The STANDARDS CORRELATION chart suggests which Maine's Curriculum Framework for Mathematics and Science standards you can cover using PASSPORT TO WEATHER AND CLIMATE 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 WEATHER AND CLIMATE.
For additional Maine's Curriculum Framework for Mathematics and Science standards you can cover see the STANDARDS CORRELATION chart for the following PASSPORT TO KNOWLEDGE projects:
Primary, Intermediate, Middle, Secondary
A. Students use scientific inquiry to provide insight into and comprehension of the world around them.
At each level, students moving toward achievement of this standard will:
1. Make accurate observations using appropriate tools and units of measure. (S-J1)
video 2. Ask questions and propose strategies and materials to use in seeking answers to questions (S-J2)
video B. Students use mathematical inquiry to develop conjectures and to prove or disprove them within a mathematical system.
1.Demonstrate that performing the same operation with the same operant on the same numbers will yield the same result every time.
video 2.Use physical examples to justify math facts.
video C. Students develop models to understand the world around them.
1. Identify shapes can be found both in nature and in human designed objects.
video 2. Represent and describe mathematical relationships.
video A. Students use clear and accurate communication in sharing their knowledge.
1.Describe and compare things in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color and behavior. (S-L1)
video 2. Read and write instructions to be followed or instructions which explain procedures. (S-L2)
video 3. Use numerals and symbols to report numerical relationships and data (M-K1)
video 4. Explain problem-solving processes using verbal, pictorial and written methods. (S-L4)
video 5. Create mathematical problems for others to solve.
video 6. Share and support mathematical and scientific understanding orally and in writing
video B. Students construct knowledge through reflection, evaluation and refocusing.
1. Ask clarifying questions (What do you mean? What would you do? Could you tell me more?) about their own work as well as the work of others. (S-L2)
video C. Students use models to communicate in mathematics and science.
1. Make and read simple graphs. (S-L5)
video 2. Use objects and pictures to represent scientific and mathematical ideas. (S-L6)
video D. Students demonstrate competency in using multiple media to communicate in mathematics and science.
1. Use calculators, computers, and other tools in mathematics and science learning.
video E. Students critically analyze information from a variety of sources.
1. Explore connections between folklore and scientific principles.
video 2. Evaluate appropriate sources of information.
video F. Individually and collaboratively, students use effective communication techniques.
1. Assess one's own performance within a group.
video 2. Interact in groups of various sizes.
video 3. Listen carefully to each other.
video A. Students understand and demonstrate that ideas are more powerful if they can be justified.
1. Make observations. (S-K3)
video 2. Use various forms of logic. (S-K5)
video 3. Discover relationships and patterns. (S-K6)
video B. Students use different methods of thought to justify ideas.
1. Examine and describe strengths or weaknesses of simple arguments (S-K1 and M-J1 combined)
video 2. Distinguish between true observation and conclusions about observations. (S-K2)
video 3. Participate in brainstorming activities. (S-K4)
video C. Students recognize instances in which attitudes influence reasoning.
1. Distinguish between important and unimportant scientific and mathematical information in simple arguments. (S-K2 and M-J2 combined)
video A. Students demonstrate proficiency using a variety of problem-solving strategies.
1. Identify and clarify problems by observing, posing questions, communicating prior knowledge and formulating a problem to be solved.
video 2. Use results in a purposeful way, which includes making predictions based on patterns they have observed. (S-J3)
video 3. Identify products which were invented to solve a problem. (S-J4)
video A. Students understand that science and mathematics help to make sense of the world.
1. Describe how legends, stories, and scientific explanations are different ways in which people attempt to explain the world. (S-M1)
video 2. Explore numeral systems from different societies.
video B. Students can describe how the use of mathematics, science and technology has led to many changes in the world.
1. Describe at least two inventions, what they do, how they work, and how they have made life easier. (S-M2)
video C. Students understand that mathematics and science have changed human understanding of the universe.
1. Explain how their lives would be different without specific inventions or scientific knowledge. (S-M5)
video 2. Explain how science, mathematics and technology have helped people find out more about the Earth and universe.
video D. Students understand that discoveries often have unforeseen consequences.
1. Explore how new discoveries in mathematics and science have made life easier.
video E. Students understand that access to developments in mathematics and science is varied throughout the world.
1. Recognize that people in different parts of the world have different traditions and view the world differently.
video F. Students gain knowledge about the Earth and the processes that change it.
1. Describe the way weather changes . (S-F1)
video 2. Analyze relationships between observable weather patterns and the cycling of the seasons. (S-F2)
video 3. Observe changes that are caused by water, snow, wind, and ice. (S-F3)
video A. Students use scientific inquiry to provide insight into and comprehension of the world around them.
At each level, students moving toward achievement of this standard will:
1. Make accurate observations using appropriate tools and units of measure. (S-J1)
video 2. Conduct scientific investigations: make observations, collect and analyze data, and do experiments. (S-J2)
video 3. Explain how differences in time, place, or experimenter can lead to different data. (S-J5)
video 4. Explain how different conclusions can be derived from the same data. (S-J6)
video 5. Explain the importance of repeated trials.
video B. Students use mathematical inquiry to develop conjectures and to prove or disprove them within a mathematical system.
1. Demonstrate that some mathematical rules hold for all numbers.
video C. Students develop models to understand the world around them.
1. Use variables and open sentences to express relationships.
video 2. Identify an instance when answers that may be right theoretically may not appropriately answer a practical problem.
video 3. Represent mathematical ideas concretely, graphically and symbolically.
video With appropriate guidance:
A. Students use clear and accurate communication in sharing their knowledge.
1. Record results of experiments or activities (e.g. interviews, discussions, field work) and summarize and communicate what they have learned. (S-L1)
video B. Students construct knowledge through reflection, evaluation and refocusing.
1. Ask clarifying and extending questions (S-L2)
video 2. Reflect on work in science, technology, and mathematics using such activities as discussions, journals, and self-assessment. (S-L3)
video 3. Extend self-assessment to include work in groups and individual work.
video C. Students use models to communicate in mathematics and science.
1. Make and/or use sketches, tables, graphs, physical representations, and manipulatives in presentations to explain procedures and ideas in a concise and clear manner. (S-L4 and M-K1 combined)
video 2. Use numerical data to describe and compare objects and events.
video D. Students demonstrate competency in using multiple media to communicate in mathematics and science.
1. Gather and present information using a variety of media including computers (e.g., spreadsheets, word processing, programming, graphics, modeling). (S-L5)
video E. Students critically analyze information from a variety of sources.
1. Cite examples of bias in information sources and question the validity of information obtained from various sources. (S-L6)
video F. Individually and collaboratively, students use effective communication techniques.
1. Function effectively in groups within various assigned roles (e.g., reader, recorder). (S-L7)
video A. Students understand and demonstrate that ideas are more powerful if they can be justified.
1. Use various types of evidence (e.g., from logical processes, from measurement, or from observation and experimentation) to support a claim. (S-K4 and M-J1 combined)
video 2. Draw conclusions about observations. (S-K3)
video 3. Demonstrate an understanding that ideas are more believable when supported by good reasons. (S-K5)
video B. Students use different methods of thought to justify ideas.
1. Give alternative explanations for observed phenomena. (S-K1)
video 2. Practice and apply simple logic, intuitive thinking, and brainstorming (S-K6) 3. Relate the unfamiliar to the familiar.
video C. Students recognize instances in which attitudes influence reasoning.
1. Describe how feelings can distort reasoning. (S-K2)
video A. Students demonstrate proficiency using a variety of problem-solving strategies.
1. Use results in a purposeful way, which includes making predictions based on observed patterns and interpret data to make further predictions. (S-J3)
video 2. Demonstrate and explain the problem solving process using appropriate tools and technology and defend the reasonableness of results. (M-B3)
video 3. Design and build an invention. (S-J4)
video A. Students understand that science and mathematics help to make sense of the world.
1. Investigate and explore the role of scientists and inventors. (S-M2)
video 2. Explore the history of numeral systems.
video 3. Investigate the development of measurement systems in diverse cultures.
video B. Students can describe how the use of mathematics, science and technology has led to many changes in the world.
1. Explore how technology (e.g., irrigation, transportation) has altered human settlement. (S-M3)
video 2. Identify naturally occurring (wool, cotton) and human made (plastic, nylon) materials.
video C. Students understand that mathematics and science have changed human understanding of the universe.
1. Describe how development of the telescope has led to a changed view of the solar system and universe. 2. Explore the Earth through physical models and maps from the past and present.
video D. Students understand that discoveries often have unforeseen consequences.
1. Identify a current human problem, explain how it might be solved and investigate the consequences of the solution.
video E. Students understand that access to developments in mathematics and science is varied throughout the world.
1. Explain how cultures have found different technological solutions to deal with similar needs or problems (e.g., construction, clothing, agricultural tools and methods). (S-M1)
video 2. Explain the connections between industry, natural resources, population and economic development.
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GUIDING PRINCIPLE #4:
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