Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks Instructional Technology Standards Standard 1 1.1 Develop basic skills for using hardware and applications. 1.7 Collaborate with classmates to use teacher selected web sites. Standard 2 2.1 Follow classroom rules for responsible use of computers. 2.3 Explore practices for evaluating web sites. 2.4 Develop an understanding of how the computer is a tool for learning. Standard 3 3.1 Explore and develop understanding of how to gather information from a variety of electronic sources, including teacher selected web sites, cd rom encyclopedias, and automated card catalog. Science Inquiry Strand Standard 1: Observe and describe objects and events, identifying details, similarities and differences. Standard 2: Ask questions, both investigable and non-investigable, about objects and events observed. Suggest ideas about �how�, �why�, and �what would happen if?� Life Science Strand Standard 3: Recognize that plants and animals have life cycles, and that life cycles vary for different living things. Standard 4: Describe ways in which many plants and animals closely resemble their parents in observed appearance. Standard 5:Demonstrate understanding that organisms grow up to resemble their parents. Standard 8: Identify the ways in which an organism�s habitat provides for its basic needs (plants require air, water, nutrients, and light; animals require food, water, air, and shelter). Language Arts Standard English Conventions Standard 22.2: Use correct Standard English Mechanics Organizing Ideas in Writing Standard Standard 23.1: Arrange events in order when writing or dictating. Standard 23.2: Arrange ideas in a way that makes sense. Research Standard 24.1: Generate questions and gather information from several sources in a classroom, school, or public library.