Montgomery County, Maryland Standards Met:
Science:
6.4.3 identify the survivial needs and interactions between organisms and
the environment (e.g., insects depend on plant and animal material for food).
3.4.12 cite evidence that individuals and groups of organisms interact with
each other and their envorinoment (i.e., food chain, reproduction, and
decomposition).
3.4.13 cite evidence that living organisms change environments in ways that
can be either beneficial or detrimental to themselves and other living
organisms (e.g., food chain, overpopulation, pollination).
1.4.8 analyze data to identify trends and form conclusions.
Reading/Writing Language Arts:
4.4.A.1. Use the writing process to plan/prewrite, draft, revise, edit and
publish
4.4.A.1.b. Plan and organize ideas for writing
4.4.A.1.f. Prepare writing for publication-share/present/publish using a
variety of formats
4.4.A.3. Write to Inform
4.4.A.3.c Write information reports that: communicate significatn
information, follow an organizational structure, support ideas with facts
and/or dtat gathered through research, use illustrations and/or graphic
aids to suuport the information when apprporiate, provide a conclusion
6.4.A.2. Demonstrate active listening strategies
6.4.A.2.a Attend to the speaker
6.4.A.2.b Ask appropriate questions
6.4.A.2.c Contribute relevent comments
7.4.A.1. Use oraganization and delivery strategies at an appropriate level
7.4.A.1.a Demonstrate appropriate volume, articulation, enunciation,
intonation, pacing, timing, and stress
7.4.A.1.b Demonstrate appropriate timing: fluency, pacing and rate
7.4.A.1.c Use appropriate non-verbal techniques to enhance communications:
posture, eye contact, facial expressions, gestures
7.4.B.2 Make oral presentations
7.4.B.2.a Speak in a variety of siituations to inform and/or relate
experiences, incuding retelling stories
7.4.B.2.d Plan and deliver effective oral presentations
