Interactions
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Understand that there is an interdependency
of plants and animals that can be shown in
food web
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Know that animals can affect the germination,
growth, and development of plants
•
Understand how plants and animals have
adapted through time
•
Identify how plants and animals have adapted
to meet the demands of their environment
Matter and Energy
•
Define matter
•
Understand and give examples of various
properties of matter
•
Classify objects according to similarities and
differences in properties
•
Explain the observable properties of the
various states of matter (solid, liquid, and gas)
•
Know that heating and cooling of matter can
change its state
•
Know that heat can be produced in a variety
of ways
•
Understand that the majority of the Earth’s
energy is provided by the sun
•
Understand that light is a source of energy
•
Explain how light and heat move
Motion and Force
•
Understand that the position of an object
can be described by locating it in relation to
another object
•
Define motion
•
Describe an object’s motion by recording the
change in position over time
•
Explore friction
•
Explain how machines are used in our
daily lives
•
Define attraction and repulsion
•
List important applications of magnetism
•
Explain how sound is made
•
Define and explore pitch and volume
Science and Technology
•
Understand the nature of technological design
•
Know that when tests are repeated under the
same condition, similar results are usually
obtained
•
Understand that one can gain confidence in
scientific methods by comparing and verifying
scientific results with others
•
Know that some objects occur in nature,
whereas others have been designed and made
by people to solve human problems
•
Compare and contrast natural and man-made
objects
•
Analyze information to make predictions,
make sketches and diagrams to explain ideas,
and draw conclusions using information and
prior knowledge
SOCIAL STUDIES
Past and Present
•
Trace the history of a family through the use of
primary and secondary photographs, interviews,
and documents
•
Compare and contrast their daily lives with
those of their parents, grandparents, and/or
guardians
•
Place important events in their lives in the order
in which they occurred on a timeline
•
Know ways technology changes how people
in a community live (e.g., advances in
communication, transportation)
•
Explain how individuals from long ago and
the recent past have made a difference in
other’s lives
•
Understand the role of literature in transmitting
beliefs of different cultures
•
Know ways selected holidays and ceremonies
transmit cultural history and beliefs
•
Understand the difference between migration
and immigration
•
Construct timelines to show sequence and
change and identifies examples of possible
cause and effect
Map/Globe Skills
•
Identify continents and oceans on a world map
and globe
•
Identify map symbols
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Know the locations of the community, city, state,
and country on a map and globe
•
Locate specific location on a simple letter/
number grid system
•
Use cardinal direction
Analysis
•
Recognize the physical features of a local
community
•
Understand ways climate, location, and physical
surroundings affect the way people live
•
Compare and contrast basic land use in urban,
suburban, and rural environments
Economics
•
Describe food production and consumption
long ago and today
•
Explain the differences in human resources, natural
resources, and capital resources
•
Describe the relationship between goods,
services, consumers, and producers
•
Explore the concept of trade in different areas
and times
•
Describe the banking process of saving and
withdrawing funds
Citizenship
•
Identify some basic rights that all citizens have
•
List rules that apply to life in a group or
community
•
Distinguish the difference between a group and
a community
•
Identify ways in which groups are alike and
different
Government
•
Understand that the U.S. Constitution is a
written document that outlines the rights and
responsibilities of all citizens
•
Recognize and demonstrate examples of the
elective process
•
Evaluate laws and rules and suggested appro-
priate consequences of noncompliance
•
Identify the purpose behind specific rules and
laws: to establish order, to provide security, or to
manage conflict
TECHNOLOGY
Basic Operations
•
Identify the function of common computing
devices (e.g., input, output, processing)
•
Identify, discuss, and use database terms
(e.g., data entry, field, keyword)
•
Identify and discuss spreadsheet terms/
concepts (e.g., cell, column, row)
•
Recognize spreadsheets as a tool to organize
and calculate information to make predictions
•
Identify and use formatting terms/concepts
(e.g., font size/style, italic)
•
Identify, discuss, and use terms/concepts
(e.g., Web browser, keyword, search engine,
web links)
•
Select and use appropriate features and
functions of hardware and software for class
assignments
•
Demonstrate correct finger placement for
home row keys
•
Use menu/toolbar functions (e.g., font size/
style, line spacing) to format and change the
appearance of word processing documents as a
class/group
•
Use word processing as a tool to write, edit,
and publish sentences and stories
Technology and Society
•
Identify, discuss, and chart uses of
technology in the community (e.g.,
communication and transportation)
•
Recognize and use responsible and safe
behavior in the use of technology resources
•
Begin to recognize that copyright laws protect
creative works of individuals/groups/companies
•
Recognize, discuss, and demonstrate
responsible and safe online behavior as a
class/group
•
Identify, discuss, and use multimedia tools
(e.g., create, edit, publish)
•
Use multimedia to present ideas/concepts/
information in a variety of ways as a class
Technology and Research
•
Modify prepared databases to enter/edit
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