Science and Social Studies at a Glance

Science and Social Studies at a Glance

1st Quarter

Science / Social Studies
K / Life Science
Plants and Animals / Compare Plants and Animals
L1.a-c / L2.a-e
·  sort living organisms and non-living materials
·  group animals by observable features
·  group plants by observable features
·  compare/contrast plants and animals
·  explain similarities and differences in animals and plants
·  match pictures of animal parents to offspring
·  recognize similarities and differences between parent and baby / Symbols of America / Good Citizenship / State complete address (city to continent) / Work People Do
H1.a H2.g-h / CG1.a-b / G3 /
·  citizenship –how laws and rules are made and why we follow them
·  purpose of Labor Day
·  American Symbols –Pledge and Star Spangled Banner
·  Student’s address, city, county, state, nation, continent
·  community workers
1 / Life Science
Plants and Animals
L1.a-c
·  Basic needs and parts of a plant
·  Basic needs of an animal
·  How are animals alike / different
(appearance, motion, growth, needs) / Folktales / Patriotic Songs
H2 / CG2
·  Folktales – John Henry, Johnny Appleseed, Davy Crockett, Paul Bunyan, and Annie Oakley
·  Patriotic songs – My Country ‘Tis of Thee and America the Beautiful
2 / Life Science
Plant and Animal Life Cycles, Seasons, Fungi
L1.a-d
·  Life cycle of common animals
·  Life cycle of a plant
·  Fungi (mushrooms) – living organisms
·  Seasonal changes in trees / Rules and Laws / Rivers and Regions of Georgia / Georgia’s First People / Money
CG1 / G1.a-b / H2.a-b G2.a-e / E3
·  role of President, Governor, Mayor
·  recognize and locate our state and national capitols
·  need for rules and laws
·  locate and describe major regions of Georgia (Blue Ridge, Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Valley and Ridge, Appalachian Plateau)
·  locate major rivers in Georgia (Ocmulgee, Oconee, Altamaha, Savannah, St. Mary’s, Chattahoochee, Flint)
·  What are goods and services? How is money used to obtain them?
·  life in modern Georgia
·  Creeks and Cherokees in Georgia
Gr / Science / Social Studies
3 / Life Science
Habitats / Pollution and Conservation
L1.a-d / L2.a-b
·  Habitats of Georgia (mountains, marsh/swamp, coast, Piedmont, Atlantic Ocean)
·  Organisms that live in each habitat
·  Features of green plants and animals that help them survive in different regions of GA
·  What happens to plants/animals if their habitat is changed
·  Effects of pollution
·  Ways to protect the environment
o Conservation
o Recycling / Roots of Our Democracy/ / Geography / Paul Revere
H1.a-c G1.d / G1.a-c / H2.a-b CG2.a-b G2.a-e
·  influence of Greek architecture (columns), Greek laws, and Olympic Games
·  compare/contrast Greek government with US government
·  Paul Revere – his life, character, where he lived and traveled
·  Major US rivers (Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande, Colorado, Hudson)
·  Major US mountain ranges (Appalachian, Rocky)
·  locate Equator, Prime Meridian, Greece, and lines of longitude and latitude on a globe/world map
4 / Life Science
L1.a,b,c,d L2.a,b
·  Producers, consumers, decomposers
·  Flow of energy through food web / food chain
·  Environmental effect on organisms
·  survival / extinction – adaptation, camouflage, protection, hibernation
·  factors that may lead to extinction / Being a Responsible Spender/ Geography / Native American Cultures / Early Explorers
E2 / G1.a,b / H1.a,b G2.a E1.d / H2.a,b G3.b E1.a
·  How economic concepts (specialization, price incentives, voluntary exchange)had an impact on colonial times
·  Personal budget
·  major US physical features (Atlantic Coastal Plain, Great Plains, Continental Divide, the Great Basin, Death Valley, Gulf of Mexico, St. Lawrence River, Great Lakes)
·  major man-made features (New York City, NY; Boston, MA; Philadelphia, PA; Erie Canal)
·  Native Americans - (Inuit, Kwakiutl, Nez Perce, Hopi, Pawnee, Seminole) where they lived and how they used their environment
·  explorations of John Cabot, Vasco Nunez Balboa, Juan Ponce de Leon, Christopher Columbus, Henry Hudson, and Jacques Cartier
·  cooperation and conflict between Early Explorers and Native Americans
Gr / Science / Social Studies
5 / Life Science
Classification of Organisms / Inherited Traits and Learned Behaviors / Cells / Microorganisms
L1.a-b/ L2.a-b / L3.a-c / L4.a-b
·  sort animals –vertebrates/invertebrates
·  sort vertebrates –fish, amphibian, reptile, bird, mammal
·  observe cells and their structure
·  Plant cell
·  Animal cell
·  Compare / contrast single- and multi- celled organisms
·  Inherited traits
·  Role genes play in transfer of traits
·  Organisms – beneficial and harmful and their impact / Citizenship / Amendment Process / Civil War / Reconstruction / Turn of the Century: Westward Expansion
CG1.a-c / G2/a-b / H1.a-e G1.b / H2.a-c G3.a-b G2.a E3.a-b / H3.a,b,d,e G1.a-b E1.b-c
·  right and responsibilities of US citizen
·  Bill of Rights
·  amendment process
·  purpose of 12th, 13th, 14th , and 15th amendments
·  locate Gettysburg, PA
·  causes and consequences of Civil War
o major battles - Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, the Atlanta Campaign, Sherman’s March, Appomattox Court House
o important people - Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson.
o Uncle Tom’s Cabin, John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry
·  effect of Reconstruction on American life
·  Freedmen’s Bureau
·  Jim Crow laws and customs
·  How life changed in America at the turn of the century
§  Spanish-American War
§  Westward Expansion - cattle trails, cowboys, Chisholm Trail, Battle of Little Big Horn, relocation of Native Americans to reservations
§  People - Wright brothers (flight), George Washington Carver (science), Alexander Bell (communication), Thomas Edison (electricity)

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