Grade Level/Unit: |
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Grade One
- Introduction to the Online Research Model
- Our Earth and Observing the Earth, Sky, and Weather
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Essential Question/Focus: |
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How
can clouds help us to predict the weather?
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MSDE Voluntary State Curriculum Science Content Standards |
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Standard 1.0 Skills/Processes Indicator
A. Constructing Knowledge
1. Raise questions about the world around them
and be willing to seek answers to some of
them by making careful observations and
trying things out.
Objectives
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Describe what can be
learned about things by
just observing those
things carefully and
adding information by
sometimes doing
something to the things
and noting what happens.
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Seek information through
reading, observation,
exploration, and
investigations.
Standard 2.0
Earth/Space Science Indicator
E. Interactions of Hydrosphere and Atmosphere
2. Describe that some events in nature have
repeating
patterns.
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Observe and compare day-to-day
weather changes.
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Observe, record, and compare weather changes from month to month.
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Compare temperatures and type and amount
of
precipitation across the months.
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Identify the impact of weather changes on daily activities.
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Identify and describe
patterns of
weather conditions based on
data collected.
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MSDE Voluntary State Curriculum Reading Content Standards |
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Standard 2.0
Comprehension of Informational Text
Indicator 4: Determine important ideas and messages in informational texts.
- identify main idea/messages (Gr. 1-E-4-F)
- retell important facts from a text (Gr. 1-A-4-D)
- identify prior knowledge that clarifies the main idea of the text (Gr. 1-E-2-A)
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Library Media/ AASL Standards |
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Read,view, and listen for information presented in any format in order to make inferences and gather meaning. (1.1.6)
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Read widely and fluently to make connections with self, the world, and previous reading.(4.1.2)
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Maryland Technology Literacy Standards for Students |
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- Use technology tools,including software and
hardware, from a range of teacher-selected options to learn new content or reinforce skills (Std. 3 - Gr. 1 - A - 1 - a)
- Participate in class lessons using technology for brainstorming and shared writing (Std 3 - Gr. 1 - B - 1 - a)
- Participate in a class lesson using technology tools to collect, display, and interpret data (Std 3 - Gr. 1 - B - 1 - b)
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Differentiation
and
Extension Activities |
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