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Big Idea:
Big Idea:
Investigate natural and man-made resources in their environment.
Student Expectations:
Student Expectations:
Focus TEKS
Focus TEKS
2.7(A) [Readiness] observe ,describe, & compare rocks by size, texture, and color
2.7 B [Supporting] identify and compare the properties of natural sources of freshwater and saltwater
2.7 C [Supporting] distinguish between natural and manmade resources
2.1(B) [Tools to Know] identify and demonstrate how to use, conserve, and dispose of natural resources and materials such as conserving water and reuse or recycling of paper, plastic, and metal
Ongoing TEKS
Ongoing TEKS
2.4(A) [Tools to Know] Collect, record, and compare information using tools, including computers, hand lenses, rulers , primary balances, notebooks, weather instruments such as thermometers, wind vanes, and rain gauges.
2.1(A) [Tool to Know] Identify and demonstrate safe practices as described in the Texas Safety Standards during classroom and outdoor investigations, including wearing safety goggles, washing hands, and using materials appropriately.
2.2(D) [Ways to Show] Record and organize data using pictures, numbers, and words;
2.2(E) [Ways to Show] communicate observations and justify explanations using student-generated data from simple descriptive investigations; and
2.2(F) [Ways to Show] compare results of investigations with what students and scientists know about the world.
Student Learning Targets:
Student Learning Targets:
- I will classify natural and man-made resources.
- I will demonstrate how natural resources are used by people to produce man-made resources.
- I will write my observations about how natural and man-made resources are used in the environment.
- I will compare and contrast the properties of freshwater and saltwater
Essential Questions:
Essential Questions:
- How do the physical properties of rocks determine their usefulness in the environment?
- How are the properties of natural bodies of fresh and saltwater alike and different?
- How are natural resources changed to create a man-made product?
- How does recycling, reusing, and conserving materials help protect natural resources?
Extra Information:
Extra Information:
Adopted Textbook: ScienceFusion, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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