SCOPE AND CONTINUITY CHART-(Continued) Area MAN AND HIS ENVIRONMENT GRADE IV Plants and Animals Man's protection of plants and animals helps control the bal- ance of nature. Man has improved some plants and animals. Man uses plants and animals to obtain products he needs. Man makes use of the interde- pendence of plants and in- sects. Electricity Man makes useful electricity by batteries and generators. Man uses many means to pro- tect himself from lightning and other static electricity. Current electricity is useful to man because he can control it. Light Man controls light by using re- flectors. Man uses light in seeing an ob- ject. Man controls light in homes by lamps, which reflect and scat- ter light. Lenses are used by man to con- trol light. Man has devised many ways of making light. GRADE V Plants and Animals Man controls the growth of some plants. Man has selected and developed many varieties of plants. Man can control the life or en- vironment of some useful plants and animals. Changes All Around Us Man makes useful products from natural formations and deposits. Air Man controls air pressure to accomplish much work. Man controls the composition, temperature, and movement of the air for comfort (air conditioning, oxygen mask, fans). Man has made machines for travel in the air. Man has made instruments for exploring the air at high al- titudes. Time Man has made machines to measure time. Man has set up time zones. Conservation Man has set up parks to pre- serve the beauties of nature wild life. Man should conserve human and natural resources. GRADE VI Food for Growth and Energy Man attempts a control over his environment to obtain food. Man has learned about body processes that help him use food to his advantage. Weather Man has made instruments for measuring conditions of weather. Man makes use of instruments of communication to assist in making known weather and climatic conditions. Man has used currents in the ocean to many advantages. Electricity Man has made suitable electric circuits for the home and in- dustry. Man has increasing uses for electricity. Sound Man controls sound to produce music. Man uses many means for re- inforcing sounds. Man controls sound to assist hearing. Keeping Fit for Work and Play Man can purify water (aera- tion and filtration). Man has learned to prevent and control certain diseases. Man aids health by eating proper kinds of and amounts of food.