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Grade 1 Science - Unit III Overview
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Pebbles, Sand, and Silt
The FOSS
Pebbles, Sand, and Silt Kit provides experiences that
heighten students' awareness of rocks. Students will
come to know rocks by a host of names and in a variety
of sizes. The students will identify and describe a
variety of natural sources of water including streams,
lakes and oceans. Students will identify how rocks, soil
and water are used and how they can be recycled. They
will learn to sort rocks according to their parts and
characteristics. Students will observe, measure and
record changes in mass, color, position, quantity, sound
and movement. Students will make decisions using
information, discuss and justify the merits of
decisions. Students will also explain a problem in
his/her own words and identify a task and solution
related to the problem.
Critical Questions:
- What are some natural resources of water?
- What are the characteristics of rocks?
- How are patterns created in graphs and charts?
Suggested Time Frame: 6 weeks |
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Student Performance Expectations |
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Key
Information in the brackets that is not in bold
(8.2A) is the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skill (TEKS)
that this objective is aligned to.
Information in the brackets that is in bold
(8.2.11B)
(8.2.12A) (11.2US10A)
is the specific Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills
(TAKS- test) objective this objective is aligned to.
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Identify and Describe
a variety of natural resources of water including streams, lakes
and oceans Observe and Describe differences in
rocks and soil Identify how rocks, soil and water are
used and how they can be recycled . (1.10A-C) |
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Sort objects and events based
on properties and patterns Identify, Predict and
Create patterns including those seen in charts, graphs and
numbers Sort organisms and objects according to their
parts and characteristics Observe, Measure and Record
changes in size, mass, color, position, quantity, sound and
movement. (1.5A-B, 1.6A, 1.7A) |
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Make decisions using
information Discuss and Justify the merits of
decisions Explain a problem in his/her own words and
Identify a task and solution related to the problem.
(1.3A-C) |
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