Aquifer Virtual Field Trip

Arts | Communication | Health & Fitness | Mathematics

Reading | Science | Social Studies

Arts

2. The student demonstrates thinking skills using artistic processes.

2.1 Applies a creative process in the arts.
- Conceptualizes the context or purpose.
- Gathers information from diverse sources.

3. The student communicates through the arts.

3.1 Uses the arts to express and present ideas and feelings.
3.2 Uses the arts to communicate for a specific purpose.

4. The student makes connections within and across the arts, to other disciplines, life, cultures, and work.

4.2 Demonstrates and analyzes the connections between the arts and other content areas.

Communication (top)

1. The student uses listening and observation skills to gain understanding.

1.2 listen and observe to gain and interpret information.
1.3 check for understanding by asking questions and paraphrasing.

2. The student communicates ideas clearly and effectively.

2.5 effectively use action, sound, and/or images to support presentations

3. The student uses communication strategies and skills to work effectively with others.

3.1 use language to interact effectively and responsibly with others
3.2 work cooperatively as a member of a group
3.3 seek agreement and solutions through discussion

Health and Fitness (top)

3. The student analyzes and evaluates the impact of real-life influences on health.

3.1 understand how environmental factors affect one's health
3.2 gather and analyze health information
3.3 use social skills to protect health and safety in a variety of situations

Mathematics (top)

4. The student communicates knowledge and understanding in both everyday and mathematical language.

4.1 gather information
4.2 organize and interpret information
4.3 represent and share information

5. The student understands how mathematical ideas connect within mathematics, to other subject areas, and to real-life situations.

5.3 relate mathematical concepts and procedures to real-life situations

Reading (top)

1. The student understands and uses different skills and strategies to read.

1.1 use word recognition and word meaning skills to read and comprehend text
1.2 build vocabulary through reading
1.5 use features of nonfiction text and computer software

2. The student understands the meaning of what is read.

2.1 comprehend important ideas and details
2.2 expand comprehension by analyzing, interpreting, and synthesizing information and ideas
2.3 think critically and analyze authors' use of language, style, purpose, and perspective

3. The student reads different materials for a variety of purposes.

3.1 read to learn new information

Science (top)

1. The student understands and uses scientific concepts and principles.

1.1 Use properties to identify, describe, and categorize substances, materials, and objects, and use characteristics to categorize living things.
1.3 Know humans and other living things depend on the natural environment and can cause changes in their environment that affect their ability to survive.

2. The student knows and applies the skills and processes of science and technology.

2.1 Develop abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry.
- Ask questions about objects, organisms, and events in the environment.
- Plan and conduct simple investigations, using appropriate tools, measures, and safety rules.
- Model objects, events, or processes by representing them with concrete objects, metaphors, analogies, or other conceptual or physical constructs.
- Record and report observations, explanations, and conclusions using oral, written, and mathematical expression.
2.2. Apply science knowledge and skills to solve problems or meet challenges.
- Identify problems found in familiar contexts in which science/technology can be or has been used to design solutions.

3. The student understands the nature and contexts of science and technology

3.1 Understand the nature of scientific inquiry.
- Understand that all scientific observations should be reported accurately even when they contradict expectations.
3.2 Know that science and technology are human endeavors, interrelated to each other, to society, and to the workplace.
- Know that science and technology have been practiced by all peoples throughout history.
- Recognize that people have invented tools for everyday life and for scientific investigations.

Social Studies – Civics (top)

4. The student understands the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and the principles of democratic civic involvement.

4.1.1a Identify individual rights and the responsibilities they imply and the importance of respecting the rights of others
4.2.1a Participate in civic discussion pertaining to public issues at school and in the local community
4.3.1a Describe how one person can make a difference in school or the local community

Social Studies – Economics (top)

1. Students understand the impact of scarcity on their personal lives and on the households, businesses, governments, and societies in which they are participants.

1.1.1a Recognize that wants exceeding available resources implies alternative uses of the resources and forces individuals into making choices. Every choice has an associated opportunity cost in both a personal and community context.

2. Students understand the essential characteristics of past and present economic systems.

2.4 Understand that investment in people, tools, and technology affects employment levels and standards of living.

Social Studies - Geography (top)

1. The student uses maps, charts, and other geographic tools to understand the spatial arrangement of people, places, resources, and environments on Earth's surface.

1.2.1a Locate places, major physical features, and human spatial patterns using maps, globes, and other sources (Location, Place, Region)

2. The student understands the complex physical and human characteristics of places and regions.

2.1.1 Observe and describe the physical characteristics of the local area and Washington State (Location, Region, Place)
2.3.1 Describe how distinct physical and human characteristics and their interactions define the Pacific Northwest as a region (Five Themes)

3. The student observes and analyzes the interaction between people, the environment, and culture.

3.1.1a Identify choices individuals have in how they interact with the environment (Human/ Environment Interaction, Region)
3.2.1a Describe how differing environments both provide varying opportunities and set limits for human activity (Human/Environment Interaction, Region, Place)
3.2.1b Describe how people adapt to their environment to meet basic human needs and concerns (Human/ Environment Interaction, Region)
3.3.1a Know that people are born into societies that consist of different racial, ethnic, religious, and/or social groups (Location, Region, Place)
3.3.1b Identify the ways cultural traditions are expressed through artistic creations and use of the environment (Five Themes)

Social Studies – History (top)

2. The student understands the origin and impact of ideas and technological developments on history.

2.2.1 Describe instances in which new technology has led to changes in values, beliefs, and attitudes

Social Studies – Skills (top)

2. Interpersonal and Group Process Skills

2.1.1a Communicate own feelings and beliefs; listen to viewpoints on social studies issues

3. Critical Thinking Skills

3.1.2a Identify central issue; formulate appropriate questions
3.1.2c Compare advantages and disadvantages, suggest solutions, decide appropriate course of action
3.1.2d Investigate cause and effect relationships and their impact on people, environments, and economic systems
3.1.2f Assume and portray others’ points of view

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