Standards Addressed
Science Math English History Health
Education Educational
Technology
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The standards
listed below are tied to the activities for the State Flower
article.
Creating and enforcing educational standards are the responsibilities
of each State. To find out the specific standards for your state,
visit your State’s
Department of Education Web site.
To help unify educational standards across the country, a number
of national organizations of education professionals have compiled
sets of standards as a resource for the State agencies to help
guide them as they develop their own standards. Below you
will find summaries
of these national standards, the names of the organizations that
developed them, and a link to the full set of standards.
Science
Science Standards were developed by the National Academies of Science.
Visit
here for a full copy of the standards and more details
on grade-level applications.
Students should develop understanding and abilities related to:
Category |
Standard |
Lesson Application |
| Life Science |
Organisms
and environments |
Lesson
2
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| Science
in Personal and Social Perspective |
Populations,
resources, and environments |
Lesson 2 |
| |
Personal
and community health |
Lesson 2 |
| |
Natural
resources |
Lesson 2 |
| |
Environmental
quality |
Lesson 2 |
| |
Science
and technology in local, national, and global challenges |
Lesson
2
|
| |
|
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| Earth
and Space Science |
Changes
in earth and sky |
Lesson
2
|
Math
Math Standards were developed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Visit
here for a full copy of the standards and more details
on grade level applications.
Students should develop understanding and abilities related to:
Category
|
Standard
|
Lesson
Application
|
| Measurement |
Understand
measurable attributes of objects and the units, systems, and
processes of measurement |
Lesson
1
|
| |
Apply appropriate
techniques, tools, and formulas to determine measurements. |
Lesson
1 – Math extension
Lesson 2
|
English
English Standards were developed by the National Council of
Teachers of English.
Visit here for
a full copy of the standards and more details on grade level
applications.
Students should develop understanding and abilities related
to:
Standard
|
Lesson
Application
|
| 5.
Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and
use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate
with different audiences for a variety of purposes. |
Lesson
1 – English extension
Lesson 2 |
| 7.
Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating
ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate,
and synthesize data from a variety of sources (e.g., print
and non-print texts, artifacts, people) to communicate their
discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience. |
Lesson
2 |
| 8.
Students use a variety of technological and information resources
(e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather
and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge. |
Lesson
2 |
History
Historical Thinking Standards were developed by the National Center
for History in the Schools. Visit
here for a full copy of the standards and more details on
grade level applications.
Students should develop understanding and abilities related to:
Category
|
Standard
|
Lesson
Application
|
| Historical
Research Capabilities |
Obtain historical
data |
Lesson
2 – History extension
|
| Historical
Issues – Analysis and Decision-Making |
Identify
problems and dilemmas in the past |
Lesson
2 – History extension
|
| |
Identify
causes of the problem or dilemma
|
Lesson
2 – History extension
|
History Content
Standards for Elementary Education were developed by the National
Center for History in the Schools. Visit
here for a full copy of the standards and more details on grade
level applications.
Students should
develop understanding and abilities related to:
Category
|
Standard
|
Lesson
Application
|
| History
of Peoples of Many Cultures Around the World |
Major discoveries in Science and Technology, their social and economic effects, and the scientists and inventors responsible for them |
Lesson
2
|
Health
Education
Health Education Standards were developed by the American Association of Health
Education. Visit
here for a full copy of the standards and more details on grade level applications.
Students should develop understanding and abilities related to:
Standard
|
Lesson
Application
|
| 1. Students
will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease
prevention. |
Lesson
1
|
| 5. Students
will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication
skills to enhance health. |
Lesson
1
|
|
7. Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal,
family and community health. |
Lesson
1
|
Educational
Technology
Educational Technology Standards were developed by the International
Society for Technology in Education. Click
here for a full copy
of the standards and more details on grade level applications.
Students should develop understanding and abilities related to:
Category
|
Standard
|
Lesson
Application
|
| Technology
Research Tools |
Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources |
Lesson
1
Lesson
2
|
