Science Standard 1
Students apply the processes of scientific investigation and design, conduct, communicate about,
and evaluate such investigations.
Science Standard 3
Life Science: Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the
processes of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment.
(Focus: Biology--Anatomy, Physiology, Botany, Zoology, Ecology)
Science Standard 5
Students understand that the nature of science involves a particular way of building knowledge and
making meaning of the natural world.
Reading Standard 1
Students read and understand a variety of materials.
In order to meet this standard, students will
• use comprehension skills such as previewing, predicting, inferring, comparing
and contrasting, re-reading and self-monitoring, summarizing, identifying the
author's purpose, determining the main idea, and applying knowledge of
foreshadowing, metaphor, simile, symbolism, and other figures of speech;
• make connections between their reading and what they already know, and
identify what they need to know about a topic before reading about it;
• adjust reading strategies for different purposes such as reading carefully, idea
by idea; skimming and scanning; fitting materials into an organizational
pattern, such as reading a novel chronologically; finding information to
support particular ideas; and finding the sequence of steps in a technical
publication;
• use word recognition skills and resources such as phonics, context clues,
picture clues, word origins, and word order clues; reference guides; roots,
prefixes, and suffixes of words for comprehension; and
• use information from their reading to increase vocabulary and enhance language acquisition
Writing Standard 2:
Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and
audiences.
In order to meet this standard, students will
• write and speak for a variety of purposes such as telling stories, presenting
analytical responses to literature, conveying technical information, explaining
concepts and procedures, and persuading;
• write and speak for audiences such as peers, teachers, and the community;
• plan, draft, revise, proofread, and edit written communications;
• use a variety of devices such as figurative language, symbolism, dialect, and
precise vocabulary to convey meaning;
• organize written and oral presentations using strategies such as lists, outlining,
cause/effect relationships, comparison/contrast, problem/solution, and
narration