SD Content Standards Correlation
 

COMMUNICATIONS/LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS
K-2 

Goal 1 – READING

Students will read at increasing levels of complexity for a variety of purposes.

Indicator 4: Students will access, synthesize, and evaluate information from a variety of sources.

Grade Level Standards

First Grade 

3. use appropriate sources to locate specific types of information, e.g., calendar, newspaper, encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas).

Second Grade     

4. locate and paraphrase information within text to answer questions. 

Goal 2 – WRITING

Students will write effectively for different audiences and specific purposes.  

Indicator 4: Students will write to clarify and enhance understanding of information.

Grade Level Standards 

Kindergarten

4. retell or restate what has been heard or seen.

First Grade 

1. write to organize information and ideas.

3. use writing to demonstrate understanding of various topics in science, social studies, and mathematics.

Second Grade 

1. use information from various texts to support conclusions drawn.

3. write to explain key concepts and relationships with other concepts in various subject areas.

Goal 3 - LISTENING AND VIEWING

Students will use critical listening and viewing skills in various situations and for a variety of purposes.

Indicator 2: Students will interpret and evaluate ideas/information from various oral/visual sources.

Grade Level Standards 

Kindergarten 

1. recognize the difference between true and false information.

2. identify various sources of factual information.

First Grade 

1. distinguish between true and false information.

2. explore ways to find factual information, e.g. encyclopedias, CD-ROM, Discovery Channel.

Second Grade 

2. describe the impact of true and false information.

3. find and use different types of information, e.g., CD-ROM,  audio-cassettes, Internet.

Goal 4 – SPEAKING

Students will speak effectively in a variety of formal and informal situation.

Indicator 1: Students will use the appropriate structure and sequence to best express ideas and convey information.

Grade Level Standards 

Kindergarten 

1. retell an experience in logical sequence.

3. use words to describe/name numbers, colors, size, shape, location, people, places, things, and actions.

First Grade 

1. tell/retell stories in a logical order or sequence.

Second Grade 

1. report on various topics using appropriate facts and details.

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SCIENCE STANDARDS
K-2

Goal 1 - NATURE OF SCIENCE

Students will explore, evaluate, and communicate personal and scientific investigations to understand the nature of science.

Indicator 1: Understand the nature, values, and application of scientific knowledge.

Grade Level Standards

Kindergarten 

1. actively participate in science activities.

2. observe and ask questions about the world around them. (example: Where does rain come from?)

First Grade 

1. recognize that people contribute to scientific knowledge.

2. ask questions and explore the world around them.

3. use investigations in science to produce knowledge.

Second Grade 

1. understand that scientific inquiry has produced much knowledge about the world and that much is still unknown.

3. use investigations in science to answer different questions.

Indicator 2: Demonstrate understanding and use a variety of processes for scientific investigations. 

Grade Level Standards 

Kindergarten 

1. use their senses and simple instruments to make observations. (example: magnifying glasses, balance scales)

2. safely conduct simple experiments to answer questions.

3. use non-standard units of measurement to compare objects.

4. use scientific thinking skills. (example: observing, communicating, and comparing)

First Grade 

1. enhance observations by using senses and simple instruments to identify differences in properties.

2. measure length, mass, and volume using nonstandard and standard units when appropriate.

3. conduct simple experiments safely to answer questions about familiar objects and events.

4. use scientific thinking skills. (example: observing, communicating, classifying comparing)

Second Grade 

2. measure length, volume, mass and temperature in appropriate units.

3. make predictions based on observations rather than random guesses.

4. conduct simple experiments safely to answer questions.

6. use scientific thinking skills. (example: observing, communicating, classifying, comparing, predicting)

Goal 2 - PHYSICAL SCIENCE 

Indicator 1:  Describe structures and properties of matter in various states and forms.

Grade Level Standards

Kindergarten 

1. use sensory descriptors to describe objects. (example: sweet, sour, rough, smooth)

2. explore objects in terms of physical attributes.

3. find similarities and differences of various objects.

First Grade 

1. observe and describe how objects in the world vary greatly in their properties.

2. compare relative mass of objects. (example: which object is heavier, lighter)    

Second Grade 

2. classify objects by their physical properties.     

Indicator 2: Describe physical and chemical changes in matter.

Grade Level Standards 

First Grade 

1. experiment with water to determine how common materials interact with it. (example: floating, sinking, dissolving)

Goal 3 - LIFE SCIENCE

Students will describe structures and attributes of living things, processes of life, and interaction with each other and the environment.

Indicator 1: Understand the fundamental structures, functions, and mechanisms found in living things.

Grade Level Standards

Kindergarten 

1. sort living from non-living things.

2. describe the basic needs of living organisms.

3. recognize similarities and differences in diverse species.

4. compare size, shape and structure of living things. (example: grasses to trees, birds to mammals)

First Grade 

4. describe life needs of animals, including people. (example: food, air, water, place to live)

5. classify animals according to physical characteristics. (example: body shape, appendages)

6. observe and care for pets and/or plants.

7. trace and compare the life cycle of various organisms. (example: frogs, grasshoppers, dogs)

Second Grade 

2. describe similarities and differences of animals.

3. compare plants and animals in their immediate surroundings with those in other habitats.

6. classify and analyze living things by structure and function. (example: bird’s beak and what the bird eats)

Indicator 2:  Analyze various patterns and products of natural and induced biological change. 

Grade Level Standards 

Kindergarten 

1. recognize that offspring of plants and animals are similar, but not identical to their parents or one another (example:  pets and/or plants).     

First Grade 

1. describe physical similarities and differences between traits of parents and their offspring.

3. explore how organisms are dependent upon each other for survival.

Second Grade 

1. describe how some animals (frogs and butterflies) go through distinct stages during their lives while others generally resemble their parents throughout most of their lives.

2. identify behavioral and physical characteristics of plants and animals that help them survive in their habitat.     

Indicator 3: Analyze how organisms are linked to one another and the environment.

Grade Level Standards

Kindergarten

2. describe ways that plants and animals depend on each other.

3. explore the habitat.

First Grade 

1. describe how seasonal changes impact life processes of plants and animals.

2. identify characteristics of plants and animals that allow them to live in specific environments.

3. describe a variety of habitats.

Second Grade

1. explain how living things are part of a system. (example: examine owl pellets)

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COMMUNICATIONS/LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS
3-5 

Goal 1 – READING

Students will read at increasing levels of complexity for a variety of purposes.

Indicator 4: Students will access, synthesize, and evaluate information from a variety of sources.

Grade Level Standards

Third Grade

2. use reference tools to locate information, e.g., dictionaries, maps and globes encyclopedias, periodicals, Internet.

Fourth Grade 

2. use reference tools to manage information, e.g., maps and globes,  software/CD ROM, video materials, Internet.

Fifth Grade 

2. use reference tools to retrieve and manage information, e.g., interactive software, CD ROM, video materials, Internet.

5. acquire information for different purposes, e.g., preparing a report.

Goal 2 – WRITING

Students will write effectively for different audiences and specific purposes.

Indicator 2: Students will use appropriate style, organization, and form in technical, transactional, creative, and personal writing.

Grade Level Standards 

 Third Grade 

2. compose written work which has appropriate organization and focus, i.e., topic and supporting sentences.

Fourth Grade 

2. write reports which address key questions, issues, or situations.

Fifth Grade 

3. write specific expository texts which speculate on the cause and effect of various situations.

Indicator 4:  Students will write to clarify and enhance understanding of information.

Grade Level Standards

Third Grade 

4. write to explain what is known about selected topics in various content areas.

Fourth Grade 

4. write to explain ideas presented or discussed in various content areas.

Fifth Grade 

5. write in response to ideas, thoughts, and information presented in various content areas. 

Goal 3 - LISTENING AND VIEWING

Students will use critical listening and viewing skills in various situations and for a variety of purposes. 

Indicator 3: Students will use various strategies to retain/retrieve critical oral and visual information.

Grade Level Standards

Third Grade 

2. connect prior knowledge and experience to what is seen or heard.

4. restate information in a logical and sequential order.

Fourth Grade 

2. connect prior experiences, insights, and ideas to what is heard or seen.

5. use various references or sources to determine if information is valuable, e.g., encyclopedia, periodicals.

Fifth Grade 

2. connect information with prior knowledge/experience for effective recall.

Goal 4 – SPEAKING

Students will speak effectively in a variety of formal and informal situations.

Indicator 1:  Students will use appropriate structure and sequence to best express ideas and convey information.

Grade Level Standards

Third Grade 

2. present ideas and check for listener response in various situations, e.g., class discussions, small groups, panels.

Fourth Grade 

3. use appropriate structures for conveying information, e.g., cause and effect, similarity and differences, posing and answering questions.

Fifth Grade 

2. deliver presentations that describe a situation and establish connections between cause and effect.

3. make informative reports that clarify and support ideas with evidence and examples.

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SCIENCE STANDARDS
3-5

Goal 1 - NATURE OF SCIENCE

Students will explore, evaluate, and communicate personal and scientific investigations to understand the nature of science.

Indicator 1: Understand the nature, values, and application of scientific knowledge.

Grade Level Standards

Third Grade 

2. explore characteristics of scientific ways of thinking.

3. understand that science involves asking and answering questions and comparing the results to what is already known.

Fourth Grade 

2. identify characteristics of scientific ways of thinking.

4. explore the scientific process as identifying a problem, developing a hypothesis, experimenting, collecting data, drawing conclusions.

Fifth Grade 

1. use investigations in science to serve different purposes. (example: comparing results)

2. identify and model characteristics of scientific thinking.

3. explain how scientific theory, hypothesis generation, and experimentation are interrelated.

Indicator 2: Demonstrate understanding and use a variety of processes for scientific investigations. 

Grade Level Standards 

Third Grade 

1. make specific predictions and observations concerning a situation or phenomenon.

2. gather, chart, and graph data.

3. use appropriate standard and metric measures to collect, record, and report data.

4. communicate results of scientific experiments.

5. recognize variables in the outcome of events.     

Fourth Grade 

1. develop questions to formulate hypotheses and use data to make predictions.

2. make distinctions among predictions, observations, and conclusions.

3. use appropriate standard and metric measures to collect, record, and report data in graphical representations.

4. recognize numerical data that are contradictory or unusual in experimental results.

Fifth Grade 

1. formulate hypotheses based on cause and effect relationships and use observed patterns to make predictions.

2. make predictions, utilize observations, and draw conclusions.

3. define variables that must be held constant in a specific experimental situation.

4. collect, record and report data using the appropriate graphical representation. (example: graphs, charts, and diagrams)

Goal 2 - PHYSICAL SCIENCE

Students will use appropriate scientific models to describe and quantify the nature and interactions of matter and energy.

Indicator 1:  Describe structures and properties of matter in various states and forms.

Grade Level Standards 

Third Grade 

1. describe physical properties of objects.

2. relate composition to physical properties.

Goal 3 - LIFE SCIENCE

Students will describe structures and attributes of living things, processes of life, and interaction with each other and the environment.

Indicator 1: Understand the fundamental structures, functions, and mechanisms found in living things.

Grade Level Standards 

Third Grade

2. identify basic structures and functions of animals.

Fourth Grade

3. differentiate between vertebrates and invertebrates

Indicator 2: Analyze various patterns and products of natural and induced biological change.

Grade Level Standards

Third Grade 

1. explain how behavioral and physical adaptations allow animals to respond to life needs. (example: finding shelter, defending themselves, hibernation, and camouflage)

2. describe similarities and differences of offspring within families. 

Fourth Grade

1. describe behavioral and structural adaptations plants and animals make to survive in a given environment.

Fifth Grade 

3. understand that special relationships enable some organisms to survive. (example: adaptation. parasitism, mutation)

4. describe how changes in habitat can harm and/or help the survival of organisms.

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COMMUNICATIONS/LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS
6-8 

Goal 1 – READING

Students will read at increasing levels of complexity for a variety of purposes.

Indicator 4: Students will access, synthesize, and evaluate information from a variety of sources.

Sixth Grade 

3. draw conclusions and make inferences based on explicit and implied information.

4. read to acquire information for different purposes, e.g., preparing a research report.

5. use reference tools to retrieve and manage information, e.g., interactive software, CD ROM, video materials, Internet.

Seventh Grade 

1. compare and contrast information about one topic contained in different  selections.

4. synthesize information to apply in decision-making or task completion.

5. use available technology to gather, organize, and retrieve information, e.g., print resources, CD-ROM, Internet.

Eighth Grade 

2. assess the adequacy, accuracy, and appropriateness of details used to support an author’s claims and assertions, e.g., facts, illustrations, anecdotes, quotes.

4. analyze and synthesize information to make informed decisions.

5. determine the appropriate technology to gather, organize, and retrieve  information, e.g., computer software, Internet. 

Goal 2 – WRITING

Students will write effectively for different audiences and specific purposes.

Indicator 2: Students will use appropriate style, organization, and form in a variety of technical, transactional, creative, and personal writing.

Grade Level Standards 

Sixth Grade 

4. write reports which focus on key ideas, issues, or situations and are supported by references.

Seventh Grade 

4. write reports that convey a clear and accurate focus, supported by various resources.

Eighth Grade 

1. write a variety of narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive texts.

Indicator 4: Students will write to clarify and enhance understanding of information.

Grade Level Standards

Sixth Grade 

1. use writing as a means to paraphrase/summarize what is read/heard.

2. write to connect knowledge within and across disciplines. e.g., ecosystems in geography and science. 

Seventh Grade 

1. write to compare and contrast information from multiple sources.

2. write to transfer learning from one context to another, e.g., finding similarities between history and literature.

Eighth Grade 

1. write to synthesize information from multiple sources.

2. write to transfer learning from one context to another, e.g., practical application of ideas and theories.

3. write to record observations, communicate hypothesis, and analyze information collected.

4. support thesis or judgments with information from various sources, e.g., Internet, newspapers, quotes from authorities. 

Goal 3 – LISTENING AND VIEWING

Students will use critical listening and viewing skills in various situations and for a variety of purposes.

Indicator 3: Students will utilize various strategies to routinely retain/retrieve critical oral and visual information. 

Grade Level Standards

Sixth Grade 

3. use various sources to determine if information is relevant or useful, e.g., journals, encyclopedia, CD-ROM.

4. combine new information with prior knowledge for recall.

Seventh Grade 

3. use specific sources to determine the relevance or usefulness of information, e.g., periodicals, newspapers, CD-ROMs.

4. relate new information to prior knowledge for effective recall.

Eighth Grade 

3. use recognized sources to determine the relevance or usefulness of information, e.g., books, encyclopedias, periodicals, newspapers, CD-ROMs.

4. connect information received to prior knowledge for effective retention and recall. 

Goal 4 – SPEAKING

Students will speak effectively in a variety of formal and informal situations.

Indicator 1:  Students will use the appropriate structure and sequence to best express ideas and convey information.

Grade Level Standards

Sixth Grade

3. present informative reports that pose relevant questions and develop the topic with facts, details, and examples.

Seventh Grade

3. present oral reports that pose relevant questions and convey a clear and accurate perspective on a subject.

Eighth Grade

3. deliver various presentations that make clear and knowledgeable judgments and provide detailed evidence, examples, and reasoning.

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SCIENCE STANDARDS
6-8 

Goal 1 - NATURE OF SCIENCE

Students will explore, evaluate, and communicate personal and scientific investigations to understand the nature of science.

Indicator 1: Understand the nature, value, and application of scientific knowledge.

Grade Level Standards

Sixth Grade

1. explain how scientific knowledge and processes have evolved over time.

2. base conclusions on scientific evidence obtained from a variety of sources.

Seventh Grade

4. investigate uses of hypotheses in science. (example: evaluating relevance of data, determining data to be obtained, interpreting old and new data directly, identifying the need for new information)

5. evaluate the conclusions to scientific investigations.

Eighth Grade  

5. analyze uses of hypotheses in scientific investigations. (example: evaluating relevance of data, determining data to be obtained, and interpreting old and new data, identifying the need for further information)

Goal 2 - PHYSICAL SCIENCE

Students will use appropriate scientific models to describe and quantify the nature and interactions of matter and energy.

Indicator 2: Describe various physical and chemical changes in matter.

Grade Level Standards

Sixth Grade 

2. investigate and describe how matter can change.

Goal 3 - LIFE SCIENCE

Students will describe structures and attributes of living things, processes of life, and interaction with each other and the environment.

Grade Level Standards

Indicator 2: Analyze various patterns and products of natural and induced biological change.

Grade Level Standards 

Sixth Grade 

2. describe the reproduction process for various organisms and its importance to the given species.

3. investigate how variation in each species is due to the exchange and interaction of genetic information as it is passed from parent to offspring.

Seventh Grade 

1. describe factors that determine species. (example: reproductive viability, physical characteristics, genetic code)

2. compare and contrast sexual and asexual reproduction in plants and animals.

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