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Georgia Performance Standards:
Life Science
S3L1. Students will investigate the habitats of different organisms and the dependence of organisms on their habitat.
- Differentiate between habitats of Georgia (mountains, marsh/swamp, coast, Piedmont, Atlantic Ocean) and the organisms that live there.
- Identify features of animals that allow them to live and thrive in different regions of Georgia,
The Nature of Science
S3CS8. Students will understand important features of the process of scientific inquiry.
Students will apply the following to inquiry learning practices:
- Scientists use technology to increase their power to observe things and to measure and compare things accurately.
Habits of Mind
S3CS1. Students will be aware of the importance of curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism in science and will exhibit these traits in their own efforts to understand how the world works.
- Keep records of investigations and observations and do not alter the records later.
- Offer reasons for findings and consider reasons suggested by others
S3CS3. Students will use tools and instruments for observing, measuring, and manipulating objects in scientific activities utilizing safe laboratory procedures.
- Use computers, cameras and recording devices for capturing information.
S3CS5. Students will communicate scientific ideas and activities clearly.
- Locate scientific information in reference books, back issues of newspapers and magazines, CD-ROMs, and computer databases
S3CS6. Students will question scientific claims and arguments effectively.
- Support statements with facts found in books, articles, and databases, and identify the sources used.
Language Arts
Writing
ELA3W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. The student
- Begins to select a focus and an organizational pattern based on purpose, genre expectations, audience, and length.
- Uses a variety of resources to research and share information on a topic.
- Publishes by presenting an edited piece of writing to others.
ELA3C1 The student demonstrates an understanding and control of the rules of the English language, realizing that usage involves the appropriate a applications of conventions and grammar in both written and spoken formats. The student
- Uses resources to research and share information about a topic.
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