All About Water: Standards
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Science

  1. Experiment with water to determine how common materials interact with it. (example: floating, sinking, dissolving) (SD standards, grade 1, Physical science #4)

  2. Investigate and describe basic properties of solids, liquids, and gases. (SD Science standards, grade 2, Physical science #1)

  3. Describe the water cycle and its relationship to life on Earth. (Example: origin of energy that drives the water cycle, water supplies, and water conservation) (SD Standards, 3rd grade, Earth/Space Science #5)

  4. Describe ways humans impact air, water, and habitat quality. (3rd Grade SD Life Science #9)

Speaking

  1. Present brief oral reports/stories that have a beginning, middle, and ending and include concrete details that provide a central focus/impression. (SD Standards, grade 3 Speaking #3)

Writing

  1. Write to share information or inform a specific audience. (SD Standards, grade 3, Writing #2)

  2. Organize and write about information according to topic. (SD Standards, grade 3, Writing #6)

  3. Compose written work, which has appropriate organization and focus. (example: topic and supporting sentences) (SD Standards, 3rd grade, Writing # 7)

Social Studies

  1. Explore causes, consequences, and possible solutions to persistent, contemporary, and emerging global issues, such as pollution and endangered species. (NCSS Standard, IX d)

  2. Describe the ways in which people have changed their environment, and the ways their lives are affected by the environment. (Michigan Standards, 11.2, early elementary #2)

  3. Suggest ways the people can help improve their environment. (Michigan Standards, 11.2, #3)

  4. Describe and speculate about physical system changes, such as seasons, climate and weather, and the water cycle. (NCSS Early Grades III, F)

Reading

  1. Use decoding and word recognition skills to comprehend text

  2. Determine appropriate strategies and rate of reading for different purposes select appropriate context and semantic clues to construct meaning from text.

  3. Distinguish between cause and effect, fact and opinion, and main idea and supporting details in expository text.

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