The STANDARDS CORRELATION chart suggests which Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Science and Technology you can cover using PASSPORT TO THE RAINFOREST 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 THE RAINFOREST.
For additional Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Science and Technology you can cover see the STANDARDS CORRELATION chart for the following PASSPORT TO KNOWLEDGE projects:
PASSPORT TO WEATHER AND CLIMATE
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Grade 10, Grade 12
B. Know that characteristics are inherited and thus offspring closely resemble their parents.
Identify characteristics for animal and plant survival in different climates.
video C. Identify changes in living things over time.
Know that differences in individuals of the same species may give some advantage in surviving and reproducing.
video B. Know basic energy types, sources and conversions.
Demonstrate an understanding of the flow of energy by measuring flow through an object or system.
video A. Identify the basic systematic elements of scientific research.
Generate questions that can be studied.
video Design an investigation.
video Conduct a one step experiment.
video State a conclusion that is consistent with the information.
video B. Know that problem solving in Technology is a systematic process.
Identify the problem.
video Identify a possible solution.
video Try the solution.
video Describe the solution.
video Show the problem, method of solution and results.
video C. Describe the nature of technological and scientific knowledge.
Distinguish between a scientific fact and a belief.
video Describe the nature of science to improve its theories in response to new information.
video Relate how new information can change existing perceptions.
video Provide clear explanations that account for observations and results.
video A. Know that natural and human-made objects are made up of parts.
Identify and describe parts that make up a system.
video Identify system parts that are natural and human-made.
video Describe the purpose of analyzing systems.
video Know that technology parts include physical technology systems (e.g., construction, manufacturing, and transportation), informational systems and biochemical-related systems.
video B. Know models as useful imitations of objects or processes.
Identify different types of models.
video Demonstrate the use of models as tools for prediction and insight.
video Apply appropriate simple modeling tools and techniques.
video C. Illustrate patterns that regularly occur and reoccur in nature.
Identify observable patterns (e.g., growth patterns in plants, crystal shapes in minerals, climate, structural patterns in bird feathers).
video Use knowledge of natural patterns to predict next occurrences.
video D. Demonstrate scale as an important attribute of natural and human made objects, events and phenomena.
Apply scale to measure size and weight.
video Describe scale as a ratio.
video Demonstrate the importance of scale in producing models.
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• Know the problem in simple terms.
• Identify necessary information.
• Identify simple questions that must be answered.
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• Choose alternative methods to achieve solutions.
• List the course of action.
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• Try a specific solution.
• Try another solution.
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• Change if necessary.
• Identify the impacts of the solution.
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