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Science Content Standards: K-4
- Content Standard A: As a result of activities in grades K-4,
all students should develop:
- Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
- Understanding about scientific inquiry
- Content Standard D: As a result of their activities in grades
K-4, all students should develop an understanding of:
- Properties of earth materials
- Objects in the sky
- Changes in earth and sky
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Science Content Standards: 5-8
- Content Standard A: As a result of activities in grades 5-8,
all students should develop:
- Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
- Understandings about scientific inquiry
- Content Standard D: As a result of their activities in grades
5-8, all students should develop an understanding of:
- Structure of the earth system
- Content Standard F: As a result of activities in grades 5-8,
all students should develop understanding of:
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Curriculum Standards for K-4
- Standard 6: Number Sense and Numeration
- construct number meanings through real-world experiences
and the use of physical materials;
- understand our numeration system by relating counting, grouping,
and place-value concepts;
- develop number sense;
- interpret the multiple uses of numbers encountered in the
real world.
- Standard 10: Measurement
- understand the attributes of length, capacity, weight, mass,
area, volume, time, temperature, and angle;
- develop the process of measuring and concepts related to
units of measurement;
- make and use estimates of measurement
- make and use measurements in problem and everyday situations.
- Standard 11: Statistics and Probability
- collect, organize, and describe data;
- construct, read, and interpret displays of data;
- formulate and solve problems that involve collecting and
analyzing data;
- explore concepts of chance.
- Standard 13: Patterns and Relationships
- recognize, describe, extend, and create a wide variety of
patterns;
- represent and describe mathematical relationships;
- explore the use of variables and open sentences to express
relationships.
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Curriculum Standards for 5-8
- Standard 4: Mathematical Connections
- explore problems and describe results using graphical, numerical,
physical, algebraic, and verbal mathematical models or representations;
- apply mathematical thinking and modeling to solve problems
that arise in other disciplines, such as art, music, psychology,
science, and business;
- value the role of mathematics in our culture and society.
- Standard 8: Patterns and Functions
- describe, extend, analyze, and create a wide variety of
patterns;
- describe and represent relationships with tables, graphs,
and rules;
- analyze functional relationships to explain how a change
in one quantity results in a change in another;
- use patterns and functions to represent and solve
problems.
- Standard 10: Statistics
- systematically collect, organize, and describe data;
- construct, read, and interpret tables, charts, and graphs;
- make inferences and convincing arguments that are based
on data analysis;
- evaluate arguments that are based on data analysis;
- develop an appreciation for statistical methods as powerful
means for decision making.
- Standard 13: Measurement
- extend their understanding of the process of measurement;
- estimate, make, and use measurements to describe and compare
phenomena;
- select appropriate units and tools to measure to the degree
of accuracy required in a particular situation;
- understand the structure and use of systems of measurement.
- Standard 4: Technology Communication Tools
- Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish,
and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences.
- Standard 5: Technology Research Tools
- Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect
information from a variety of sources.
- Students use technology tools to process data and report
results.
- Standard 6: Technology Problem-solving and Decision-making
Tools
- Students use technology resources for solving problems and
making informed decisions.
- Students employ technology in the development of strategies
for solving problems in the real world.
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Mathematics Standards
- 4.1: All Students Will Develop the Ability to Pose and Solve
Mathematical Problems in Mathematics, Other Disciplines, and Everyday
Experiences
- 4.2: All Students Will Communicate Mathematically through
Written, Oral, Symbolic, and Visual Forms of Expression.
- 4.3: All Students Will Connect Mathematics to Other Learning
by Understanding the Interrelationships of Mathematical Ideas
and the Roles that Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling Play
in Other Disciplines and in Life
- 4.4: All Students Will Develop Reasoning Ability and Will
Become Self-Reliant, Independent Mathematical Thinkers.
- 4.5: All Students Will Regularly and Routinely Use Calculators,
Computers, Manipulatives, and Other Mathematical Tools to Enhance
Mathematical Thinking, Understanding, And Power.
- 4.9: All Students Will Develop an Understanding of and Will
Use Measurement to Describe and Analyze Phenomena.
- 4.11: All Students Will Develop An Understanding Of Patterns,
Relationships, And Functions And Will Use Them To Represent And
Explain Real-World Phenomena.
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Science Standards
- 5.2: All Students Will Develop Problem-Solving, Decision-Making
and Inquiry Skills, Reflected by Formulating Usable Questions
and Hypotheses, Planning Experiments, Conducting Systematic Observations,
Interpreting and Analyzing Data, Drawing Conclusions, and Communicating
Results.
- 5.5: All Students Will Integrate Mathematics as a Tool for
Problem-Solving in Science, and as a Means of Expressing and/or
Modeling Scientific Theories.
- 5.10: All Students Will Gain An Understanding Of The Structure,
Dynamics, And Geophysical Systems Of The Earth.
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Cross Content Standards
- Standard 2: All students will use technology, information
and other tools.
- Standard Standard 3: All students will use critical thinking,
decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
- Standard 1: Students will use mathematical analysis, scientific
inquiry, and engineering design, as appropriate, to pose questions,
seek answers, and develop solutions.
- Standard 2: Students will access, generate, process, and transfer
information using appropriate technologies.
- Standard 3: Students will understand mathematics and become
mathematically confident by communicating and reasoning mathematically,
by applying mathematics in real-world settings, and by solving
problems through the integrated study of number systems, geometry,
algebra, data analysis, probability, and trigonometry.
- Standard 4: Students will understand and apply scientific
concepts, principles, and theories pertaining to the physical
setting and living environment.
- Standard 6: Students will understand the relationships and
common themes that connect mathematics, science, and technology
and apply the themes to these and other areas of learning.
- Standard 7: Students will apply the knowledge and thinking
skills of mathematics, science, and technology to address real-life
problems and make informed decisions.
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Fourth Grade Proficiency Tests: Mathematics Learning Outcomes
- Illustrate the approximate size of units of length, capacity,
and weight
- Make or use table to record and sort information
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Fourth Grade Proficiency Tests: Science Learning Outcomes
- Select instruments to make observations
- Analyze a series of events and/or simple daily or seasonal
cycles
- Identify and/or discuss the selection of resources and
tools used for exploring scientific phenomena.
- Make prediction about the weather from observed conditions
and weather maps.
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Sixth Grade Proficiency Tests: Mathematics Learning Outcomes
- Collect data, create a table, picture graph, bar graph,
circle graph, or line graph, and use them to solve application
problems.
- Read, interpret, and use tables, charts, maps, and graphs
to identify patterns, note trends, and draw conclusions.
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Sixth Grade Proficiency Tests: Science Learning Outcomes
- Make inferences from observations of phenomena and/or events.
- Evaluate conclusions based on scientific data.
- Identify simple patterns in physical phenomena.
- Describe simple cycles of the earth and moon.
Florida
Sunshine State Standards
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Mathematics Benchmarks (Grades 3-5)
- Number Sense, Concepts, and Operations
- Standard 1: The student understands the different ways numbers
are represented and used in the real world.
- Measurement
- Standard 1: The student measures quantities in the real
world and uses the measures to solve problems.
- Standard 3: The student estimates measurements in real-world
problem situations.
- Data Analysis and Probability
- Standard 1: The student understands and uses the tools of
data analysis for managing information.
- Standard 2: The student identifies patterns and makes predictions
from an orderly display of data using concepts of probability
and statistics.
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Science Benchmarks (Grades 3-5)
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The Nature of Matter
- Standard 1: The student understands that all matter has
observable, measurable properties.
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Processes that Shape the Earth
- Standard 1: The student recognizes that processes in the
lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere interact
to shape the Earth.
- The Nature of Science
- Standard 1: The student uses the scientific processes and
habits of mind to solve problems.
- Standard 2: The student understands that most natural events
occur in comprehensible, consistent patterns.
- Standard 3: The student understands that science, technology,
and society are interwoven and interdependent.
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Mathematics Standards: Grades 1-3 and 4-8
- Standard 2: Data Analysis And Probability
- 2M-F1.Collect and analyze data using the concepts of largest,
smallest, most often, least often and middle
- 2M-F2.Construct, read and interpret displays of data to
make valid decisions, inferences and predictions
- 2M-F3.Predict and measure the likelihood of events and recognize
that the results of an experiment may not match predicted outcomes
- 2M-E1.Construct, read, analyze and interpret tables, charts,
graphs and data plots
- 2M-E2.Make valid inferences, predictions and arguments based
on statistical analysis
- Standard 3: Patterns, Algebra And Functions
- 3M-F1.Create, describe and extend a variety of patterns
using shapes, events, designs and numbers
- 3M-F2.Formulate generalizations about patterns (e.g., color,
shape, size, direction, orientation) to make predictions
- 3M-F3.Represent and describe how changing the value of one
variable results in a change in another
- 3M-E2.Describe, represent and analyze patterns and relationships
using shapes, tables, graphs, data plots, verbal rules and standard
algebraic notation
- 3M-E4.Analyze functional relationships to explain how a
change in one variable results in a change in another
- 3M-E5.Use patterns and functions to represent and solve
problems both formally and informally
- Standard 5: Measurement And Discrete Mathematics
- 5M-F1.Demonstrate that a single object has different attributes
that can be measured in different ways
- 5M-F2.Explain the concepts related to units of measure and
demonstrate the process of measurement with non-standard
- 5M-E1.Estimate, make and use measurements
- 5M-E2.Select and use appropriate units and tools to measure
to the degree of accuracy required in a particular problem-solving
situation
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Science Standards: Grades 1-3 and 4-8
- Standard 1: Science As Inquiry
- 1SC-R2. Ask questions about the natural world
- 1SC-R4. State simple hypotheses about cause-and-effect relationships
in the environment
- 1SC-R5. Perform simple measurements and comparisons
- 1SC-R6. Communicate observations and comparisons through
various means such as pictographs, pictures, models and words
- 1SC-F1. Plan, design, conduct and report on the conclusions
of basic experiments
- 1SC-F3. Identify and record changes and patterns of changes
in a familiar system
- 1SC-E1. Identify a question, formulate a hypothesis, control
and manipulate variables, devise experiments, predict outcomes,
compare and analyze results, and defend conclusions
- 1SC-E3. Organize and present data gathered from their own
experiences, using appropriate mathematical analyses and graphical
representations
- Standard 2: History and Nature of Science
- 2SC-F3. Understand that science involves asking and answering
questions and comparing the results to what is already known
- 2SC-E3. Provide different explanations for a phenomenon;
defend and refute the explanations
- 2SC-E5. Explain how scientific theory, hypothesis generation
and experimentation are interrelated
- 2SC-E6. Demonstrate how Science is an ongoing process of
gathering and evaluating information, assessing evidence for
and against theories and hypotheses, looking for patterns, and
then devising and testing possible explanations.
- Standard 6: Earth And Space Science
- 6SC-R3. Identify how the weather affects daily activities
- 6SC-F3. Identify the seasons and their characteristics
- 6SC-F5. Identify major features of natural processes and
forces that shape the earth’s surface, including weathering
and volcanic activity
- 6SC-F6. Describe natural events and how humans are affected
by them
- 6SC-F7. Measure and record changes in weather conditions
- 6SC-E8. Describe and model large-scale and local weather
systems
Maryland Science Content Standards
- 1.0 Skills and Processes:
- Scientific Inquiry 1.8.3, 1.8.7
- Critical Thinking 1.8.15
- Applications of Science 1.8.23
- 2.0 Earth/Space Sciences:
- Interactions of Hydrosphere and Atmosphere 2.8.12, 2.8.14
Howard County, MD - Grade 6
Phoenix Urban Systemic Initiative K-12
Unitary Science Curriculum (Under Construction)
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