Content Standard: L. Communication
Students will communicate effectively in the application of Science and Technology.

Common Assessment(s):

Performance Indicators Students will be able to:	Essential Elements (Specific grade level learning objectives)			Suggested Performance Activities	Suggested Classroom Assessments	Vocabulary
1. To describe and compare things in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color and behavior.	Know how to compare What "design" means Difference between same and different			Given a variety of exotic fruits, students will verbally discuss and analyze the various similarities and differences.	Students will invent a fruit or draw a picture from a given selection. They will present their fruit describing its characteristics	number shape size weight color behavior design characteristics invent
4. Explain problem solving processes using verbal, pictorial and written methods	Know chicks need to live Big box Teacher support for technical needs (heat lamp, etc.) Need to do interactive writing list			Once Chicks have hatched in the incubator , brainstorm the type of environment they need to live. Using interactive writing create a list of the components of the environment.	Students will create a home for the chicks using the list generated during the interactive writing.	brainstorm warmth food water
5. Make and read simple graphs	Know how to read graph Know how to make accurate observations Know how to put information on a graph			Students will maintain a weather graph during daily Calendar time	Students will make accurate observations from the graph about the months weather.	graph