| COMPETENCIES
and Suggested Teaching Objectives: |
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| 1.
Develop an understanding that living and non-living things have identifiable
characteristics. (L) |
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1-8
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1-8
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Compare similarities between parents and offspring. |
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wks
4-8
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wks
1-8
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| b.
Classify animals as farm, zoo, pet, wild (non-domesticated), or ocean
(aquatic) according to appearance
and action. |
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1-8
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| c.
Identify animals by habitat (land, air and water). |
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wks
5-8
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1-8
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| d.
Differentiate among humans, other animals, and plants. |
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wks
1-8
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| e.
Classify objects as living or non-living based on characteristics. |
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wks
1-8
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1-8
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| f.
Illustrate parts of a plant. |
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wks
3-4
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| g.
Identify major external parts of living organisms (human, insects,
and plants). |
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wks
5-8
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| 2.
Demonstrate an understanding of the five senses. (L) |
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wks
1-8
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Identify the five senses. |
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wks
5-6
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| b.
Select and describe objects by size, color, shape, texture, and use. |
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6
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| c.
Identify taste (sweet/sour). |
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wks
5-6
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Identify smells (pleasant/unpleasant). |
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wks
5-6
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Classify sounds (fast/slow, loud/soft). |
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wks
1-4
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| f.
Classify materials by texture (smooth/rough, soft/hard). |
wks
1-8
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wks
1-8
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1-8
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wks
1-6
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| 3.
Explore proper nutrition and the relationship to personal hygiene.
(L) |
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wks
1-2
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Classify foods by food groups. |
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wks
1-2
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| b.
Recognize good dental hygiene. |
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| 4.
Investigate the different types of observable and measurable characteristics
of matter. (P) |
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1-8
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wks
1-8
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wks
1-8
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wks
1-8
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wks
1-8
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wks
1-8
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| a.
Classify objects according to color, shape, size, texture, and use. |
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wks
1-8
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wks
1-8
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wks
1-8
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| b.
Identify a solid and a liquid. |
wks
1-8
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| c.
Identify objects that sink or float. |
wks
3-4
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| d.
Demonstrate the interactions between magnets and objects. |
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| e.
Distinguish between warmer and cooler using a thermometer. |
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6-7
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| f.
Demonstrate knowledge of fire safety. |
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| 5. Explore
and use nonstandard units of length, weight and capacity/volume.
(P)* |
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wks
1-8
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wks
1-8
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1-8
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1-8
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wks
1-8
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| a.
Model and discuss terms of comparison such as more/less, taller/shorter,
heavier/lighter, hotter/colder,
and before/after. * |
wks
1-8
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wks
1-8
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wks
1-8
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wks
1-8
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wks
1-8
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wks
1-8
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| b. Measure
the length, weight and capacity of objects using nonstandard
units. * |
wks
1-8
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wks
1-8
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1-8
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1-8
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wks
1-8
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1-8
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| c.
Investigate volume/capacity (holds more, less, or about the same)
using different shape |
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1-4
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| containers
and materials. * |
wks
1-8
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wks
1-8
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1-8
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1-8
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1-8
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1-8
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| 6.
Collect, organize and interpret data. (L, P, E) |
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1-8
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1-8
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1-8
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1-8
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1-8
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1-8
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| a.
Collect, model and construct graphs using real objects. * |
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1-8
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wks
1-8
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wks
1-8
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1-8
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1-8
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1-8
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| b.
Interpret and analyze data in graphical form (bar graphs, pictographs,
etc.). * |
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1-8
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1-8
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1-8
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1-8
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1-8
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1-8
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| 7.
Develop an understanding of the Earth as a planet; its structure,
and its processes. (E) |
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wks
7-8
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| a.
Describe the Earth according to its shape. |
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| b.
Describe the Earth according to its physical make-up (land, water,
air). |
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| c.
Distinguish the characteristics of the seasons. |
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5-6
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| d.
Describe weather safety and weather differences by using terms related
to weather. |
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wks
5-6
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5-6
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| e.
Compare and contrast characteristics of day and night. |
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wks
7-8
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wks
7-8
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| f.
Distinguish between continents as landforms and oceans as large bodies
of water |
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| 8.
Describe the appearance of the sky by day and by night. (E) |
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7-8
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Describe the appearance of the sun in the sky (very bright; visible
only by day). |
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7-8
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| b.
Describe the appearance of the stars in the sky (faint; some brighter
than others; only by night). |
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7-8
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| c.
Describe the appearance of the moon in the sky (visible by day; bright
by night; visible different shapes). |
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7-8
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| d.
Describe the appearance of clouds in the sky (sometimes covering part
or all of the sky; |
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3-6
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white or dark gray; sometimes bringing rain; sometimes colorful
at sunset; sometimes hiding
the sun, moon, and stars). |
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5-6
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| 9.
Discover how environmental concerns relate to land, water, and air.
(E) |
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| a.
Identify substances that can be recycled. |
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| b.
Determine how environmental hazards can affect organisms living in
specific areas. |
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| *
Indicates a similar competency/objective found in the Mississippi
Mathematics Framework as well. |
