LESSON PLAN TOPICS AND STANDARDS
| LESSON | STANDARD |
| Plants |
1.L.1.2. Students are able to identify the
parts of a plant. Examples: Draw and label seeds, roots, stems, fruit. |
| Plants | 3.L.1.1. Students are able to identify the basic structures, functions, and needs of plants in relation to their environment. Examples: leaves, stems, roots, flowers |
| Matter | 3.P.1.1. Students are able to describe physical properties of matter using the senses (touch, smell, etc.). ex.- Define solid, liquid, and gas. |
| Environments |
3.L.3.2. Students are able to explain how
environments support a diversity of plants and animals. • Describe types of environments. Example: deserts and what lives there |
| Rocks and Minerals |
3.E.1.1. Students are able to define the
difference between a rock and a mineral. Example: Minerals look the same throughout while you can see different minerals within a rock. |
| Inventors |
Identify people who have revolutionized
scientific thinking. • Samuel Morse • Thomas Edison • Benjamin Franklin |
| Systems of the Body | 4.L.1.1. Students are able to identify the basic systems (digestive, skeletal, muscular, nervous, respiratory, and circulatory) and major organs. Examples: circulatory-heart, blood vessels, blood |
| 5 Groups of Vertebrates |
4.L.1.2. Students are able to differentiate
between vertebrates and invertebrates, and classify the five groups of
vertebrates (mammal, reptile, amphibian, bird, and fish) based on
characteristics. Examples: reproduction (live birth or eggs), body covering, respiration • Define vertebrate and invertebrates. |
| Food Chains |
4.L.3.1. Students are able to describe the
flow of energy through food chains and webs. • Understand food chains. |
| Change Over Time | 1.US.1.1. Students are able to use timelines from birth to present to relate self and family to changes over time. Identify ways people, places, and things change over time. |
| American Symbols and Landmarks |
1.C.1.1. Students are able to identify
American symbols and landmarks. Example: the flag, the bald eagle, the Statue of Liberty, the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument and the White House, Crazy Horse |
| Maps |
3.G.1.1. Students are able to identify and use
map components. Examples: title, map key, compass rose, lines and borders, roads and routes, objects and symbols |
| Washington, D.C. |
4.G.1.3. Students are able to locate major
United States political features. • Locate Washington D.C. |
| Branches of Government | 5.C.1.2. Students are able to define and describe the roles of democratic government of the United States. Example: branches of government: legislative, executive, and judicial |