The STANDARDS CORRELATION chart suggests which Arkansas Science Curriculum Framework standards you can cover using PASSPORT TO ANTARCTICA in your classroom. We hope you will discover additional standards you can use. These are the ones our Instructional Materials Development team felt most directly related to the activities contained in PASSPORT TO ANTARCTICA.
For additional Arkansas Science Curriculum Framework standards you can cover see the STANDARDS CORRELATION chart for the following PASSPORT TO KNOWLEDGE projects:
PASSPORT TO WEATHER AND CLIMATE
Grades K-4, Grades 5-8, High School
Students will demonstrate an understanding of physical systems as a process
of inquiry.
PS.1.1. Examine the techniques of scientific inquiry: problem solving,
questioning, reasoning, creative decision making by utilizing the scientific
method.
video PS.1.2. Use simple equipment (microscopes), age-appropriate tools (rulers,
thermometers), skills (describing and writing), technology (computers) and
mathematics in scientific investigations.
video PS 1.3. Communicate designs, procedures, and results of scientific
investigations (graphs, charts, and writings).
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Content Standard 2 Students will explore, demonstrate, communicate, apply, and evaluate the
knowledge of physical systems.
PS.2.2. Understand the physical properties of objects.
video PS.2.3. Learn about the physical world by observing, data collecting, using
age-appropriate tools, describing, and hypothesizing.
video PS.2.4. Revise hypothesis by sharing and communicating observations through
writing.
video PS.2.7. Classify simple machines and relate them to inventions and
discoveries.
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Content Standard 3 Students will demonstrate an understanding of the connections and
applications of physical science.
PS.3.1. Understand that physical science is interwoven into the structure of
all disciplines.
video PS.3.2. Recognize that mathematics is the basis of communication in physical
science.
video PS.3.3. Understand that tools allow tasks to be done more easily.
video PS.3.4. Explore physical science related careers.
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Strand 2: Life Science Systems Students will demonstrate an understanding of life science as a process of
inquiry.
LS.1.1. Utilize the scientific method to investigate life sciences.
video LS.1.2. Select age-appropriate equipment and utilize technology and
mathematics in the inquiry of life science.
video LS.1.3. Generate graphs, writings, and charts to communicate life science
investigations.
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Content Standard 2 Students will explore, demonstrate, communicate, apply and evaluate the
knowledge of life systems.
LS.2.1. Identify and compare characteristics of living and nonliving things.
video LS.2.4. Recognize patterns and characteristics of organisms.
video LS.2.8. Identify the features of plants and animals that enable them to live
in different environments.
video LS.2.9. Define and describe a food chain and a food web.
video LS.2.10.Understand that organisms are interdependent.
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Content Standard 3 Students will demonstrate an understanding of the connections and
applications in life sciences.
LS.3.1. Understand that life sciences are interwoven into all disciplines.
video LS.3.2. Recognize that mathematics is the basis of communication in life
science.
video LS.3.3. Identify that humans change environments in ways that can be
beneficial or detrimental for themselves and other organisms.
video LS.3.4. Explore careers related to life sciences.
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Strand 3: Earth/Space Systems Students will demonstrate an understanding of the connections and
applications of Earth and space systems.
ES.3.2. Describe uses and conservation of materials taken from the earth.
video ES.3.3. Identify the effects humans have on the environment (e.g., use and
misuse).
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Students will demonstrate an understanding of physical systems as a process
of inquiry.
PS.1.1. Understand that the laws of science are universal.
video PS.1.2. Understand that a scientific theory is based on current, accepted
evidence and used to make predictions.
video PS.1.3. Generate written conclusions based on evidence acquired through
experimentation.
video PS.1.4. Interpret scientific information from graphs and charts.
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Content Standard 2 Students will explore, demonstrate, communicate, apply, and evaluate the
knowledge of physical systems.
PS.2.5. Examine the sources and analyze the preservation of energy resources.
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Content Standard 3 Students will demonstrate an understanding of the connections and
applications of physical science.
PS.3.1. Design and conduct different kinds of scientific investigations to
answer different kinds of questions.
video PS.3.2. Demonstrate how physical science is connected to mathematics (analyze
collected data).
video PS.3.3. Apply multiple strategies to problem solving.
video PS.3.4. Use appropriate equipment, tools, techniques, technology,
mathematics, and technical writing in scientific investigation.
video PS.3.5. Investigate a variety of careers related to physical science.
video PS.3.6. Acknowledge the impact of scientific discoveries upon society.
video PS.3.7. Recognize that scientific discovery has been influenced by historical
events.
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Strand 2: Life Science Systems Students will demonstrate an understanding of life science as a process of
inquiry.
LS.1.1. Recognize that science deals only with inquiry about the natural
world.
video LS.1.2. Interpret scientific information from graphs and charts.
video LS.1.3 Conduct investigative science through use of the scientific method.
video LS.1.4. Generate conclusions based on evidence acquired through
experimentation.
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Content Standard 2 Students will explore, demonstrate, communicate, apply and evaluate the
knowledge of life systems.
LS.2.7. Describe how heredity and environment influence/determine
characteristics of an organism.
video LS.2.9. Explain how physical and/or behavioral characteristics of organisms
help them to adapt and survive in their environments.
video LS.2.10. Describe how environmental changes and genetic mutations cause
species to evolve over time, thus producing new species.
video LS.2.11. Analyze ecosystems in terms of population relationships, food webs,
energy flow, and biotic succession.
video LS.2.12. Evaluate human impact on the environment.
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Content Standard 3 Students will demonstrate an understanding of the connections and
applications in life sciences.
LS.3.1. Design and conduct life science investigations to answer different
kinds of questions.
video LS.3.2. Correlate life science activities to other curricular areas (e.g.,
language arts, mathematics, social studies).
video LS.3.3. Apply multiple strategies to problem solving.
video LS.3.4. Use appropriate equipment, tools, techniques, technology,
mathematics, and technical writing in scientific investigation.
video LS.3.5. Investigate a variety of careers related to life sciences.
video Students will demonstrate an understanding of life science as a process of
inquiry.
LS.1.1 Understand that science is a process based on the scientific method
which leads to a deeper understanding of real world situations.
video LS.1.2. Follow procedures for a scientific inquiry using step-by-step
instructions, mathematical formulas, flow diagrams, and/or sketches.
video LS.1.3. Develop and implement a workable scientific inquiry independently and
with a group using standard safety procedures.
video LS.1.4. Evaluate the process that scientists use to construct and validate
scientific theory, such as data collection, prediction, experimentation (variables, control), bias elimination, and
replication.
video LS.1.5. Make objective observations and perform error analysis on collected
data.
video LS.1.6. Formulate valid conclusions.
video LS.1.7. Communicate and defend in writing a scientific argument.
video LS.1.8. Critique and interpret scientific data on charts and graphs.
video LS.1.9. Recognize that theories are models and may be revised when new data
are introduced.
video LS.1.10. Understand the criteria for the formation of scientific theory and a
scientific law.
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Content Standard 2 Students will explore, demonstrate, communicate, apply and evaluate the
knowledge of life systems.
LS.2.1. Evaluate the historical developments of, and cultural contributions
to the scientific body of knowledge (e.g., biochemistry, food science, genetics, blood typing).
video LS.2.4. Compare genetic variations observed in plants and animals
(adaptations and mutations).
video LS.2.7. Understand that all living things contain similar genetic material
that evolves because of gene mutation, natural selection, and change in
environments. Species change through time, and new life forms evolve.
video LS.2.10. Interpret interactions among organisms exhibiting predation,
parasitism, commensalism, and mutualism.
video LS.2.11. Investigate and formulate solutions to problems resulting from human
impact on the environment.
video LS.2.12. Analyze the flow of energy through various cycles including the
carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and water cycles.
video LS.2.13. Investigate and explain the interactions in an ecosystem including
food chains, food webs, and food pyramids.
video LS.2.14. Interpret the functions of systems found in living organisms (e.g.,
circulatory, digestive, nervous, endocrine, reproductive, integumentary, skeletal, respiratory, muscular, excretory, and
immune).
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Content Standard 3 Students will demonstrate an understanding of the connections and
applications in life sciences.
LS.3.1. Analyze the role science plays in everyday life and compare different
careers in the life sciences.
video LS.3.2. Evaluate long range plans for resource use and by-product disposal in
terms of environmental, economic, and political impact.
video LS.3.3. Assess current world issues applying scientific themes (suggested
issues: population growth, global changes in climate, ozone depletion, UV radiation, natural resources, use of technology,
and public policy).
video LS.3.4. Understand that mathematics is the precise language of communication
and problem solving in science.
video LS.3.5. Apply technology as appropriate tools for solving problems
(microscopes, centrifuges, flex cameras, computers, etc.).
video LS.3.6. Assess the connections between pure science and applied science to
the world of work by performing labs and activities common to the life sciences.
video LS.3.7. Understand broad themes of Project 2061. Such themes include systems,
patterns of change, interactions, energy equilibrium, models, and scale (relative dimensions of the inclusions
in a cell).
videoGRADES K-4 (Student Learning Expectations)
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GRADES 5-8 (Student Learning Expectations)
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