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Updated
Content Standards
Simulation:
English Language
Arts
All benchmarks could apply in the area of Writing Processes
Grades 5, 6 and 7
Prewriting
Drafting, Revising and Editing
Publishing
All benchmarks
could apply in the area of Writing Applications
All benchmarks could apply in the area of Writing Conventions
Spelling
Punctuation and Capitalization
Grammar and Usage
All benchmarks
could apply in the area of Research
All benchmarks could apply in the area of Communication: Oral and Visual
Listening and Viewing
Speaking Skills and Strategies
Lesson 1: Graph It! Layers of the Rain
Forest
Mathematics
Data Analysis and Probability Standard
Grade 6: Data Collection:
05-07 Benchmark E.
Collect, organize, display and interpret data for a specific purpose
or need.
Y2003.CMA.S05.G05-07.BE.L06.I02 Data
Collection
02. Select, create
and use graphical representations that are appropriate
for the type of data collected.
Grade 6: Statistical
Method:
05-07 Benchmark G.
Evaluate conjectures and predictions based upon data presented in tables
and graphs, and identify misuses of statistical data and displays.
Y2003.CMA.S05.G05-07.BG.L06.I06 Statistical
Methods
06. Make logical inferences
from statistical data.
Grade 8: Geometry
and Spatial Sense Standard:
08-10 Benchmark B.
Describe and apply the properties of similar and congruent figures;
and justify conjectures involving similarity and congruence.
Y2003.CMA.S03.G08-10.BB.L08.I03 Characteristics
and Properties
03. Use proportions
in several forms to solve problems involving similar
figures (part-to-part, part-to-whole, corresponding
sides between figures).
Lesson 2: Calculating the Height of a
Local Tree
Mathematics:
Grade 8: Geometry and Spatial Sense Standard:
08-10 Benchmark B.
Describe and apply the properties of similar and congruent figures;
and justify conjectures involving similarity and congruence.
Y2003.CMA.S03.G08-10.BB.L08.I03 Characteristics
and Properties
03. Use proportions
in several forms to solve problems involving similar
figures (part-to-part, part-to-whole, corresponding
sides between figures).
Grade 9: Characteristics
and Properties
08-10 Benchmark I.
Use right triangle trigonometric relationships to determine lengths
and angle measures.
Y2003.CMA.S03.G08-10.BI.L09.I01 Characteristics
and Properties
01. Define the basic
trigonometric ratios in right triangles: sine,
cosine and tangent.
Y2003.CMA.S03.G08-10.BI.L09.I02 Characteristics
and Properties
02. Apply proportions
and right triangle trigonometric ratios to solve
problems involving missing lengths and angle measures
in similar figures.
Lesson 3: Diversity
Science
Life Sciences:
Grade 7: Diversity and Interdependence of Life
6-8 Benchmark C.
Explain how energy entering the ecosystems as sunlight supports the
life of organisms through photosynthesis and the transfer of
energy through the interactions of organisms and the environment.
Y2003.CSC.S02.G06-08.BC.L07.I02 Diversity
and Interdependence of Life
02. Investigate how
organisms or populations may interact with one
another through symbiotic relationships and how
some species have become so adapted to each other
that neither could survive without the other (e.g.,
predator-prey, parasitism, mutualism and commensalism).
Grade 8: Diversity
and Interdependence of Life
08-10 Benchmark
B.
Explain the characteristics of life as indicated by cellular processes
and describe the process of cell division and development
Y2003.CSC.S02.G09-10.BB.L10.I04 Characteristics
and Structure of Life /
04. Summarize the general
processes of cell division and differentiation,
and explain why specialized cells are useful to
organisms and explain that complex multicellular
organisms are formed as highly organized arrangements
of differentiated cells.
Lesson 4: Where Does It Belong? Classifying
Rain Forest Organisms
Science
Life Sciences
Grade 3: Diversity and Interdependence of Life
3-5 Benchmark B.
Analyze plant and animal structures and functions needed for survival
and describe the flow of energy through a system that all organisms
use to survive.
Y2003.CSC.S02.G03-05.BB.L03.I03 Diversity
and Interdependence of Life
03. Classify animals
according to their characteristics (e.g., body
coverings and body structure).
Grade 4: Diversity
and Interdependence of Life
3-5 Benchmark B.
Analyze plant and animal structures and functions needed for survival
and describe the flow of energy through a system that all organisms
use to survive.
Y2003.CSC.S02.G03-05.BB.L04.I03 Diversity
and Interdependence of Life
03. Classify common
plants according to their characteristics (e.g.,
tree leaves, flowers, seeds, roots and stems).
Lesson 5: Hungry? Interrelationships Among
Rain Forest Species
Science
Life Sciences
Grade 5: Diversity and Interdependence of Life
3-5 Benchmark B.
Analyze plant and animal structures and functions needed for survival
and describe the flow of energy through a system that all organisms
use to survive.
Y2003.CSC.S02.G03-05.BB.L05.I03 Diversity
and Interdependence of Life
03. Trace the organization
of simple food chains and food webs (e.g., producers,
herbivores, carnivores, omnivores and decomposers).
3-5 Benchmark C.
Compare changes in an organism's ecosystem/habitat that affect its
survival.
Y2003.CSC.S02.G03-05.BC.L05.I04 Diversity
and Interdependence of Life
04. Summarize that organisms can
survive only in ecosystems in which their needs
can be met (e.g., food, water, shelter, air, carrying
capacity and waste disposal). The world has different
ecosystems and distinct ecosystems support the
lives of different types of organisms.
Lesson 6: Scratch ‘N
Sniff? Rain Forest Products and Your Senses
Mathematics
Data Analysis and Probability Standard
05-07 Benchmark E.
Collect, organize, display and interpret data for a specific purpose
or need.
Y2003.CMA.S05.G05-07.BE.L06.I02 Data
Collection
02. Select, create
and use graphical representations that are appropriate
for the type of data collected.
Grade 6: Statistical
Method:
05-07 Benchmark G.
Evaluate conjectures and predictions based upon data presented in tables
and graphs, and identify misuses of statistical data and displays.
Y2003.CMA.S05.G05-07.BG.L06.I06 Statistical
Methods
06. Make logical inferences
from statistical data.
Science
Scientific Inquiry
Grade 6: Doing Scientific Inquiry
6-8 Benchmark A.
Explain that there are differing sets of procedures for guiding scientific
investigations and procedures are determined by the nature of
the investigation, safety considerations and appropriate tools.
Y2003.CSC.S05.G06-08.BA.L06.I02 Doing
Scientific Inquiry
02. Choose the appropriate
tools or instruments and use relevant safety procedures
to complete scientific investigations.
6-8 Benchmark B.
Analyze and interpret data from scientific investigations using appropriate
mathematical skills in order to draw valid conclusions.
Y2003.CSC.S05.G06-08.BB.L06.I03 Doing
Scientific Inquiry
03. Distinguish between
observation and inference.
Lesson 7: Weather — Here & There
Mathematics
Data Analysis and Probability Standard
05-07 Benchmark E.
Collect, organize, display and interpret data for a specific purpose
or need.
Y2003.CMA.S05.G05-07.BE.L06.I02 Data
Collection
02. Select, create
and use graphical representations that are appropriate
for the type of data collected.
Grade 6: Statistical
Method:
05-07 Benchmark G.
Evaluate conjectures and predictions based upon data presented in tables
and graphs, and identify misuses of statistical data and displays.
Y2003.CMA.S05.G05-07.BG.L06.I06 Statistical
Methods
06.
Make logical inferences from statistical data.
Science
Earth Science
Grade 7: Earth Systems
6-8 Benchmark C.
Describe interactions of matter and energy throughout the lithosphere,
hydrosphere and atmosphere (e.g., water cycle, weather and pollution).
Y2003.CSC.S01.G06-08.BC.L07.I07 Earth
Systems
07. Read a weather
map to interpret local, regional and national weather.
Y2003.CSC.S01.G06-08.BC.L07.I08 Earth
Systems
08. Describe how temperature
and precipitation determine climatic zones (biomes)
(e.g., desert, grasslands, forests, tundra and
alpine).
Grade 6: Statistical
Method:
05-07 Benchmark G.
Evaluate conjectures and predictions based upon data presented in tables
and graphs, and identify misuses of statistical data and displays.
Y2003.CMA.S05.G05-07.BG.L06.I06 Statistical
Methods
06. Make logical inferences
from statistical data.
Lesson 8: What Does The Lorax Know? The
Lorax Teachers Concept of Deforestation
Science
Life Sciences
Grade 3: Diversity and Interdependence of Life
3-5 Benchmark B.
Analyze plant and animal structures and functions needed for survival
and describe the flow of energy through a system that all organisms
use to survive.
Y2003.CSC.S02.G03-05.BB.L05.I03 Diversity
and Interdependence of Life
03. Trace the organization
of simple food chains and food webs (e.g., producers,
herbivores, carnivores, omnivores and decomposers).
Grade 5: Diversity
and Interdependence of Life
3-5 Benchmark C.
Compare changes in an organism's ecosystem/habitat that affect its
survival.
Y2003.CSC.S02.G03-05.BC.L05.I04 Diversity
and Interdependence of Life
04. Summarize that
organisms can survive only in ecosystems in which
their needs can be met (e.g., food, water, shelter,
air, carrying capacity and waste disposal). The
world has different ecosystems and distinct ecosystems
support the lives of different types of organisms.
Y2003.CSC.S02.G03-05.BC.L05.I06 Diversity
and Interdependence of Life
06. Analyze how all
organisms, including humans, cause changes in their
ecosystems and how these changes can be beneficial,
neutral or detrimental (e.g., beaver ponds, earthworm
burrows, grasshoppers eating plants, people planting
and cutting trees and people introducing a new
species).
Lesson 9: Changes, Changes, Changes! Adaptations
Science
Life Sciences
3-5 Benchmark B.
Analyze plant and animal structures and functions needed for survival
and describe the flow of energy through a system that all organisms
use to survive.
Y2003.CSC.S02.G03-05.BB.L05.I03 Diversity
and Interdependence of Life
03. Trace the organization
of simple food chains and food webs (e.g., producers,
herbivores, carnivores, omnivores and decomposers).
Grade 5: Diversity
and Interdependence of Life
3-5 Benchmark C.
Compare changes in an organism's ecosystem/habitat that affect its
survival.
Y2003.CSC.S02.G03-05.BC.L05.I04 Diversity
and Interdependence of Life
04. Summarize that
organisms can survive only in ecosystems in which
their needs can be met (e.g., food, water, shelter,
air, carrying capacity and waste disposal). The
world has different ecosystems and distinct ecosystems
support the lives of different types of organisms.
Y2003.CSC.S02.G03-05.BC.L05.I06 Diversity
and Interdependence of Life
06. Analyze how all
organisms, including humans, cause changes in their
ecosystems and how these changes can be beneficial,
neutral or detrimental (e.g., beaver ponds, earthworm
burrows, grasshoppers eating plants, people planting
and cutting trees and people introducing a new
species).
Lesson 10: How Long Will It Take? Deforestation
Mathematics:
Grade 8: Geometry and Spatial Sense Standard:
08-10 Benchmark B.
Describe and apply the properties of similar and congruent figures;
and justify conjectures involving similarity and congruence.
Y2003.CMA.S03.G08-10.BB.L08.I03 Characteristics
and Properties
03. Use proportions
in several forms to solve problems involving similar
figures (part-to-part, part-to-whole, corresponding
sides between figures).
Lesson 11: Game Day? Differences Between
Plants an Animals
Science
Life Sciences
Grade 3: Diversity and Interdependence of Life
3-5 Benchmark B.
Analyze plant and animal structures and functions needed for survival
and describe the flow of energy through a system that all organisms
use to survive.
Y2003.CSC.S02.G03-05.BB.L03.I03 Diversity
and Interdependence of Life
03. Classify animals
according to their characteristics (e.g., body
coverings and body structure).
Grade 4: Diversity
and Interdependence of Life
3-5 Benchmark B.
Analyze plant and animal structures and functions needed for survival
and describe the flow of energy through a system that all organisms
use to survive.
Y2003.CSC.S02.G03-05.BB.L04.I03 Diversity
and Interdependence of Life
03. Classify common
plants according to their characteristics (e.g.,
tree leaves, flowers, seeds, roots and stems).
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