Grade Level Two
Standards
Life Sciences
2.0 Plants and animals have predictable life cycles. As a basis for understanding this concept:
- 2a. Students know that organisms reproduce offspring of their own kind and that the offspring resemble their parents and one another.
- Standards Correlation: Glass case: Plants and Animals, Mural
Earth Sciences
3.0 Earth is made of materials that have distinct properties and provide resources for human activities. As a basis for understanding this concept:
- 3e. Students know that rocks, water, plants, and soil provide many resources, including food, fuel, and building materials, that humans use.
- Standards Correlation: American River Canyon, Sand table
History - Social Science - “People Who Make a Difference”
- 2.1 Students differentiate between things that happened long ago and things that happened yesterday.
- Standards Correlation: American River Canyon, Sand table
- 2.2 Students demonstrate map skills by describing the absolute and relative locations of people, places, and environments.
- Standards Correlation: Relief map
- 2.4 Students understand basic economic concepts and their roles in the economy and demonstrate basic economic reasoning skills.
- Standards Correlation: Sand table, Kitchen, Water Usage display
- 2.4.3 Understand how limits on resources affect production and consumption (what to produce and what to consume).
- Standards Correlation: Sand table, Kitchen, Water Usage display
Language Arts
1.0 Listening and Speaking Strategies – Students listen critically and respond appropriately to oral communication. They speak in a manner that guides the listener to understand important ideas by using proper phrasing, pitch, and modulation
- Comprehension
- 1.1 Determine the purpose or purposes of listening (e.g., to obtain information, to solve problems, for enjoyment).
- 1.2 Ask for clarification and explanation of stories and ideas.
- 1.3 Paraphrase information that has been shared orally by others.
For additional information or assistance, please contact:
Central California Area Office at Folsom Dam
American River Water Education Center
(916) 989-7100 or (916) 989-7132
December 4, 2008