Until Sixth Grade, But Fifth Graders Can and Should Be Doing This Regularly On A Foundational Level. Swbat
Until Sixth Grade, But Fifth Graders Can and Should Be Doing This Regularly On A Foundational Level. Swbat
Until Sixth Grade, But Fifth Graders Can and Should Be Doing This Regularly On A Foundational Level. Swbat
Literacy Standards Taught Throughout the Module Skills Required from Students
Note: These CCSS literacy standards do not technically begin
until sixth grade, but fifth graders can and should be doing
this regularly on a foundational level.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.1
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and SWBAT…
technical texts. Identify important supporting details in a text that accompany
the main idea or argument of the text
Support an argument or central idea from a text by articulating
a supporting idea from a scientific text.
SWBAT…
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.2 Annotate the main idea of a scientific text
Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; provide an Determine relevant details that support the main idea
accurate summary of the text distinct from prior knowledge or Construct a paragraph summarizing the points these
opinions.
Standards:
*These skills are not part of this standard, but will provide a basis for making observations and inferences, which is a foundational skill for scientific inquiry
relationships)
18. Explore relationships within a food web
(food web-explore)
19. Classify an animal as herbivore, omnivore or
carnivore based on its position in a food web
(food webs- explain)
20. Classify relationships within a food web
based on positioning (food webs- explain)
21. Explain what would happen to a population
of organisms given a scenario of change
within the ecosystem (Food Webs
Cause/Effect)
22. Classify all organisms based on positioning
in a food web. (Classify Organisms)
23. Classify all relationships based on positioning 4. Analyze relationships between two organisms based on their relative positions in a food web.
in a food web. (Classify Relationships)
24. Write a scientific question about an
ecosystem and food web. (Scientific
Questions)
25. Determine the appropriate tool to use given
a scientific question in the field of ecology
(Life Science Tools)
26. Describe the scientific method as it relates
to life science and observation-based
studies. (Scientific Method)
Investigation/Project-Based Learning/Research
Standard: