Lessons

Reading

2.1.4.3 Identify characters, setting, conflict, resolution, and events, in literary text. 

Writing

2.2.5.1  Write to inform or explain, using details to show understanding of the topic and including an introductory and concluding statement.

2.2.7.2  Plan and conduct research from a variety of sources, vetted by teacher, and share findings in writing (e.g., search terms, choosing relevant sources).

Science

2P.1.2.1.1  Plan and conduct an investigation to describe how heating and cooling affects different kinds of materials based upon their observable properties. (P: 3, CC: 1, CI: PS1) 

2P.3.1.1.1  Develop a simple diagram or physical model to illustrate how some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.** (P: 2, CC: 2, CI: PS3) 

2P.4.2.2.1  Obtain information and communicate how Minnesota American Indian Tribes and communities and other cultures apply knowledge of the natural world in determining which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.* (P: 8, CC: 2, CI: PS1, ETS1) 

Value-Added

Collaborator:  Contribute to citizen science and/or service-learning projects

Collaborator:  Seek out multiple perspectives during inquiry

Communicator:  Share ideas with audiences outside the school

Problem-Solver:  Integrate ideas from different curricular areas to answer questions and solve problems

Problem-Solver:  Use an inquiry process to answer questions and solve problems.

Music

Demonstrate an understanding that artistic works influence and are influenced by personal, societal, cultural, and historical contexts, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities.

Physical Education

Maintain balance on different bases of support, combining levels and shapes.

Multilingual Learners

Interpret scientific explanations

Construct scientific explanations