Topic: Organisms Characteristics of Living Things 1.1 Classify plants and animals according to the physical characteristics that they share 1.2 Identify the structures in plants (leaves, roots, flowers, stem, bark, wood) that are responsible for food production, support, water transport, reproduction, growth, and protection Evolution and Biodiversity 1.3 Recognize that fossils provide us with information about living things that inhabited the earth years ago Living Things and Their Environment 1.4 Recognize that people and other animals interact with the environment through their senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste 1.5 Recognize changes in appearance that animals and plants go through as the seasons change 1.6 Identify the ways in which an organism’s habitat provides for its basic needs (plants require air, water, nutrients, and light; animals require food, water, air, and shelter) Topic: Weather Earth’s Materials 1.7 Understand that air is a mixture of gases that is all around us and that wind is moving air Weather 1.8 Describe the weather changes from day to day and over the seasons 1.9 Identify the sun as a source of Light and Heat 1.10 Recognize that the sun supplies heat and light to the earth and is necessary for life Periodic Phenomena 1.11 Identify some events around us that have repeating patterns, including the seasons of the year, day and night Topic: Solids & Liquids Observable Properties of Objects 1.12 Sort objects by observable properties such as size, shape, color, weight, and texture Topic: Engineering /Technology Materials and Tools 1.13 Understand that materials both natural and human –made have specific characteristics that determine how they will be used Engineering Design 1.14 Identify tools and simple machines used for specific purposes 1.15 Describe how humans use parts of the body as tools and compare their use with ways in which animals use those parts of their bodies Topic: Scientific Inquiry Use of simple tools 1.16 Use simple tools such as rulers, magnifiers, balances, etc to observe things more carefully Experimentation 1.17 Conduct simple science experiments and observe the outcome; inquiry may be teacher directed 1.18 Observe and describe simple experiments using pictures, words, diagrams and graphs 1.19 Tell others what they see, think and wonder about 1.20 Use agreed upon rules to participate in large and small group discussions 1.21 Give informal oral presentations 1.22 Express an idea in an organized way, with some details 1.23 Retell an observation with a beginning, middle and end, including some details 1.24 Use listening skills to obtain information Composition: Students will be able to… 1.25 Write frequently in response to readings, observations, and presentations 1.26 Maintain a system for collecting, referring to, and sharing their thoughts, observations, writings, illustrations, and other work |
