• Science as Inquiry
       The students will do science by engaging in partial and full inquiries that are within their developmental capabilities.
• Life Science
       The students will become aware of the characteristics and life cycles of organisms and understand their relationships to each other and to their environment.
• Science and the Environment
       In learning environmental science, students will develop an appreciation of the natural environment, learn the importance of environmental quality, and acquire a sense of stewardship. As consumers and citizens, they will be able to recognize how our personal, professional, and political actions affect the natural world.

• SI-E-A1
       asking appropriate questions about organisms and events in the environment;   (1,3)
• SI-E-A2
       planning and/or designing and conducting a scientific investigation;   (2,3)
• SI-E-A3
       communicating that observations are made with one's senses;   (1,3)
• SI-E-A6
       communicating observations and experiments in oral and written formats;   (1,3)
• LS-E-A1
       identifying the needs of plants and animals, based on age-appropriate recorded observations;   (1,2,3,4)
• LS-E-A3
       locating and comparing major plant and animal structures and their functions;   (1,3)
• LS-E-B1
       observing and describing the life cycles of some plants and animals;   (1,3)

• Identify, explain, and effectively use input, output and storage devices of computers and other technologies (e.g., keyboard, mouse, scanner, adaptive devices, monitor, printer floppy disk, hard drive).
• Use accurate and developmentally appropriate terminology (e.g., cursor, software, hardware, pull down menu, window, disk drive, hard drive, CD-ROM, laser disc) when referring to technology.

Hardware:
computers, digital cameras

Software:
Kid pix -

Other: