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AGSD K-12 Science Curriculum (Final) |
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Science - *Grade 3 |
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The learner will be able to
identify the earth's composition: solid rocks, soil, water, and atmospheric gases.
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National Science Education Standards, 1996, Grades K-4, p. 134 |
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The learner will be able to
recognize the composition of soil as being decomposed organic remains and weathered rock.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.5.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
recognize the uses of Earth materials.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.5.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
comprehend the types of earth materials.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.5.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
comprehend the uses of earth materials.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.5.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
understand that the Earth's surface changes slowly (e.g., weathering) and quickly (e.g., earthquakes).
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National Science Education Standards, 1996, Grades K-4, p. 134 |
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The learner will be able to
explain the differences between moving and still water.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.1.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
explain why water moves or does not move.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.1.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
recognize the life processes of living things.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.3.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
comprehend the similarities and differences of living things.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.3.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
recognize alterations in organisms over time.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.3.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
understand that living things have different structures that serve different functions.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.3.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
understand that living things may have similar external characteristics.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.3.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
understand that similarities and differences in an organisms external features is associated with its' environmental habitat.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.3.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
determine how different structures of a living thing work together to make the organism function.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.3.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
comprehend that traits are inherited and therefore offspring resemble their parents.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.3.4.C |
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The learner will be able to
describe potentially dangerous pest controls used in the home.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.3.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
know types of pests.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.5.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
identify classifications of pests.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.5.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
identify and categorize pests.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.5.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
know how pests fit into a food chain.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.5.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
explain pest control.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.5.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
know reasons why people control pests.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.5.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
identify different methods for controlling specific pests in the home, school and community.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.5.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
identify chemical labels (e.g., caution, poison, warning).
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.5.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
understand society's need for integrated pest management.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.5.4.C |
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The learner will be able to
identify integrated pest management practices in the home.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.5.4.C |
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The learner will be able to
identify integrated pest management practices outside the home.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.5.4.C |
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The learner will be able to
describe how certain insects interact with soil for their needs.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.6.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
understand the concept of cycles.
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PA Standards, 2002(a), Grade 4, 4.6.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
identify characteristics that living things inherit from their parents.
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PA Standards, 2002, Grade 4, 4.7.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
identify the properties of sound.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.4.4.C |
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The learner will be able to
comprehend sources of energy.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.4.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
explain the solution to a problem, recognize its effects, and make modifications if necessary.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
comprehend that people choose, create, and apply science and technology, which is limited by social and physical constraints.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.8.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
provide explanations that account for results.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
form plausible explanations from data based on observations.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
identify observational descriptors from each of the five senses.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
utilize observations to develop a descriptive vocabulary.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
plan a scientific investigation.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.C |
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The learner will be able to
formulate questions about objects, organisms, and/or events that can be answered through scientific exploration.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.C |
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The learner will be able to
recognize positive and negative impacts that result from or are influenced by new tools or techniques.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.8.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
explain positive and negative impacts that result from or are influenced by new tools or techniques.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.8.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
describe appropriate instrument choices for specific tasks.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.7.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
choose suitable instruments to study materials.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.7.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
identify a problem.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
recognize possible solutions to problems and their course of action.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
describe a problem.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
implement a solution to a problem.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
demonstrate the steps taken and results of finding the solution to a problem.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
recognize models as tools for insight and prediction.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.1.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
recognize theories that serve as models.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.1.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
recognize various types of models.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.1.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
comprehend that models are simplifications of objects or processes.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.1.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
utilize basic modeling tools and techniques.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.1.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
utilize models as tools for insight and prediction.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.1.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
differentiate between a scientific fact and a belief.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
state a conclusion that is consistent with the data.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.C |
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The learner will be able to
develop fundamental skills to measure, cut, fasten, and record.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.7.4.B |
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The learner will be able to
recognize the use of scale as is relates to the measurement of volume, mass, and distance.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.1.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
identify parts of scientific inquiry to find solutions to problems.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.C |
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The learner will be able to
utilize parts of scientific inquiry to find solutions to problems.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.C |
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The learner will be able to
perform a scientific investigation.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.C |
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The learner will be able to
recognize the nature of scientific and technological knowledge.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
utilize the nature of scientific and technological knowledge.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
associate how new information can alter existing perceptions.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.2.4.A |
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The learner will be able to
recognize observable patterns.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.1.4.C |
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The learner will be able to
utilize knowledge of natural patterns to predict future occurrences.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.1.4.C |
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The learner will be able to
illustrate patterns that occur and reoccur on a regular basis in nature.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.1.4.C |
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The learner will be able to
describe change using time and measurement.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.1.4.E |
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The learner will be able to
analyze change using time and measurement.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.1.4.E |
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The learner will be able to
describe the importance of scale in creating models.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.1.4.D |
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The learner will be able to
utilize scale to produce models.
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PA: Academic Standards, July 12, 2001, Grade 4, 3.1.4.D |
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