GPS+&+AASL+Standards

=Georgia Performance Standards: =

S3E2. Students will investigate fossils as evidence of organisms that lived long ago. a. Investigate fossils by observing authentic fossils or models of fossils or view information resources about fossils as evidence of organisms that lived long ago. b. Describe how a fossil is formed.

S3CS1. Students will be aware of the importance of curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism in science and will exhibit these traits in their own efforts to understand how the world works.  a. Keep records of investigations and observations and do not alter the records later.  b. Offer reasons for findings and consider reasons suggested by others.  c. Take responsibility for understanding the importance of being safety conscious. S3CS2. Students will have the computation and estimation skills necessary for analyzing data and following scientific explanations.  a. Add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers mentally, on paper, and with a calculator.  b. Use commonly encountered fractions – halves, thirds, and fourths (but not sixths, sevenths, and so on) – in scientific calculations.  c. Judge whether measurements and computations of quantities, such as length, weight, or time, are reasonable answers to scientific problems by comparing them to typical values. S3CS3. Students will use tools and instruments for observing, measuring, and manipulating objects in scientific activities utilizing safe laboratory procedures.  a. Choose appropriate common materials for making simple mechanical constructions and repairing things.  b. Use computers, cameras and recording devices for capturing information. S3CS4. Students will use ideas of system, model, change, and scale in exploring scientific and technological matters. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> a. Observe and describe how parts influence one another in things with many parts. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> b. Use geometric figures, number sequences, graphs, diagrams, sketches, number lines, maps, and stories to represent corresponding features of objects, events, and processes in the real world. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">S3CS5. Students will communicate scientific ideas and activities clearly. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> b. Make sketches to aid in explaining scientific procedures or ideas. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> c. Use numerical data in describing and comparing objects and events. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> d. Locate scientific information in reference books, back issues of newspapers and magazines, CD-ROMs, and computer databases. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">S3CS6. Students will question scientific claims and arguments effectively. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> a. Support statements with facts found in books, articles, and databases, and identify the sources used.

=<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">21st Century Performance Standards: =

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">1.1.4 Find, evaluate, and select appropriate sources to answer questions. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">1.1.8 Demonstrate mastery of technology tools for accessing information and pursuing inquiry. 1.2.2 Demonstrate confidence and self-direction by making independent choices in the selection or resources and information. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">2.1.2 Organize knowledge so that it is useful. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">2.1.4 Use technology and other information tools to analyze and organize information. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">2.1.6 Use the writing process, media and visual literacy, and technology skills to create products that express new understandings.