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Alignment to the Tennessee Science Curriculum Standards and Accomplishments for grades:
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Kindergarten | First | Second
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1) FOREST ECOLOGY Life Science Cell Structure and Function: 4.1.1 Know that all organisms are made of one or more cells. o Examine a variety of plant and animal cells. Interactions Between Living Things and Their Environment: 4.2.1 Investigate the relationships among organisms in a specific ecosystem. o Examine and relate how plants and animals interact with each other and their environment. 4.2.2 Recognize that organisms are able to change their environment. o Provide evidence and give examples of environmental changes caused by living things. Food Production and Energy for Life: 4.3.1 Realize that plants and animals use food for energy. o Explain that animals must obtain and use food for energy. 4.3.2Recognize the function of specific structures in organisms that allow them to obtain and use energy. o Compare how specific animals obtain oxygen (e.g., gills, lungs). Heredity and Reproduction: 4.4.1 Realize that certain characteristics are passed from parents to offspring. o Compare the traits of offspring with those of the parent. 4.4.3 Investigate the life cycles of different organisms. o Describe the life cycle of an animal (i.e. frog, mealworm). Diversity and Adaptation Among Living Things: 4.5.1 Realize that plants and animals can be grouped according to similarities and differences in their characteristics. o Classify animals, by type, according to their characteristics. 2) STREAM ANALYSIS Cell Structure and Function: 4.1.1 Know that all organisms are made of one or more cells. o Examine a variety of plant and animal cells. Interactions Between Living Things and Their Environment: 4.2.1 Investigate the relationships among organisms in a specific ecosystem. o Examine and relate how plants and animals interact with each other and their environment. 4.2.2 Recognize that organisms are able to change their environment. o Provide evidence and give examples of environmental changes caused by living things. Food Production and Energy for Life: 4.3.1 Realize that plants and animals use food for energy. o Explain that animals must obtain and use food for energy. 4.3.2Recognize the function of specific structures in organisms that allow them to obtain and use energy. o Compare how specific animals obtain oxygen (e.g., gills, lungs). Heredity and Reproduction: 4.4.1 Realize that certain characteristics are passed from parents to offspring. o Compare the traits of offspring with those of the parent. 4.4.3 Investigate the life cycles of different organisms. o Describe the life cycle of an animal (i.e. frog, mealworm). Diversity and Adaptation Among Living Things: 4.5.1 Realize that plants and animals can be grouped according to similarities and differences in their characteristics. o Classify animals, by type, according to their characteristics. 3) WILDLIFE CLASS: TOUCH PELTS, SKULLS, ANIMAL TRACKS, LIVE SPECIMENS. Cell Structure and Function: 4.1.1 Know that all organisms are made of one or more cells. o Examine a variety of plant and animal cells. Interactions Between Living Things and Their Environment: 4.2.1 Investigate the relationships among organisms in a specific ecosystem. o Examine and relate how plants and animals interact with each other and their environment. 4.2.2 Recognize that organisms are able to change their environment. o Provide evidence and give examples of environmental changes caused by living things. Food Production and Energy for Life: 4.3.1 Realize that plants and animals use food for energy. o Explain that animals must obtain and use food for energy. 4.3.2Recognize the function of specific structures in organisms that allow them to obtain and use energy. o Compare how specific animals obtain oxygen (e.g., gills, lungs). Heredity and Reproduction: 4.4.1 Realize that certain characteristics are passed from parents to offspring. o Compare the traits of offspring with those of the parent. 4.4.3 Investigate the life cycles of different organisms. o Describe the life cycle of an animal (i.e. frog, mealworm). Diversity and Adaptation Among Living Things: 4.5.1 Realize that plants and animals can be grouped according to similarities and differences in their characteristics. Classify animals, by type, according to their characteristics Structure and Properties of Matter: 4.12.1Recognize that matter has predictable properties and is composed of basic units, some too small to be seen with the naked eye. a. Describe and compare observations made of objects using the naked eye, magnifying glass, and microscope. b. Describe matter by its observable physical properties (i.e., color, shape, texture, weight, volume, length). 4) RECYCLED TURTLE CRAFT: CREATE A TURTLE FROM A TWO-LITER DRINK BOTTLE. Earth Resources: 4.10.1 Recognize that earth materials have a variety of practical uses. o Classify earth materials according to their use. 4.10.3 Realize the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources. o Identify renewable and non-renewable resources. 5) LOW ROPES INITIATIVE COURSE: BUILD SELF CONFIDENCE AND DEVELOP TEAMWORK Physical Science Forces and Motion: 4.11.1 Recognize that gravity is the force that pulls objects toward the earth. o Describe how gravitational forces operate in nature 4.11.2 Recognize the relationship between force and motion. a. Explain how speed affects the distance traveled. b. Recognize simple machines (e.g., inclined plane, pulley, lever). 4.11.3 Recognize that the motion of objects is affected by friction. o Identify factors that affect the amount of friction. 6) TEAM BUILDING GAMES: INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS 7) CANOEING Physical Science Forces and Motion: 4.11.2 Recognize the relationship between force and motion. c. Explain how speed affects the distance traveled. 4.11.3 Recognize that the motion of objects is affected by friction. o Identify factors that affect the amount of friction. Energy: 4.14.1 Know that energy exists in many forms. o Identify different forms of energy (e.g., mechanical, heat). 8) LEATHERCRAFT: TURTLE CHANGE PURSE, SMALL ADDITIONAL CHARGE 9) ORIENTEERING: USE G.P.S. 10) DISSOLVED OXYGEN TEST 11) ARCHERY Physical Science Forces and Motion: 4.11.1 Recognize that gravity is the force that pulls objects toward the earth. o Describe how gravitational forces operate in nature 4.11.2 Recognize the relationship between force and motion. a. Explain how speed affects the distance traveled. 12) pH TEST 13) FOSSIL DISCOVERY Students given opportunity to handle museum quality collection. Biological Change: 4.6.1 Realize that fossils show connections between organisms that lived in the past and those that live in the present. ? Examine fossils and explain how they provide information about the types of organisms that lived in the past. 4.6.2 Recognize that extinction has occurred in the past and continues today. ? Identify certain animal and plant populations as thriving, threatened, endangered, or extinct (e.g., elephants, sea turtles, dodo bird, dinosaur). 14) TELESCOPE :SPACE ENCOUNTERS : OVERNIGHT GROUPS Earth and Space Science Earth and Its Place in the Universe: 4.7.1Know that objects in space have identifiable characteristics (e.g., appearance, location, and apparent motion). o Identify and order the planets in the solar system by their distance from the sun. 4.7.2 Investigate the patterns and movement of objects in space. a. Recognize that the length and position of a shadow is related to the position of the sun. b. Demonstrate how the earth rotates and revolves. c. Simulate the changing shape of the moon. 15) FOREST ECOLOGY: ABIOTIC Atmospheric Cycles: 4.8.1 Recognize that atmospheric conditions vary and can be measured. o Identify and use the proper tools to measure atmospheric conditions (i.e., barometer, thermometer, anemometer, rain gauge). 16) BUGS AND BIRDS THROUGH BINOCULARS Life Science Cell Structure and Function: 4.1.1 Know that all organisms are made of one or more cells. o Examine a variety of plant and animal cells. Interactions Between Living Things and Their Environment: 4.2.1 Investigate the relationships among organisms in a specific ecosystem. o Examine and relate how plants and animals interact with each other and their environment. 4.2.2 Recognize that organisms are able to change their environment. o Provide evidence and give examples of environmental changes caused by living things. Food Production and Energy for Life: 4.3.1 Realize that plants and animals use food for energy. o Explain that animals must obtain and use food for energy. 4.3.2Recognize the function of specific structures in organisms that allow them to obtain and use energy. o Compare how specific animals obtain oxygen (e.g., gills, lungs). Heredity and Reproduction: 4.4.1 Realize that certain characteristics are passed from parents to offspring. o Compare the traits of offspring with those of the parent. 4.4.3 Investigate the life cycles of different organisms. o Describe the life cycle of an animal (i.e. frog, mealworm). Diversity and Adaptation Among Living Things: 4.5.1 Realize that plants and animals can be grouped according to similarities and differences in their characteristics. o Classify animals, by type, according to their characteristics. Biological Change: 4.6.1 Realize that fossils show connections between organisms that lived in the past and those that live in the present. ? Examine fossils and explain how they provide information about the types of organisms that lived in the past. 4.6.2 Recognize that extinction has occurred in the past and continues today. ? Identify certain animal and plant populations as thriving, threatened, endangered, or extinct (e.g., elephants, sea turtles, dodo bird, dinosaur). 17) RIFLERY 18) MUZZLE LOADING 19) SWIMMING IN MAY 20) COLLECTING SPECIMENS: OVERNIGHT GROUP: TRAP FISH, SMALL MAMMALS, INSECTS (OBSERVE AND RELEASE)
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