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Characteristics of Living Things Students will be able to… 2.1 Recognize that animals (including humans) and plants are living things that grow, reproduce, and need food, air, and water. 2.2 Differentiate between living and nonliving things. Group both living and nonliving things according to the characteristics that they share. 2.2 Recognize that plants and animals have life cycles, and that life cycles vary for different living things. Heredity Students will be able to… 2.3 Describe ways in which many plants and animals closely resemble their parents in observed appearance. 2.4 Living Things and Their Environment 2.5 Recognize that people and other animals interact with the environment through their senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste. 2.6 Recognize changes in appearance that animals and plants go through as the seasons change. Topic: Comparing and Measuring Observable Properties of Objects Students will be able to… 2.7 Sort objects by observable properties such as size, shape, color, weight, and texture Topic: The Earth’s Surface Earth’s Materials Students will be able to… 2.8 Recognize that water, rocks, soil, and living organisms are found on the earth’s surface. Topic: Engineering /Technology Materials and Tools Students will be able to… 2.9 Understand that materials both natural and human –made have specific characteristics that determine how they will be used. Engineering Design Students will be able to… 2.10 Identify tools and simple machines used for specific purposes. 2.11 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 Students will be able to… 2.12 Use simple tools such as rulers, magnifiers, balances, etc to observe things more carefully. Topic: Experimentation Students will be able to… 2.13 Conduct simple science experiments and observe the outcome. Inquiry may be teacher directed. 2.14 Observe and describe simple experiments using pictures, words, diagrams and graphs. 2.15 Tell others what they see, think and wonder about. Discussion & Presentation 2.16 Use agreed upon rules to participate in large and small group discussions 2.17 Give informal oral presentations 2.18 Express an idea in an organized way, with some details 2.19 Retell an observation with a beginning, middle and end, including some details 2.20 Use listening skills to obtain information Composition: Students will be able to… 2.21 Write frequently in response to readings, observations, and presentations 2.22 Maintain a system for collecting, referring to, and sharing their thoughts, observations, writings, illustrations, and other work |
