STANDARD 1: ANALYSIS, INQUIRY AND DESIGN

Students will use mathematical analysis, scientific inquiry, and engineering design, as appropriate, to pose questions, seek answers, and develop solutions.

Scientific Inquiry:

The Scientific Method is the way scientists get from asking a question to finding an answer.

Students should :

· ask questions through observations

· make predictions

· follow procedures

· observe experiments

· draw conclusions using graphs, pictures, written and/or verbal responses

For a more detailed list of process skills refer to pages 10 and 15 of the New York State Elementary Science Core Curriculum at http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/mst/pub/elecoresci.pdf .

STANDARD 4: LIVING ENVIRONMENT

Plant and Animal Studies

RESOURCES:

Books - Weekly Reader, National Geographic for Kids (K-1)

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Lab Work – S:\EL\Okte\Grade K\KidPix Templates

Program – Cornell Cooperative Extension program for hatching chick eggs - student made book on "Birds in Winter"

Scotia Glenville “Furry Neighbors”

Assessment – Performance Task “Zoos ‘R Us”

Additional Resources are Needed

NYS Science Standard	Content	Teacher Resources	Vocabulary
Shen	Knows that animals and plants sometimes cause changes in their surroundings		flower stem leaf roots living nonliving
3.1a	Observe animals have different structures that serve different functions in growth, survival and reproduction
3.1b	Observe plants have different structures that serve different functions in growth, survival and reproduction
2.2a	Observe plants and animals closely resemble their parents and other individuals in their species
2.2b	Plants and animals can transfer specific traits to their offspring when they reproduce
Shen	Observe that there is variation among individuals within a population
1.1a	Animals require air, water and food (essential nutrients)in order to live and thrive
1.1b	Plants require air, water, essential nutrients and light in order to live and thrive
1.1c	Nonliving things do not live and thrive
1.1d	Nonliving things can be human created or normally occurring
Shen	Living things are found almost everywhere in the world; different types of plants and animals live in different places
6.1b	All animals depend on plants. Some animals eat other animals

STANDARD 4: LIVING ENVIRONMENT

Health and Nutrition

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Program – Scotia Glenville “Eating Adventure”

NYS Science Standard	Content	Teacher Resources	Vocabulary
5.3a	Humans need a variety of healthy foods, exercise and rest in order to grow and maintain good health	Discuss at appropriate times throughout the school day and/or year
5.3b	Good health habits include hand washing and personal cleanliness; avoiding harmful substances; eating a balanced diet; engaging in regular exercise

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Human decisions and activities have had a profound impact on the physical and living environments.

NYS Science Standard	Content	Teacher Resources	Vocabulary
7.1a	Humans depend on their natural and constructed environments	The following performance indicators should be integrated with the Social Studies curriculum where appropriate.
7.1b	Over time humans have changed their environment by cultivating crops and raising animals, creating shelter, using energy, manufacturing goods, developing means of transportation, changing populations, and carrying out other activities
7.1c	Humans, as individuals or communities, change environments in ways that can be either helpful or harmful for themselves and other organisms

STANDARD 4: PHYSICAL SETTING

Weather

RESOURCES:

Books – Weekly Reader, National Geographic for Kids (K-1)

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Program – Scotia Glenville “Everybody Talks the Weather”

Additional Resources are Needed

NYS Science Standard	Content	Teacher Resources	Vocabulary
1.1a	Observe that weather can change from day to day and through the seasons		sunny cloudy partly cloudy stormy fair
4.2a	Understands that the sun’s energy provides the light and heat that warms the air and water
2.1b	Weather can be described and measured by temperature, form and amount of precipitation and general sky conditions (sunny, cloudy, partly cloudy, stormy, fair)

STANDARD 4: PHYSICAL SETTING

Motion

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Additional Resources are Needed

NYS Science Standard	Content	Teacher Resources	Vocabulary
5.1a	The position of an object can be described by locating it relative to another object or the background (i.e., on top of, next to, over, under…)		ahead behind between on top of next to over under
5.1b	The position or direction of motion of an object can be changed by pushing or pulling