New Haven Public School Curricular Standards
Social studies performance standards
Use a computer to access information
Compare traits found in family and neighborhoods from another time or place with those of the students
Language arts performance standards for grades K-4
Read at least 4 books on the topic of energy, engines, the environment
Make a special project requiring both oral and written presentation through the use of the writing process (first draft, conference, revision, edit, and final draft)
Participate in technology for reading and writing
Social development performance standards for grades K-4
Learn to define and look ahead at consequences.
Practice good decision-making skills
Science
Identify different properties that can be used for classification.
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1.1a Students will ask questions about objects, organisms and events in the environment.
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2.3c Students will explore the ways in which heat can be produced.
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5.1e Students will make a proposal to build something or make something work better and communicate their ideas verbally and in writing.
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6.3c Students will investigate and discuss the limited availability of many natural resources and how their availability can be extended through recycling, reuse, and diminished use.
Mathematics
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4.1 Students will collect and organize data to answer a question or test a hypothesis by comparing sets of data.
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1. Students will display data in graphs, tables, and charts.
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4.2 Students will make statements and draw simple conclusions based on data.
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a. Students will read for information data in tables, charts, and graphs.
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b. Students will compare data in order to make true statements.
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c. Students will identify and use the mode necessary for making true statements, e.g. “most people chose red”.
Library Media and Technology
Create a product related to the material heard, viewed and/or read
Use a self-assessment tool prepared by the teacher/student