Appendix on Implementing District Standards
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
There will be various TEKS standards that will be key into the development for this unit. The standards will include investigations, observations, collecting and recording information, analyzing and interpreting information, and problem solving. The standards that are crucial to the implementation of thus unit also involve formulating a plan or strategy and the justification of a solution. The science and math TEKS that are included are:
Fifth Grade Science Standards
- Science investigating and reasoning
The student conducts classroom and outdoor investigations following home and school safety procedures and environmentally appropriate and ethical practices.- 5.1.B: The student is expected to: make informed choices in the conservation, disposal, and recycling of materials.
- Science investigating and reasoning
The student uses scientific practices during laboratory and outdoor investigations.- 5.2.A: The student is expected to: describe, plan, and implement simple experimental investigations testing one variable;
- Science investigating and reasoning
The student uses scientific practices during laboratory and outdoor investigations.- 5.2.B: The student is expected to: ask well defined questions; formulate testable hypothesis, and select and use appropriate equipment and technology;
- Science investigating and reasoning
The student uses scientific practices during laboratory and outdoor investigations.- 5.2.C: The student is expected to: collect and record information using detailed observations and accurate measuring.
- Science investigating and reasoning
The student uses scientific practices during laboratory and outdoor investigations.- 5.2.D: The student is expected to: analyze and interpret information to construct reasonable explanations from direct (observable) and indirect (inferred) evidence.
- Science investigation and reasoning
The student uses scientific practices during laboratory and outdoor investigations.- 5.2.F: The student is expected to: communicate valid conclusions in both written and verbal forms.
- Science investigation and reasoning
The student uses scientific practices during laboratory and outdoor investigations.- 5.2.G: The student is expected to: construct appropriate simple graphs, tables, maps, and charts using technology, including computers, to organize, examine, and evaluate information.
Fifth Grade Math Standards
- Mathematical process standards
The student uses mathematical process to acquire and demonstrate mathematical understanding.- 5.1.A: The student is expected to: apply mathematics to problems arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace;
- Mathematical process standards
The student uses mathematical process to acquire and demonstrate mathematical understanding.- 5.1.B: The student is expected to: use a problem-solving model that incorporates analyzing given information, formulating a plan or strategy, determining a solution, justifying the solution, and evaluating the problem-solving process, and the reasonableness of the solution
- Mathematical process standards
The student uses mathematical process to acquire and demonstrate mathematical understanding.- 5.1.D: The student is expected to: communicate mathematical ideas, reasoning, and their implications using multiple representations, including symbols, diagrams, graphs, and language as appropriate.
- Mathematical process standards
The student uses mathematical process to acquire and demonstrate mathematical understanding.- 5.1.G: The student is expected to: display, explain, and justify mathematical ideas and arguments using precise mathematical language in written or oral communication.
- Data Analysis
The student applies mathematical process standards to solve problems by collecting, organizing, displaying, and interpreting data.- 5.9A: The student is expected to: represent categorical data with bar graphs or frequency tables and numerical data, including data sets of measurements in fractions or decimals, with dot plots or stem-and-leaf plots.
These TEKS are critical to the unit in that it specifically highlights comprehension by having students describe, plan, and implement practices to gather a deeper understanding of the topic. They also establish ways that students can ask well defined questions such as using the inquiry-based approach. This method of questioning will advance learners in their own understanding by allowing them to take ownership in their knowledge and direction of the unit. The TEKS are required to relate problems rising in everyday life, observe, dissect and glean from things occurring all around us such as indoor air pollution. The unit is designed to help students to create and formulate strategies to correct problems in our environment. The students will use their knowledge to share with others and be more aware of their contribution from home.
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