Updated May 2004

Science Earth Science K-5

Kiindergarten

National Category State Standard State Indicator Fact, Concept, Generalization Winnebago Indicator Activity Evaluation Levels

Earth Science

 

1.5  Earth and Space Science
Earth and space science focuses on science facts, concepts, principles, theories, and models that are important for all students to know, understand, and use.
         
Kindergarten
1.5.1 By the end of first grade, students will develop an understanding of the characteristics of earth materials.

Observe and identify a variety of materials (e.g., rock, soils, and water) that makes up the earth’s surface.

Identify materials of earth (e.g., water) support life.

Properties or Earth, earth materials, earth history

Rocks and soil make up the Earth.

Soil is important for plants.

Different soils have different properties.

     
Kindergarten 1.5.2 By the end of first grade, students will develop an understanding of the objects in the sky.

Recognize objects in the sky (e.g., the sun, moon, and stars).

Investigate that the sun provides heat and light.

Space

The moon, sun, and stars are objects in the sky.

Draw the sun and moon in a day time picture.

Draw the moon and the stars in a day time picture.

Have students draw a picture of the sky at night and during the day.

Pictures include moon, sun, and stars at the appropriate times and places.

Kindergarten 1.5.3 By the end of first grade, students will develop an understanding of the changes in the earth and sky.

Describe and record daily weather changes.

Describe and record seasonal weather changes.

Atmosphere - water cycles, weather

Weather changes from day to day and season to season.

 

Identify characteristics of the four seasons

Recognize various types of weather

Recognize a thermometer and describe its purpose

Chart weather conditions and temperature according to appropriate clothing (shorts, jacket, snowsuits, boots, umbrella)  

First

Category State Standard State Indicator Fact, Concept, Genberalization Winnebago Indicator Activity Evaluation Levels

Earth Science

 

1.5  Earth and Space Science
Earth and space science focuses on science facts, concepts, principles, theories, and models that are important for all students to know, understand, and use.
         
First
1.5.1 By the end of first grade, students will develop an understanding of the characteristics of earth materials.

Observe and identify a variety of materials (e.g., rock, soils, and water) that makes up the earth’s surface.

Identify materials of earth (e.g., water) support life.

Properties or Earth, earth materials, earth history

Water is a material of the earth.

Soils vary in their ability to support the growth of plants.

Rocks and soil make up the Earth.

Soil is important for plants.

Different soils have different properties.

Identify materials that are found on Earth (water, rocks, and soils).

Identify characteristics of Earth materials (sand - small, hard, gritty, soil - color, texture, rocks - color, texture).

Identify Earth materials that are important for life (soil and water).

 

 

   
First 1.5.2 By the end of first grade, students will develop an understanding of the objects in the sky.

Recognize objects in the sky (e.g., the sun, moon, and stars).

Investigate that the sun provides heat and light.

Space

The moon, sun, and stars are objects in the sky.

The sun’s properties and location can be observed and described.

The sun provides light.

The sun has a pattern of movement.

The sun provides light.

The sun’s properties and location can be observed and described.

The sun has a pattern of movement

Identify the characteristics of the Sun

Recognize that the Sun provides heat and light

Identify characteristics of the moon.

Recognize stars are seen in the sky.

 

   
First 1.5.3 By the end of first grade, students will develop an understanding of the changes in the earth and sky.

Describe and record daily weather changes.

Describe and record seasonal weather changes.

Atmosphere - water cycles, weather

Weather changes from day to day and season to season.

Identify various types of daily weather.

Compare weather conditions.

Describe the characteristics (properties) of the four seasons.

   

Second

Category State Standard State Indicator Fact, Concept, Genberalization Winnebago Indicator Activity Evaluation Levels

Earth Science

 

4.5  Earth and Space Science

Earth and space science focuses on the science facts, concepts, principles, theories, and models that are important for all students to know, understand, and use.

         

Second

4.5.1 By the end of fourth grade, students will develop an understanding of the characteristics of earth materials.

Identify characteristics of soils, minerals, rocks, water, and the atmosphere.

List earth materials that are used by humans (e.g., water, fossil fuels, ores, soils).

Select the best earth material for a specific human use (e.g., marble­buildings, clay­pottery, coal­heat).

Describe an ancient environment based on fossil evidence.

Properties or Earth, earth materials, earth history

Water is a material of the earth.

Soils vary in their ability to support the growth of plants.

Rocks and soil make up the Earth.

Soil is important for plants.

Different soils have different properties.

Rocks come in all sizes from boulders to grains of sand.

Soils differ in their capacity to retain water.

Animals and plants sometimes cause changes in their surroundings.

Landslides, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes change the surface of the earth rapidly.

     
Second 4.5.2 By the end of fourth grade, students will develop an understanding of objects in the sky.

Observe and describe how objects move in patterns (e.g., sun, moon, stars, and clouds).

Space

The moon, sun, and stars are objects in the sky.

The sun’s properties and location can be observed and described.

The sun provides light.

The sun has a pattern of movement.

The sun provides light.

The sun’s properties and location can be observed and described.

The sun has a pattern of movement

The sun’s movements can be observed and described

The sun provides heat.

The pattern of the sun’s movement changes slowly over the seasons.

Recognize the rotation pattern of the sun and moon and stars

Create a diagram of the positions of the sun, moon, and the stars

   
Second 4.5.3 By the end of fourth grade, students will develop an understanding of the changes in the earth and sky.

Describe how slow processes (e.g., erosion) and rapid processes (e.g., earthquakes), change the earth’s surface.

Describe and measure changes in weather (e.g., temperature, precipitation, and wind direction and speed).

Atmosphere - water cycles, weather

Gases in the atmosphere are materials of the earth.

Weather changes from day to day and season to season.

Predict the weather for a specific day

List three or more weather conditions (cloudy, rainy, snowy, windy, foggy, ...).

Predict the weather, for one day, based on the known weather pattern.

Identify zero and below zero temperatures.

Identify the temperature on a thermometer to the nearest appropriate degree.

   

Third

Category State Standard State Indicator Fact, Concept, Genberalization Winnebago Indicator Activity Evaluation Levels

Earth Science

 

4.5  Earth and Space Science

Earth and space science focuses on the science facts, concepts, principles, theories, and models that are important for all students to know, understand, and use.

         

Third

4.5.1 By the end of fourth grade, students will develop an understanding of the characteristics of earth materials.

Identify characteristics of soils, minerals, rocks, water, and the atmosphere.

List earth materials that are used by humans (e.g., water, fossil fuels, ores, soils).

Select the best earth material for a specific human use (e.g., marble­buildings, clay­pottery, coal­heat).

Describe an ancient environment based on fossil evidence.

Properties or Earth, earth materials, earth history

Water is a material of the earth.

Soils vary in their ability to support the growth of plants.

Soil is important for plants.

Different soils have different properties.

Soils differ in their capacity to retain water.

Soil contains many living things.

Rocks and soil make up the Earth.

Rocks come in all sizes from boulders to grains of sand.

Smaller rocks come form breakage and the weathering of bedrock and larger rocks.

Animals and plants sometimes cause changes in their surroundings.

Landslides, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes change the surface of the earth rapidly.

Earth materials are useful in industry and as sources of fuel.

Erosion and weathering change the surface of the earth slowly

Define the hardness of mieral using samples of minerals.

Idenrify the minerals quartz and diamond

Record the physical properties of rocks

Label the layers of soil

Describe the properties of soil layers.

List wys a fossil can form

Identify a fossilized plant or animal

Match fossilized animals to their habitat

list example of resources that are basic materials (air, water, soil)

list resources produced from basic materials (food, fuel, building materials)

List resources that are intangible (beauty, security, quiet places)

   
Third 4.5.2 By the end of fourth grade, students will develop an understanding of objects in the sky.

Observe and describe how objects move in patterns (e.g., sun, moon, stars, and clouds).

Space

The moon, sun, and stars are objects in the sky.

The sun’s properties and location can be observed and described.

The sun provides light.

The sun has a pattern of movement.

The sun provides light.

The sun provides heat.

The pattern of the sun’s movement changes slowly over the seasons.

Stars are innumerable, unevenly dispersed, and of unequal brightness.

The moon and stars have properties, locations, and movements that can be observed and described.

The observable shape of the moon changes form day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month.

Describe the relationship between the Sun and shadows on Earth.

 

   
Third 4.5.3 By the end of fourth grade, students will develop an understanding of the changes in the earth and sky.

Describe how slow processes (e.g., erosion) and rapid processes (e.g., earthquakes), change the earth’s surface.

Describe and measure changes in weather (e.g., temperature, precipitation, and wind direction and speed).

Atmosphere - water cycles, weather

Gases in the atmosphere are materials of the earth.

Weather changes from day to day and season to season.

Predict the weather, for one week, based on the known weather pattern.    

Fourth

Category State Standard State Indicator Fact, Concept, Genberalization Winnebago Indicator Activity Evaluation Levels

Earth Science

 

4.5  Earth and Space Science

Earth and space science focuses on the science facts, concepts, principles, theories, and models that are important for all students to know, understand, and use.

         

Fourth

4.5.1 By the end of fourth grade, students will develop an understanding of the characteristics of earth materials.

Identify characteristics of soils, minerals, rocks, water, and the atmosphere.

List earth materials that are used by humans (e.g., water, fossil fuels, ores, soils).

Select the best earth material for a specific human use (e.g., marble­buildings, clay­pottery, coal­heat).

Describe an ancient environment based on fossil evidence.

Properties or Earth, earth materials, earth history

Water is a material of the earth.

Soils vary in their ability to support the growth of plants.

Soil is important for plants.

Different soils have different properties.

Soils differ in their capacity to retain water.

Soil contains many living things.

Rocks and soil make up the Earth.

Rocks come in all sizes from boulders to grains of sand.

Smaller rocks come form breakage and the weathering of bedrock and larger rocks.

Animals and plants sometimes cause changes in their surroundings.

Landslides, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes change the surface of the earth rapidly.

Earth materials are useful in industry and as sources of fuel.

Erosion and weathering change the surface of the earth slowly

Describe the effects of erosion

List at least five ways erosion can be prevented

Diagram the process of erosion

Draw a map of the Earth

s layers

Describe the effects of earthquakes

Identify the effects of Earth's movement in the formation of mountains

Label parts of a volcano

Construct a model of a volcano.

   
Fourth 4.5.2 By the end of fourth grade, students will develop an understanding of objects in the sky.

Observe and describe how objects move in patterns (e.g., sun, moon, stars, and clouds).

Space

The moon, sun, and stars are objects in the sky.

The sun’s properties and location can be observed and described.

The sun provides light.

The sun has a pattern of movement.

The sun provides light.

The sun provides heat.

The pattern of the sun’s movement changes slowly over the seasons.

Stars are innumerable, unevenly dispersed, and of unequal brightness.

The moon and stars have properties, locations, and movements that can be observed and described.

The observable shape of the moon changes form day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month.

Identify the correct order of the planets

List three or more characteristics of each planet

Construct a model of the solar system

Describe the function of a telescope

   
Fourth 4.5.3 By the end of fourth grade, students will develop an understanding of the changes in the earth and sky.

Describe how slow processes (e.g., erosion) and rapid processes (e.g., earthquakes), change the earth’s surface.

Describe and measure changes in weather (e.g., temperature, precipitation, and wind direction and speed).

Atmosphere - water cycles, weather

Gases in the atmosphere are materials of the earth.

Weather changes from day to day and season to season.

Describe the characteristics of severe storms.

Construct a model of different types of cloud formations

Chart daily cloud formation for two weeks

Label types of clouds

Chart the layers of the atmosphere

Understand that heat can be measured by a thermometer.

Describe the role of a meteorologist.

Predict the weather based on meteorological conditions (cloud cover, temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, wind...).

 

   

Fifth

Category State Standard State Indicator Fact, Concept, Genberalization Winnebago Indicator Activity Evaluation Levels

Earth Science

 

8.5  Earth and Space Science

Earth and space science focuses on the science facts, concepts, principles, theories, and models that are important for all students to know, understand, and use.

         
Fifth 8.5.1 By the end of eighth grade, students will develop an understanding of the structure of the earth.

Investigate and describe the crust, mantle, and core of the earth.

Investigate and describe how a combination of constructive and destructive forces create land forms.

Investigate and describe the composition of soils.

Investigate and describe the water cycle.


Investigate and describe the composition of the atmosphere at different altitudes.


Investigate and describe the influence of topography, location, and oceans on climate.


Investigate and describe the effect of living organisms on weathering and the atmosphere.

Properties or Earth, earth materials, earth history

The solid earth is layered with a lithosphere, hot convecting mantle, and dense metallic core.

Old rocks at the earth’s surface weather, forming sediments that are buried, then compacted, heated, and often re-crystallized into new rock.

New rocks may be brought to the surface by the forces that drive plate motion thus continuing the rock cycle.

Land forms are the result of a combination of constructive and destructive forces. Constructive forces include crust deformation, volcanic eruptions, and deposition of sediment; destructive forces include weathering and erosion.

Water is a material of the earth.

Soils vary in their ability to support the growth of plants.

Soil is important for plants.

Different soils have different properties.

Soils differ in their capacity to retain water.

Soil contains many living things.

Rocks and soil make up the Earth.

Rocks come in all sizes from boulders to grains of sand.

Smaller rocks come form breakage and the weathering of bedrock and larger rocks.

Animals and plants sometimes cause changes in their surroundings.

Landslides, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes change the surface of the earth rapidly.

Earth materials are useful in industry and as sources of fuel.

Erosion and weathering change the surface of the earth slowly.

Gases in the atmosphere are materials of the earth.

Weather changes from day to day and season to season.

Identify erosion

Describe how weathering and erosion create landforms

describe the effect of living organisms on weather, the compostion of rocks , and the atmosphere

Identify functions of the layers of the atmosphere

Predict weather changes using a barometer

Describe the effect of the tilt of the Earth's axis on the seasons.

   
Fifth 8.5.2 By the end of eighth grade, students will develop an understanding of the earth’s history.

Investigate and describe how earth processes that occur today (e.g., volcanism, weather, and erosion) are similar to those that occurred in the past.

Investigate and use the fossil record to provide evidence and explain how environmental conditions have changed.

Old rocks at the earth’s surface weather, forming sediments that are buried, then compacted, heated, and often re-crystallized into new rock.

Land forms are the result of a combination of constructive and destructive forces. Constructive forces include crust deformation, volcanic eruptions, and deposition of sediment; destructive forces include weathering and erosion.

     
Fifth 8.5.3 By the end of eighth grade, students will develop an understanding of the earth in the solar system.

nvestigate and list the components of the solar system.

Investigate and describe the motion of objects in the solar system that support the concepts of day, year, eclipses, and phases of the moon.

Investigate and describe the influence of gravity on objects in the solar system.

Investigate and describe the sun as the major source of energy that influences the atmosphere and the earth’s surface.

Investigate and describe the effect of the tilt of the earth’s axis on seasons.

Space

The earth is the third planet form the sun in a system that includes the moon, sun, eight other planets, and smaller objects such as asteroids and comets.

The sun, an average star, is the central and largest body in the solar system.

The moon, sun, and stars are objects in the sky.

The sun’s properties and location can be observed and described.

The sun provides light.

The sun has a pattern of movement.

The sun provides light.

The sun provides heat.

The pattern of the sun’s movement changes slowly over the seasons.

Stars are innumerable, unevenly dispersed, and of unequal brightness.

The moon and stars have properties, locations, and movements that can be observed and described.

The observable shape of the moon changes form day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month.

List the planets of our solar system in order.

Classify the three types of galazi=es by their shape

Describe gravity's relationship to the solar system,

   

 

Dr. Robert Sweetland's Notes ©