Curriculum
Standards
Science
Standards Addressed
- 3.4 The student will
investigate and understand that behavioral and physical adaptations allow
animals to respond to life needs. Key concepts include
- a) methods of
gathering and storing food, finding shelter, defending themselves, and
rearing young; and
- b) hibernation,
migration, camouflage, mimicry, instinct, and learned behavior.
- 3.6 The student will
investigate and understand that environments support a diversity of plants
and animals that share limited resources. Key concepts include
- a) water-related
environments (pond, marshland, swamp, stream, river, and ocean environments);
- b) dry-land environments
(desert, grassland, rain forest, and forest environments); and
- c) population
and community.
English
Standards Addressed
- 3.1 The student will
use effective communication skills in group activities.
- a) Listen attentively
by making eye contact, facing the speaker, asking questions, and summarizing
what is said.
- b) Ask and respond
to questions from teachers and other group members.
- c) Explain what
has been learned.
- 3.2 The student will
present brief oral reports.
- a) Speak clearly.
- b) Use appropriate
volume and pitch.
- c) Speak at an
understandable rate.
- d) Organize ideas
sequentially or around major points of information.
- e) Use grammatically
correct language and specific vocabulary to communicate ideas.
- 3.9 The student will
write descriptive paragraphs.
- a) Develop a plan
for writing.
- b) Focus on a
central idea.
- c) Group related
ideas.
- d) Include descriptive
details that elaborate the central idea.
- e) Revise writing
for clarity.