BFSU Correlation
Semester 1 — Lessons 1–15
| # | FIS Lesson Title | BFSU Code | Original BFSU Title |
| 1 | Organizing Things into Categories | A/B-1 | Organizing Things into Categories |
| 2 | Solids, Liquids, and Gases Introduction | A-2 Pt.1 | Solids, Liquids, and Gases and Change with Temperature |
| 3 | Gravity Introduction | D-1 Pt.1 | Gravity I: The Earth's Gravity; Horizontal and Vertical |
| 4 | States of Matter: Changes with Temperature | A-2 Pts.2+3 | Solids, Liquids, and Gases and Change with Temperature |
| 5 | The Concepts of Horizontal and Vertical | D-1 Pts.2+3 | Gravity I: The Earth's Gravity; Horizontal and Vertical |
| 6 | What is Energy? | C-1 Pt.1 | Concepts of Energy I: Making Things Go |
| 7 | Air is Real | A-3 Pt.1 | Air Is a Substance and the Concept of the Atmosphere |
| 8 | Energy Transformation | C-1 Pts.2+3 | Concepts of Energy I: Making Things Go |
| 9 | Air and the Atmosphere | A-3 Pt.2 | Air Is a Substance and the Concept of the Atmosphere |
| 10 | Categorizing the World Around Us | B-2 Pt.1 | Distinguishing Living or Biological, Natural Earth, and Human-Made Things |
| 11 | Matter is Made of Particles | A-4 Pt.1 | Matter I: Its Particulate Nature |
| 12 | Distinguishing Living Things from Natural Earth and Human Made | B-2 Pt.2 | Distinguishing Living or Biological, Natural Earth, and Human-Made Things |
| 13 | Changes in Particles with States of Matter | A-4 Pt.2 | Matter I: Its Particulate Nature |
| 14 | Technology, Tools, and Animals | B-2 Pt.3 | Distinguishing Living or Biological, Natural Earth, and Human-Made Things |
| 15 | Reversible and Nonreversible Changes | A-4 Pt.3 | Matter I: Its Particulate Nature |
| # | FIS Lesson Title | BFSU Code | Original BFSU Title |
| 16 | Sound and Vibrations | C-2 Pt.1 | Sound, Vibrations, and Energy |
| 17 | Kinetic and Potential Energy | C-3 Pt.1 | Concepts of Energy II: Kinetic and Potential Energy and the Flow of Energy |
| 18 | How Sound Travels | C-2 Pt.2 | Sound, Vibrations, and Energy |
| 19 | Plants vs. Animals: Key Differences | B-3 Pt.1 | The Plant and Animal Kingdoms: Distinguishing between Plants and Animals |
| 20 | Energy in the Natural World | C-3 Pt.2 | Concepts of Energy II: Kinetic and Potential Energy and the Flow of Energy |
| 21 | Categories of Materials | A-5 Pt.1 | Distinguishing Materials |
| 22 | Where All Food Energy Comes From | B-3 Pt.2 | The Plant and Animal Kingdoms: Distinguishing between Plants and Animals |
| 23 | Properties of Different Materials | A-5 Pt.2 | Distinguishing Materials |
| 24 | The Life Cycle Concept | B-4 Pt.1 | Life Cycles |
| 25 | Understanding Force | C-3A Pt.1 | Energy and Force |
| 26 | Metamorphosis and Variation in Life Cycles | B-4 Pts.2+3 | Life Cycles |
| 27 | How Force and Energy Work Together | C-3A Pts.2+3 | Energy and Force |
| 28 | Animal Adaptations | B-5 Pt.1 | Concepts of Adaptations, Food Chains, and Energy Flow |
| 29 | Reading and Drawing Maps | D-3 | Reading and Drawing Maps |
| 30 | Food Chains and Energy Flow | B-5 Pt.2 | Concepts of Adaptations, Food Chains, and Energy Flow |
Semester 3 — Lessons 31–45
| # | FIS Lesson Title | BFSU Code | Original BFSU Title |
| 31 | Matter vs. Energy: What Is the Difference? | C-4 | Concepts of Energy III: Distinguishing between Matter and Energy |
| 32 | Identifying Local Plants and Animals | B-4A Pt.1 | Identification of Living Things and Why Plants and Animals Live Where They Do |
| 33 | Air Pressure | A-6 Pt.1 | Matter II: Air Pressure, Vacuums, and the Earth's Atmosphere |
| 34 | Habitats and Why Organisms Live Where They Do | B-4A Pt.2 | Identification of Living Things and Why Plants and Animals Live Where They Do |
| 35 | Day, Night, and Earth's Rotation | D-2 | Day and Night and the Earth's Rotation |
| 36 | Compass Directions | D-3A Pt.1 | North, East, South, and West |
| 37 | Pressure Inside and Outside | A-6 Pt.2 | Matter II: Air Pressure, Vacuums, and the Earth's Atmosphere |
| 38 | Properties of Magnets | A-5A Pt.1 | Magnets and Magnetic Fields |
| 39 | Maps and Real-World Directions | D-3A Pt.2 | North, East, South, and West |
| 40 | Vacuums and Suction | A-6 Pt.3 | Matter II: Air Pressure, Vacuums, and the Earth's Atmosphere |
| 41 | Magnetic Fields | A-5A Pt.2 | Magnets and Magnetic Fields |
| 42 | What Is a Species? | B-4B Pt.1 | What Is a Species? |
| 43 | Earth as a Magnet | A-5A Pt.3 | Magnets and Magnetic Fields |
| 44 | Variation Within a Species | B-4B Pt.2 | What Is a Species? |
| 45 | Air Pressure, Wind, and the Atmosphere | A-6 Pt.4 | Matter II: Air Pressure, Vacuums, and the Earth's Atmosphere |
| # | FIS Lesson Title | BFSU Code | Original BFSU Title |
| 46 | Adaptations for Survival | B-5A Pts.1+2+3 | Adaptations and Survival |
| 47 | Air as a Mixture of Gases | A-7 Pt.1 | Air: A Mixture of Gases (Mixtures and Chemical Reactions) |
| 48 | Earth's Landforms | D-4 Pt.1 | Land Forms and Major Biomes of the Earth |
| 49 | Mixtures vs. Chemical Reactions | A-7 Pt.2 | Air: A Mixture of Gases (Mixtures and Chemical Reactions) |
| 50 | Basic Plant Structure | B-10 Pt.1 | Plant Science I: Basic Plant Structure and Reproduction |
| 51 | Respiration, Photosynthesis, and the Air | A-7 Pts.3+4 | Air: A Mixture of Gases (Mixtures and Chemical Reactions) |
| 52 | How Plants Function | B-10 Pt.2 | Plant Science I: Basic Plant Structure and Reproduction |
| 53 | Evaporation | A-8 Pt.1 | Matter III: Evaporation and Condensation; The Basis of the Water Cycle |
| 54 | Plant Reproduction and Seeds | B-10 Pts.3+4 | Plant Science I: Basic Plant Structure and Reproduction |
| 55 | Condensation and the Water Cycle | A-8 Pts.2+3 | Matter III: Evaporation and Condensation; The Basis of the Water Cycle |
| 56 | Seeds and Germination | B-11 Pt.1 | Plant Science II: Germination, Seedling Growth, and Responses |
| 57 | Biomes and Climate | D-4 Pt.2 | Land Forms and Major Biomes of the Earth |
| 58 | Seedling Growth and Plant Responses | B-11 Pts.2+3 | Plant Science II: Germination, Seedling Growth, and Responses |
| 59 | Earth's Major Biomes | D-4 Pt.3 | Land Forms and Major Biomes of the Earth |
| 60 | Plants, Soil, and Erosion | B-12 Pts.1+2+3 | Plants, Soil, Water, and Erosion |
| # | FIS Lesson Title | BFSU Code | Original BFSU Title |
| 61 | Earth's Orbit and the Seasons | D-6 Pt.1 | Seasonal Changes and the Earth's Orbit |
| 62 | Dissolving and Solutions | A-9 Pt.1 | Matter IV: Dissolving, Solutions, and Crystallization |
| 63 | Introduction to Inertia | C-5 Pt.1 | Inertia |
| 64 | The Skeleton and How It Works | B-6 Pt.1 | How Animals Move I: The Skeleton and Muscle System |
| 65 | How Fast Things Fall | D-7 Pt.1 | Gravity II: Rate of Fall, Weightlessness in Space, and Distinction between Mass and Weight |
| 66 | Solubility | A-9 Pt.2 | Matter IV: Dissolving, Solutions, and Crystallization |
| 67 | How Muscles Move the Body | B-6 Pt.2 | How Animals Move I: The Skeleton and Muscle System |
| 68 | Crystallization | A-9 Pt.3 | Matter IV: Dissolving, Solutions, and Crystallization |
| 69 | Inertia and Energy | C-5 Pt.2 | Inertia |
| 70 | Weightlessness and Free Fall | D-7 Pt.2 | Gravity II: Rate of Fall, Weightlessness in Space, and Distinction between Mass and Weight |
| 71 | Vertebrates and Internal Skeletons | B-7 Pt.1 | How Animals Move II: Different Body Designs; Major Animal Phyla |
| 72 | The Nervous System and Movement | B-8 | How Animals Move III: Coordinating Body Movements; The Nervous System |
| 73 | Mass vs. Weight | D-7 Pt.3 | Gravity II: Rate of Fall, Weightlessness in Space, and Distinction between Mass and Weight |
| 74 | Arthropods and External Skeletons | B-7 Pt.2 | How Animals Move II: Different Body Designs; Major Animal Phyla |
| 75 | Action and Reaction Forces | C-7 | Push Pushes Back |
| # | FIS Lesson Title | BFSU Code | Original BFSU Title |
| 76 | Introduction to Friction | C-6 Pt.1 | Friction |
| 77 | Rocks and Minerals | A-10 Pt.1 | Rocks, Minerals, Crystals, Dirt, and Soil |
| 78 | Erosion, Sediment, and Fossil Formation | D-8 Pt.1 | Rocks and Fossils |
| 79 | Wheels and Reducing Friction | C-6 Pt.2 | Friction |
| 80 | Crystals and Mineral Structure | A-10 Pt.2 | Rocks, Minerals, Crystals, Dirt, and Soil |
| 81 | Limestone and Fossils | D-8 Pt.2 | Rocks and Fossils |
| 82 | Friction, Heat, and Energy Loss | C-6 Pt.3 | Friction |
| 83 | Soil Composition | A-10 Pt.3 | Rocks, Minerals, Crystals, Dirt, and Soil |
| 84 | Time, Sundials, and Earth's Rotation | D-5 Pts.1+2 | Time and the Earth's Turning |
| 85 | Sedimentary vs. Igneous Rock | D-8 Pt.3 | Rocks and Fossils |
| 86 | Air and Water Resistance | C-6 Pt.4 | Friction |
| 87 | Rock Layers and Earth's History | D-8 Pt.4 | Rocks and Fossils |
| 88 | Body Systems and Energy | B-9 Pts.1-4 | How Animals Move IV: Energy to Run the Body (Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology) |
| 89 | Introduction to Resources | E-1 Pt.1 | Resources: Developing an Overview |
| 90 | Human Resources and Resource Limits | E-1 Pts.2+3 | Resources: Developing an Overview |