"H2O ABC's"
PK-2nd Grade
Science
K.9- The student knows the living organism have basic needs.
A- Identify basic needs of living organisms.
C- Identify ways that the Earth can provide resources for life.
K.10- The student knows the natural world includes rocks, soil, and water.
A- Observe and describe properties of rocks, soil and water.
B- Give examples of ways that rock, soil and water are useful.
Social Studies
K.5- Geography- The student understands the physical and human characteristics of the environment.
A- Identify the physical characteristics of places such as landforms, bodies of water, natural resources and weather
K.6- Economics- The student understands that basic human needs are met in many ways.
A. Identify basic human needs.
Science
1.9-The student knows that living organisms have basic needs.
A- Identify characteristics of living organisms that allow their basic needs to be met.
1.10- The student knows that the natural world includes rocks, soil, and water.
A- Identify and describe a variety of natural sources of water including streams, lakes and oceans.
B- Identify how rocks, soil and water are used and how they can be recycled.
Social Studies
1.5- Geography- The student understands the purpose of maps and globes.
A- Create and use simple maps to identify the location of places in the classroom, school, community and beyond.
1.6- Geography- The student understands various physical and human characteristics of the environment.
A- Identify and describe the physical characteristics of places such as landforms, bodies of water, natural resources and weather.
B- Identify examples of and uses for natural resources in the community, state and nation.
Science
2.9- The student knows that living organisms have basic needs.
C- Compare and give examples of the ways living organisms depend on each other and their environments.
2.10- The student knows that the natural world includes rocks, soil, water and gases of the atmosphere.
A- Describe and illustrate the water cycle.
B- Illustrate uses of natural resources.
Social Studies
2.8- Geography- The student understands how humans use and modify the physical
environment.
A- Identify ways in which people depend on the physical environment, including natural resources, to meet basic needs.
B- Identify ways in which people have modified the physical environment such as building roads, clearing land for urban development and mining coal.
C- Identify consequences of human modification of the physical environment such as the use of irrigation to improve crop yields.
D- Identify ways people can conserve and replenish natural resources.
2.11- Government- The student understands the purpose of governments.
B- Identify some governmental services in the community such as libraries, schools, and parks and explain their value to the community.
