Standards
Enduring Understandings
- important ideas that students should carry with them years beyond the
instruction received this year.
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Constancy and Change: Although most things are in the process
of changing, some properties remain constant (i.e. the speed of light).
(Earth/Space
Science)
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Weather conditions
change over time. Changes can be organized, compared, and
predicted.
(Earth/Space
Science)
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Interdependence: Living things interact with one another and their
environment for existence and balance. (Life Science)
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Insects have
physical characteristics and structure, undergo changes within life
cycles, and interact with each other and their environments.
(Life Science)
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Order and Organization of Systems: A system consists of components/parts
that interact. (Physical Science)
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The stability of a
system is dependent upon the position of its components. (Physical
Science)
Essential Questions
- most important “big picture” questions students should be able to answer
after completing learning activities.
Scientific Process
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What common vocabulary should be used when conducting an investigation?
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Why are predictions an important part of the scientific process? How can
we make better predictions?
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Why should we follow a plan when conducting an investigation?
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What tools are available to gather data when conducting an
investigation?
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How does data help us explain our investigation? What are some of the
ways we can collect data?
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How can we communicate the results of our investigation to others? How can we make sure an investigation is done the same way each time?
Movement
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How do objects move? How are objects able to roll? How do changes in energy input affect the outcome?
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How do objects and counterweights interact in a simple system to achieve
balance?
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What happens to the object when it experiences an outside force?
Living Things
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What is the difference between living and nonliving things? What characteristics are specific to the butterflies, mealworms,
crickets, and milkweed bugs? What do insects eat?
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What is necessary for all organisms to survive?
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What structures are specific to insects and what differences exist among
the insect populations being studied?
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What are some specific characteristics of the organisms that allow them
to adapt and survive in their environments? What characteristics are common to each of these species?
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What is the life cycle of a meal worm, butterfly, cricket, and milkweed
bug?
Weather
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How does weather affect states of matter: solid, liquid, or gaseous?
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How does the sun affect weather daily? What are some terms that help us describe the weather?
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How are daily activities affected by the weather? How do we measure changes in weather?
Technology
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How can you utilize technology to gain knowledge and, communicate
information?
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What careers use science and technology?
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How can data accuracy be determined? How does data help make better predictions?
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How is data gained and how are experiments replicated accurately? How can errors in data be discovered?
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How can data be visually represented? What is the best type of graph for specific data?
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How can models help complete a scientific investigation?
Safety
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What are safe laboratory techniques?
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What tools are needed to gather the data required, and how are they
appropriately used?
Standards
Highest
Frequency Standards
 High
Frequency Standards
 Other
Standards & E-skills
Standard
1:
Students
apply the process of scientific investigation and design, conduct,
communicate about, and evaluate such investigations.
Standard 1 Benchmarks: Grades K-2
1. use their senses to make and describe careful observations
2. ask questions and make predictions
3. conduct simple experiments using tools and technology (for example:
computers, thermometers, magnifiers, rulers, balances)
4. record data, report on findings and explain with reasons
Standard
2:
Physical
Science: Student know and understand common properties, forms, and changes
in matter and energy. (Focus: Physics and Chemistry)
Standard 2 Benchmarks: Grades K-2
1. solids and liquids (matter) can be identified, compared,
sorted/classified by their physical properties (for example: size, shape,
texture, flexibility, temperature, color and patterns)
2. mixtures can be created and separated based on physical properties (for
example: salt and sand, iron filings and soil, oil and water)
3. the only way to change the motion of an object is by pushing or pulling
on it (force)
Standard 3: Life Science: Students know and understand the
characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and
how living things interact with each other and their environment. (Focus:
Biology – anatomy, Physiology, Botany, Zoology, Ecology)
Standard 3 Benchmarks: Grades K-2
1. an organism (plant, animal) is a living thing that has physical
characteristics that help it to survive
2. offspring have characteristics that are similar to but not exactly like
their parents
3. fossil evidence helps identify organisms that once lived on Earth but
have completely disappeared (for example: dinosaurs, dodo bird, woolly
mammoth and saber tooth tiger)
4. there are similarities and differences in growth and development of
organisms (for example: insect, plant, mammal)
5. organisms interact with each other and with nonliving parts of their
habitat to meet their basic needs (for example: food, water, air, shelter,
space)
Standard 4:
Earth
and Space Science: Students know and understand the processes and
interactions of Earth’s systems and the structure and dynamics of Earth and
other objects in space. (Focus: Geology, Meteorology, Astronomy,
Oceanography)
Standard 4 Benchmarks: Grades K-2
1. there are different types of Earth’s materials that come in different
shapes and sizes (for example: rocks and soil )
2. there are major features of Earth's surface (for example: mountains,
rivers, plains, hills, oceans, plateaus)
3. the Earth’s materials (rocks, soil, water) provide many of the resources
that humans use and reuse
4. our activities are affected by the daily weather and changing seasons
(for example: types of clothing, travel plans, recreational activity)
5. the Sun is the source of Earth's heat and light
6. objects can be readily observed in the daytime and nighttime sky ( for
example: the Sun, Moon, stars )
Standard
5:
Students
understand that the nature of science involves a particular way of building
knowledge and making meaning of the natural world.
Standard 5 Benchmarks: Grades K-2
1. basic observable patterns and changes in the world can help to predict
future events based on those patterns (for example: seasonal weather
patterns, day/night) |
