fiction
  
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  Speeches
  
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  Sayings and Phrases
  
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  Writing, Grammar, and Usage
  
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  Poetry
  
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  Fiction
  
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  Speeches
  
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  Sayings and Phrases
  
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  Writing, Grammar, and Usage
  
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  Poetry
  
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  Fiction and Drama
  
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  Sayings and Phrases
  

World

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  Geography: spatial sense
  
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  Overview of the Seven Continents
  

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  Geography
  
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  Native American Peoples, past and present
  
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  Early Exploration and Settlement
  
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  Presidents, past and present
  
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  Symbols and Figures
  

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  Geography
  
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  Early world civilizations
  
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  Modern Civilization and Culture: Mexico
  

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  Early People and Civilizations
  
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  Early Exploration and Settlement
  
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  From Colonies to Independence The American Revolution
  
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  Early Exploration of American West
  
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  Symbols and Figures
  

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  Geography
  
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  Early Asian Civilizations
  
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  Modern Japanese Civilization
  

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  Geography
  
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  Native American Peoples, past and present
  
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  Early Exploration and Settlement
  
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  Presidents, past and present
  
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  Symbols and Figures
  

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  World Geography
  
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  The Ancient Roman Civilization
  
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  The Vikings
  

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  The Earliest Americans
  
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  Early Exploration of North America
  
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  The Thirteen Colonies: Life and Times before the Revolution
  

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  World Geography (spatial sense; mountains)
  
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  Europe in Middle Ages
  
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  The Spread of Islam and the “Holy Wars”
  
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  Early and Medieval African Kingdoms
  
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  China: Dynasties and Conquerors
  

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  The American Revolution
  
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  Making a Constitutional Government
  
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  Early Presidents and Politics
  
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  Reformers
  
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  Symbols and Figures
  

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  World Geography (spatial sense; lakes)
  
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  Early American Civilizations
  
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  European Exploration, Trade, and the Clash of Cultures
  
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  The Renaissance and the Reformation
  
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  England from the Golden Age to the Glorious Revolution
  
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  Russia: Early Growth and Expansion
  
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  Feudal Japan
  

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  Westward Expansion
  
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  The Civil War: causes, conflicts, consequences
  
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  Native Americans: cultures and conflicts
  
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  U.S. Geography
  

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  World Geography (spatial sense; deserts)
  
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  Lasting Ideas from Ancient Civilizations
  
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  The Enlightenment
  
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  The French Revolution
  
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  Romanticism
  
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  Industrialism, Capitalism, and Socialism
  
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  Latin American Independence Movements
  

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  Immigration, Industrialization, and Urbanization
  
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  Reform
  

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  Elements of Art
  
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  Sculpture
  
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  Looking at and talking about Art
  
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  Art from Long Ago
  
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  Elements of Art
  
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  Kinds of Pictures: portrait and still life
  
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  Elements of Art
  
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  Sculpture
  
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  Kinds of Pictures: landscapes
  
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  Abstract Art
  
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  Architecture
  

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  Elements of Art
  
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  American Indian Art
  
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  Art of Ancient Rome and Byzantine Civilization
  

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  Art of the Middle ages in Europe
  
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  Islamic Art and Architecture
  
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  Art of Africa
  
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  Art of China
  
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  Art of a New Nation: The United States
  
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  Art of the Renaissance
  
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  American Art: Nineteenth-Century United States
  
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  Art of Japan
  
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  Art History: periods and schools (Classical; Gothic; Renaissance; Baroque; Rococo; Neoclassical; Romantic; Realistic)
  

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  Elements of Music
  
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  Listening and Understanding
  
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  Songs
  
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  Elements of Music
  
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  Listening and Understanding (composers; orchestra; opera; ballet; jazz)
  
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  Songs
  
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  Elements of Music
  
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  Listening and Understanding (orchestra; keyboards; composers)
  
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  Songs
  
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  Elements of Music
  
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  Listening and Understanding (orchestra; composers)
  
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  Songs
  
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  Elements of Music
  
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  Listening and Understanding (orchestra; vocal ranges composers)
  
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  Songs
  
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  Elements of Music
  
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  Listening and Understanding (composers; connections)
  
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  American Musical Traditions
  
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  Songs
  
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  Elements of Music
  
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  Classical Music: from Baroque to Romantic (Bach, Handel, Hayden, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schuman)
  

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  Patterns and Classification
  
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  Numbers and Number Sense
  
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  Money
  
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  Computation
  
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  Measurement
  
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  Geometry
  
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  Patterns and Classification
  
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  Numbers and Number Sense
  
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  Money
  
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  Computation
  
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  Measurement
  
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  Geometry
  
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  Patterns and Classification
  
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  Numbers and Number Sense
  
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  Money
  
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  Computation
  
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  Measurement
  
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  Geometry
  
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  Numbers and Number Sense
  
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  Fractions and Decimals
  
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  Money
  
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  Computation
  
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  Measurement
  

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  Numbers and Number Sense
  
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  Fractions and Decimals
  
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  Money
  
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  Computation
  
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  Measurement
  
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  Geometry
  

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  Numbers and Number Sense
  
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  Ratio and Percent
  
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  Fractions and Decimals
  
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  Computation
  
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  Measurement
  
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  Geometry
  
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  Probability and Statistics
  
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  Pre-Algebra
  
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  Numbers and Number Sense
  
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  Ratio, Percent, and Proportion
  
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  Fractions and Decimals
  
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  Computation
  
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  Measurement
  
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  Geometry
  
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  Probability and Statistics
  
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  Pre-Algebra
  

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  Plants and Plant Growth
  
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  Animals and their needs
  
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  Human Body (5 senses)
  
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  Introduction to Magnetism
  
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  Seasons and Weather
  
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  Taking care of the Earth
  
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  Science Biographies
  
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  Living things and their environments
  
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  Human body (body systems)
  
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  Matter
  
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  Properties of matter: measurement
  
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  Introduction to electricity
  
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  Astronomy
  
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  The Earth
  
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  Science Biographies
  
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  Cycles in Nature (seasonal cycles; life cycles; water cycle)
  
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  Insects
  
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  Human Body (cells; digestive and excretory systems
  
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  Magnetism
  
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  Simple Machines
  
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  Science Biographies
  

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  Introduction to Classification of Animals
  
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  Human Body (muscular, skeletal, and nervous systems; vision and hearing)
  
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  Light and Optics
  
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  Sound
  
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  Ecology
  
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  Astronomy
  
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  Science Biographies
  
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  Human body (circulatory and respiratory systems)
  
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  Chemistry: basic terms and concepts
  
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  Electricity
  
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  Geology: The Earth and its Changes
  
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  Meteorology
  
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  Science Biographies
  

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  Classifying Living Things
  
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  Cells: structures and processes
  
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  Plants: structures and processes
  
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  Life Cycles and Reproduction
  
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  Human Body (Endocrine and Reproductive systems
  
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  Chemistry: Matter and Change
  
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  Science Biographies
  
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  Plate Tectonics
  
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  Oceans
  
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  Astronomy: gravity, stars, and galaxies
  
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  Energy, Heat, and Energy Transfer
  
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  The Human body: Lymphatic and Immune Systems
  
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  Science Biographies