Huwerl Thornton, Jr.
Students will become familiar with the fundamental properties, structures and dynamics of the earth.
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a. Students will recognize the composition of some of the earth's solid rocks and soils, water and gases of the atmosphere.
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b. Students will identify and describe different properties of these materials, both physical and chemical, and how they are useful to humans.
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c. Students will gain knowledge of the properties of soil and the dependence of plant life on soil.
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d. Students will recognize the existence of fossils and how fossils provide important information about the history and evolution of life on earth.
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e. Students will identify and describe physical structures and features of land and water, such as mountains, deserts, oceans and freshwater bodies.
Content Standard 4.0 Earth Science
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Performance Standard 4.2
Students will demonstrate familiarity with fundamental concepts and principles that govern objects in the day and night sky.
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a. Students will identify objects in the sky, such as the sun, moon, planets and stars; they will observe and describe their features and characteristics.
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b. Students will recognize that the sun produces light and heat necessary to maintain temperatures we experience on earth.
Content Standard 4.0 Earth Science
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Performance Standard 4.3
Students will recognize that the earth and sky change over time.
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a. Students will perceive that the surface of the earth changes continuously and that these changes result from dynamic earth processes.
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b. Students will identify different weather patterns from day to day and season to season.
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c. Students will explore and describe weather by measurable quantities, such as, temperature, wind direction and speed, and precipitation.
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d. Students will identify and describe the patterns of movement of objects in the sky from day to day and season to season.
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e. Students will explain the characteristics and patterns of movement of the moon.